Banking

Highlights

• 7 Nov 2012
  • Stable outlook for Singapore banking system
    Good overall performance, albeit mildly worsening financials from current cyclical peak, due to rapid expansions in size and geographic scope. Nonetheless, the banks rank among the strongest globally. The country’s central bank has also required the banks to maintain higher and better capital sooner than the Basel Committee’s suggested timetable… Press Release | Full Report
• 6 Feb 2012
  • Downside risk scenarios for Asia Pacific banks include contagion from euro sovereign crisis
    Our report discusses five potentially high-impact events that could develop into material adverse shocks for particular systems, despite the benign credit environment for Asia Pacific banks in 2012. These include: (1) contagion risk from Europe’s sovereign crisis; (2) the possibility of a hard landing for the Chinese economy; (3) the bursting of real estate bubbles; (4) a downturn in commodity prices; and (5) a downturn in the Australian property market. In a separate report, we assess the exposure of Asia Pacific Banks to the risk of deterioration in the euro area, concluding that Australia, New Zealand, Korea, and Vietnam are most exposed to the first-round impact, which could weigh on banks’ standalone financial strengths, as well as their financial markets… Downside Risk Scenarios | Press Release | Assessing Exposures to Euro Area Risks | Press Release
• 3 Oct 2011
  • Outlook for Japanese banking system remains negative
    The outlook for Japan’s banking system remains negative. Despite the recent rebound in economic growth, the operating environment is expected to remain difficult for banks and loan demand likely will stay low, while the asset quality of loans to small- and mid-sized enterprises is expected to remain under pressure and bank profitability to remain weak... Full Report | Press Release