05/14/2019

Remediation costs weigh on profits at Commonwealth Bank

The big four bank, which is Australia’s largest bank, said the remediation consisted of $334 million for Aligned Advice remediation, $72 million for wealth customer refunds, $152 million in banking customer refunds and $156 million in other costs.

05/13/2019

CBA's clean-up bill for scandals tops $2.1 billion

The main culprit for the drop, which was worse than investors had expected, was a new $714 million charge that the bank took in provisions for customer remediation, mainly in its wealth division.

05/13/2019

ICBC Singapore Issues Bank’s First Green Bond

They received over $2.4 billion and $1.5 billion in orders respectively, with Asia buying 92 percent of the deal and the rest coming from EMEA in both cases, according to Reuters.

05/08/2019

HSBC: Banking by Proxy?

It’s breeding is impeccable in a region that values pedigree almost as much as the British peerage does.

05/06/2019

Westpac stung with a $700m plus profit wipe-out

The question is whether Westpac’s results adds to this confidence even as its first net profit tumbled to $3.2 billion, while the more closely watched cash profit figure plunged 22% to $3.3 billion.

05/06/2019

Japanese banks to boost fight against money laundering

If the industry receives a similarly inferior evaluation again, Japanese banks’ international transactions may be subject to restrictions, and overseas settlements and remittances, as well as transactions for cross-border trade, may be affected.