G-SIBs can afford core capital ratios to fall by 5 percentage points before eating into capital buffers, according to Capital Economics.
Asia-Pacific
Developed market banks ‘can withstand higher defaults’
December 10, 2020Asia-Pacific banks' performance a mixed bag
December 1, 2020The Banker’s best-performers' methodology shows how lenders in the region have had uneven successes.
Asia’s banking fines lack bite
December 1, 2020With dubious behaviour by banks still making headlines, are big cash penalties enough of a disincentive?
Asia’s banks slammed by regulatory fines
November 30, 2020Banks in Asia received a record number of regulatory fines this year. What’s behind the rise?
Asia’s banks brace for looming asset-quality storm
November 2, 2020Central bank and government efforts to stave off the worst of Covid-19’s financial impact may just postpone the inevitable.
Government stimulus in Asia holds off the worst – for now
November 2, 2020Asia's banks have been shielded from the impact of non-performing loans by central bank assistance, but this support is coming to an end.
‘Slow-burning crisis’ set to ravage India’s banks
October 30, 2020Bad debts could eat into profits and restrict lending, holding back recovery throughout the decade, according to Capital Economics.
Western banks brace for loan loss surge
October 19, 2020Write-offs at big banks in the UK, the US and Australia are expected to rise as government stimulus expires, according to Moody’s.
Khan Bank’s big digital and data push
October 7, 2020Mongolian lender’s CIO outlines complete IT overhaul to become fully digital bank by 2023.
Rebuilding for an inclusive and sustainable Asia-Pacific
October 7, 2020Masatsugu Asakawa, president of the Asian Development Bank, outlines how region can better support its poorest economies.