China Construction Bank

China’s largest banks report steady profits, but margins shrink

The banks have successfully expanded their fee-based income

At China Construction Bank, investment income accounted for almost 27% of total earnings in the second quarter, compared with 4.6% three months ago.

China banks amped up 72 trillion yuan bond bet just as market peaked

It comes at a risky time as the nation’s bond market is about to wipe out this year’s advance

ICBC says its net income fell 1.4 per cent from a year earlier to 168.1 billion yuan. Its net interest margin, a key gauge of profitability, narrowed to 1.30 per cent from 1.43 per cent. 

China banks pressured by rising loan losses, low margins

Overall, the 5 biggest banks set aside allowances for losses on loans of 3.5 trillion yuan in the first half

China's 10-year government bond yield has fallen steadily in the past few years to about 1.66 per cent, around a record low.

China banks cut deposit rates to aid margins, drive spending

The country’s prolonged property crisis, deflationary pressure and worries about unemployment are weighing on confidence among households

Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC), the world’s largest lender by assets, posting first-quarter profit drops of 4 per cent from a year before.

China’s Big Five banks post slimmer margins as economic challenges persist

For all banks, non-performing loan ratios remain steady or fall slightly

Agricultural Bank of China (AgBank) led profit gains among China’s largest lenders on Wednesday (Oct 30), posting a 5.88 percent increase in third-quarter net profit.

China’s big banks post rise in Q3 profits, squeeze on NIM

CHINA’S largest lenders posted a rise in third-quarter profits on Wednesday (Oct 30), although margins were slimmer for some.

Banks have resorted to multiple deposit rate cuts to mitigate the impact of lower loan rates.

China to boost capital at mega banks for first time in a decade

CHINA is planning to recapitalise its biggest commercial lenders for the first time in more than a decade, seeking to strengthen the industry battling with record low margins, sinking profits and risi...

The world’s largest lender by assets, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, has announced its first-ever interim dividend as first-half profit falls 1.9 per cent to 170.5 billion yuan.

China’s mega banks deliver on dividend pressure as profits fall

CHINA’S biggest lenders heeded calls from regulators to boost dividends and support markets even as earnings are under pressure from falling interest rates.

Bank earnings slated for later this month may be the next test for investors to gauge the health of the sector.

China banks become surprise winners of frenzied hunt for yield

Much of the demand is part of a frenzy for high dividend-yielding assets in a year marked by economic malaise and a clouded investment outlook

The belt-tightening at CCB underscores the challenges Chinese financial firms are facing in a slowing economy.

China’s CCB cuts pay of headquarters staff by at least 10%: sources

CHINA Construction Bank Corp (CCB), the nation’s second-largest commercial bank by assets, has asked employees at its headquarters to take a pay cut of at least 10 per cent, two sources with knowledge...