Banks look to bolster margins with higher fees

Banks and other financial institutions increased their "unit fees" in a number of areas last financial year, including credit card annual fees, home loan package fees, business loan fees and merchant.. read more

Foreign news: China's bad loans keep rising

The non-performing loan ratio among China's commercial banks hit 1.67 per cent at the end of 2015 - the seventeenth consecutive quarterly increase in NPLs, according to the China Banking Regulatory Co.. read more

Briefs: Banks baulk at REIT refi

The refinancing task is emerging as an unacceptable risk for real estate investment trusts in the Asian region, with banks across the region cutting their exposures to single name borrowers. read more