Large commercial banks are not necessarily better than small community banks based on various quantitative measures. That is the conclusion of a new research report published by A.M.Best titled “Community Bank Advantages Challenge Historical Assumptions“. The study assumed banks with assets of $5B or more as large banks. The following are some of the key …
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Asian banks have relatively strong balance sheets. As per a new CLSA Asia-Pacific Markets report, balance sheets of Hong Kong banks are under utilized. Hence it will become increasingly difficult for regulators to prevent banks from pricing mortgages aggressively. Similar situation exists across Asia. In general most Asian banks would prefer to lend more heavily …
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With less than two weeks remaining this year, its time to take a quick look at the performance of foreign bank stocks. In this post, let me list the five best and worst performing foreign bank ADRs. The 5 Best Performing Foreign Bank Stocks YTD: 1.Banco Macro (BMA) Country: Argentina YTD Change: 171% 2.Woori Finance …
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According to WSJ, European Banks’ UAE Exposure Totals $83.7 Billion. The breakdown is as follows: UK banks = $49.5B French banks = $11.3B German banks = $10.2B Dutch banks = $4.7B Swiss banks = $4.3B Italian and Belgian banks = $3.2B The British banks that have large exposure to Dubai World are:Â HSBC Holdings (HBC), …
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Some of the foreign banks that fell heavily during last year and early this year are still languishing under the $10 range. Most of them either don’t pay or have suspended dividend payments. The following is a list of Foreign Bank ADRs that closed at under $10 as of 1/05/2009: 1.Bank: National Bank of Greece …