"Special Mention Loans" across Asia
Banks in Asia tend have five loan categories, where the last three combined are termed non-performing (NPL). These categories are substandard,...
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China Banks' Thin Line
Beijing canceled the loan:deposit ratio (LDR) cap of 75%. It’s worried. This can be considered to be a similar move as lowering the reserve...
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What's Next For China?
Raids on brokers and traders. Less economic data flow, or spurious upward revisions. Wealth management product holders not getting paid. Defaults...
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Best of Smartkarma: The Guest Editor's Cut #22
Welcome to the 22nd Edition of the Smartkarma [Guest] Editor's Cut, a weekly summary of the key themes and ideas of the last week's research on...
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Fringe Banks in China are Telling Us Something
Often it is the smaller, less known banks that flare up first in a banking crises or an NPL cycle.In China, it may be no different.We can analyze...
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