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Hong Leong Bank Bhd Hong Leong Bank Bhd (HLBB) is the fourth largest with a V market capitalisation of RM27.01 bil. HLBB was founded 3 in 1905 in Kuching, Sarawak, by Liaw Yu Rui as Kwong Lee * Mortgage and Remittance Company. The bank has come a long way since then, and in 2011, it achieved a major milestone when it merged with EON Bank Group. This merger widened HLBB's network to 329 branches nationwide and transformed it into a group with assets worth more than RM145 bil. Its chairman Tan Sri Quek Leng Chan is the controlling share holder with a 64.52% stake. He also controls other listed entities such as Hong Leong Financial Group Bhd, Hong Leong Capital Bhd, ong Leong Industries Bhd and Guocoland (Malaysia) Bhd. Today, HLBB has an extensive network of some 300 ranches nationwide and over 10 others in Cambodia, ietnam, Hong Kong and Singapore, and a representative office in Nanjing, China. BB offers financial services in personal and commercial king, islamic banking and global markets (investments and hedging), in 2012, it introduced Mach by Hong Leong Bank, a sub brand that embodies the modern banking lifestyle customised for the GenY community In January this year, it pioneered the use of IBM Watson's cog nitive computing capabilities to enhance support for its 700,000 credit card customers. Public Bank Bhd The second largest bank with a market capitalisation of A RM76.4 bil. Public Bank Bhd (PBB) was founded in 1966 by I its chairman. Tan Sri Teh Hong Piow. \ He is the largest shareholder, with a 23.54% stake (22.9% held through Consolidated Teh Holdings Sdn Bhd). Teh is possibly the highest paid banker in the country with an annual remuneration of RM31 mil last year. He received another RM514 mil in dividends from his shares. Todate, PBB has over 250 branches nationwide, in addition to a regional network of 83 branches and subsidiaries in Hong Kong, Cambodia, Vietnam, Laos, China and Sri Lanka. Besides personal and commercial ba provides comprehensive financial products an PBB also services e. investment banking, share broking, nominee ser ices, trustee services, sale and management of unit rust funds, bancassurance and general insurance products. in July, PBB inked an agreement with global payment etwork UnionPay international to issue UnionPay Debit ards. partnership enables it to become the first bank to do so in country, come this fourth quarter. As UnionPay is accepted across 160 countries includ ing China, the debit card will benefit frequent travellers to that country who no longer need to carry huge amounts of cash. The bank celebrated its 50th anniversary in August by giving each of its 18,000 employees a commemorative gold coin. BIMB Holdings Bhd Established in March 1997, BIMB Holdings is ranked the LJE seventhlargest banking group with a market capitalisation IB of RM6.37 bil. Its controlling shareholder isLembagaTabung [* Haji with a 53.01% stake. An Islamic banking group, BIMB's subsidiaries are pioneers in several diversified financial services activities. Its main portfolios are Bank islam Malaysia Bhd which commenced operations in 1983, syarikat Takaful Malaysia Bhd (1985) and BIMB Securities Sdn Bhd (1994). BIMB's subsidiaries focus their investment in Shariahcompliant businesses, with involvement in Islamic banking, takaful, nd stockbroking activities. Today, bimb operates about 144 branches and 1,100 selfservice terminals nationwide. in December 2014, BIMB became the first and only slamic Financial Holding Company to be approved by Bank Malaysia. n January, Bank Islam launched the eDonation terminal the first contactless edonation service using Visa PayWave. Used by the mosque's congregation, it allows for hasslefree and fast donations to be made and reduces the cash management process. Malayan Banking Bhd Maybank is the largest bank with a market capitalisa fj tion of RM79.97 bil. It was founded in i960 by business fw tycoon Khoo Teck Puat and a few partners. Today, it is ^ controlled by Permodalan Nasional Bhd with a 42.28% stake. The bank has grown extensively and has 45,000 employees in 2,400 offices in 20 countries. It also operates in Singapore and Indonesia and has a presence in Asia Pacific and major international financial centres apart from Hong Kong, US, UK, India, Papua New Guinea, Uzbekistan and Saudi Arabia. aybank offers a wide range of services consumer nd corporate banking, investment banking, Islamic banking, nsurance and takaful, stock broking, asset management, ffshore broking, venture capital financing, etc. In August, Maybank formed an alliance with a Japanese bank, Mizuho Financial Group Inc on stock research and ng in Southeast Asia. The partnership will allow Maybank to access Mizuho's institutional clients while the latter gains access to Maybank's investment banking arm, Maybank Kim Eng's research reports. This collaboration opens doors to potential new business opportunities for both parties. AMMB Holdings Bhd mong them are AmBank, Amlslamic Bank, Amlnvest, mGeneral insurance and AmMetLife. AMMB has more than 12,000 employees serving over lion customers. It also has an extensive network of more than 175 Ambank branches as well as an ATM network located at 7Eleven stores nationwide. in August, AMMB announced plans to improve its bottom line by undertaking a fouryear strategy to become among the top banking groups by 2020. The plans include improving its deposit mix, balancing its current and savings accounts, changing its focal point towards the SME sector, and gaining mass affluent, affluent and midcorporate It is the sixth largest banking group with a market capi % talisation of RM13.32 bil. Founded in 1975 as ArabMalaysian Development Bank, its single largest shareholder is Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Ltd with 23.78%, held through ANZ Funds Pty Ltd. Its other large shareholder is veteran banker Tan Sri Azman Hashim with a 12.97% stake. Azman acquired AMMB in 1982 and has been the chairman since. AMMB is a holding company. Its subsidiaries offer a range of financial related products such as personal, business and investment banking, stockbroking, funds management, and life and general insurance. customers. By Mathenny K Headline Five strongest banks MediaTitle Focus Malaysia Date 27 Aug 2016 Color Full Color Section News Circulation 20,000 Page No 12 Readership 60,000 Language English ArticleSize 502 cm² Journalist N/A AdValue RM 8,710 Frequency Weekly PR Value RM 26,130

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Hong Leong Bank BhdHong Leong Bank Bhd (HLBB) is the fourth largest with a Vmarket capitalisation of RM27.01 bil. HLBB was founded 3in 1905 in Kuching, Sarawak, by Liaw Yu Rui as Kwong Lee *Mortgage and Remittance Company.

The bank has come a long way since then, and in 2011, itachieved a major milestone when it merged with EON Bank Group.This merger widened HLBB's network to 329 branches nationwideand transformed it into a group with assets worth more thanRM145 bil.

Its chairman Tan Sri Quek Leng Chan is the controlling share­holder with a 64.52% stake. He also controls other listed entitiessuch as Hong Leong Financial Group Bhd, Hong Leong Capital Bhd,

ong Leong Industries Bhd and Guocoland (Malaysia) Bhd.Today, HLBB has an extensive network of some 300

ranches nationwide and over 10 others in Cambodia,ietnam, Hong Kong and Singapore, and a representative

office in Nanjing, China.BB offers financial services in personal and commercial

king, islamic banking and global markets (investments andhedging), in 2012, it introduced Mach by Hong Leong Bank, a sub­brand that embodies the modern banking lifestyle customised forthe Gen­Y community

In January this year, it pioneered the use of IBM Watson's cog­nitive computing capabilities to enhance support for its 700,000credit card customers.

Public Bank BhdThe second largest bank with a market capitalisation of ARM76.4 bil. Public Bank Bhd (PBB) was founded in 1966 by Iits chairman. Tan Sri Teh Hong Piow. \

He is the largest shareholder, with a 23.54% stake (22.9%held through Consolidated Teh Holdings Sdn Bhd). Teh ispossibly the highest paid banker in the country with an annualremuneration of RM31 mil last year. He received another RM514mil in dividends from his shares.

To­date, PBB has over 250 branches nationwide, in addition toa regional network of 83 branches and subsidiaries in Hong Kong,Cambodia, Vietnam, Laos, China and Sri Lanka.

Besides personal and commercial baprovides comprehensive financial products an

PBB alsoservices

e. investment banking, share broking, nominee ser­ices, trustee services, sale and management of unitrust funds, bancassurance and general insurance products.

in July, PBB inked an agreement with global paymentetwork UnionPay international to issue UnionPay Debitards.

partnership enables it to become the first bank to do so incountry, come this fourth quarter.As UnionPay is accepted across 160 countries includ­

ing China, the debit card will benefit frequent travellersto that country who no longer need to carry huge amounts ofcash.

The bank celebrated its 50th anniversary in August by givingeach of its 18,000 employees a commemorative gold coin.

BIMB Holdings BhdEstablished in March 1997, BIMB Holdings is ranked the LJEseventh­largest banking group with a market capitalisation IBof RM6.37 bil. Its controlling shareholder isLembagaTabung [*Haji with a 53.01% stake.

An Islamic banking group, BIMB's subsidiaries are pioneers inseveral diversified financial services activities. Its main portfoliosare Bank islam Malaysia Bhd which commenced operations in1983, syarikat Takaful Malaysia Bhd (1985) and BIMB SecuritiesSdn Bhd (1994).

BIMB's subsidiaries focus their investment in Shariah­compliant

businesses, with involvement in Islamic banking, takaful,nd stockbroking activities. Today, bimb operates about 144branches and 1,100 self­service terminals nationwide.

in December 2014, BIMB became the first and onlyslamic Financial Holding Company to be approved by Bank Malaysia.

n January, Bank Islam launched the e­Donation terminal ­ thefirst contactless e­donation service ­ using Visa PayWave.

Used by the mosque's congregation, it allows for hassle­freeand fast donations to be made and reduces the cash managementprocess.

Malayan Banking BhdMaybank is the largest bank with a market capitalisa­ fjtion of RM79.97 bil. It was founded in i960 by business fwtycoon Khoo Teck Puat and a few partners. Today, it is ^controlled by Permodalan Nasional Bhd with a 42.28%stake.

The bank has grown extensively and has 45,000 employees in2,400 offices in 20 countries.

It also operates in Singapore and Indonesia and has a presencein Asia Pacific and major international financial centres apart fromHong Kong, US, UK, India, Papua New Guinea, Uzbekistan and SaudiArabia.

aybank offers a wide range of services ­ consumernd corporate banking, investment banking, Islamic banking,nsurance and takaful, stock broking, asset management,ffshore broking, venture capital financing, etc.In August, Maybank formed an alliance with a Japanese

bank, Mizuho Financial Group Inc on stock research andng in Southeast Asia.The partnership will allow Maybank to access Mizuho's

institutional clients while the latter gains access to Maybank'sinvestment banking arm, Maybank Kim Eng's research reports. Thiscollaboration opens doors to potential new business opportunitiesfor both parties.

AMMB Holdings Bhd mong them are AmBank, Amlslamic Bank, Amlnvest,mGeneral insurance and AmMetLife.AMMB has more than 12,000 employees serving over

lion customers. It also has an extensive network of morethan 175 Ambank branches as well as an ATM network located at7­Eleven stores nationwide.

in August, AMMB announced plans to improve its bottom lineby undertaking a four­year strategy to become among the topbanking groups by 2020.

The plans include improving its deposit mix, balancing itscurrent and savings accounts, changing its focal point towards theSME sector, and gaining mass affluent, affluent and mid­corporate

It is the sixth largest banking group with a market capi­ %talisation of RM13.32 bil.

Founded in 1975 as Arab­Malaysian Development Bank,its single largest shareholder is Australia and New ZealandBanking Group Ltd with 23.78%, held through ANZ Funds PtyLtd. Its other large shareholder is veteran banker Tan Sri AzmanHashim with a 12.97% stake. Azman acquired AMMB in 1982 andhas been the chairman since.

AMMB is a holding company. Its subsidiaries offer a rangeof financial related products such as personal, business andinvestment banking, stockbroking, funds management, andlife and general insurance. customers. ­ By Mathenny K

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Banks weatherheadwinds

THE past year has not been smooth for listed bankinggroups. Many have had to contend with a raft of issuessuch as lower profits, pressured asset quality and cus­tomers' ability to repay loans.

The latest quar­terly results of severallarge banks showed afall in net profits by asmuch as 37%.

With weak con­sumer sentiment and

Bank Negara Malay­sia's enforcement

of more stringentlending rules, banks have seen their loangrowth trend downwards. They are alsoforced to compete for a greater share ofdeposits. In short, the banking environ­ment has never been more challenging.

Meantime, the volatile commoditymarket, weaker ringgit and soft employ­ment have weakened asset quality andat times caused non­performing loan(NPL) ratios to rise. These factors havealso impacted the banks' share prices.While there has been a modest

improvement in the sector year­to­date,challenges remain, says Fundsupermart.com in a recent sectoral report.

It says while banking stocks have seena modest recovery year­to­date with valu­ations being cheap, it remains unexcitedas significant headwinds are still present.

As banking stocks constitute 28.5%of the FBM KLCI, its troubles can be

worrisome, especially since the stabilityand strength of the sector are crucial tothe overall health of the larger financial

system.If any bank is unable to withstand an

economic storm, it could pose a systemicfinancial risk. This makes the continuousmonitoring of banking health crucial.

In this Focus List, we evaluate all ninelisted banking groups by testing themacross five categories (see sidebar: Howwe evaluated them) to assess each one'sstrength and resilience.

Hong Leong Bank the strongestHong Leong Bank Bhd took the overall topspot on our list. It beat banks with a largermarket capitalisation, such as MalayanBanking Bhd (Maybank), Public BankBhd and CIMB Group Holdings Bhd.

The group which is led by groupmanaging director and CEO DomenicFuda was found to have the best scoreover five areas that are critical to assess

a bank's strength.Nonetheless, the group did not lead

in any of the five individual categories.In terms of having the best Tier 1 capitalto risk­weighted assets ratio (also knownas Tier 1 capital adequacy ratio or Tier1 CAR), Maybank emerged tops with astrong Tier 1 CAR of 14.72%.

Led by group president and CEODatuk Abdul Farid Alias, Maybankimproved its ratio by more than 1%higher from the 13.2% recorded in lastyear's Focus List.

Maybank also outpaced Hong LeongBank which came second in terms ofits Tier 1 CAR by more than 1% on thisyear's list.

Eight out of the nine banks on ourlist bettered their Tier 1 CAR except forAffin Holdings. This group had a ratio of11.91% this year ­ down from 12.2% inthe previous list.

All nine banking groups reported aTier 1 CAR above Bank Negara Malaysia's(BNM) minimum requirement of 6%, byscoring ratios above 11%.

Last year's overall leader BIMB Hold­ings fell to third in the overall standings.But the group led by group CEO Datuk

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Seri Zukri Samat scored best in loan­lossreserves to non­performing assets anddeposits to funding categories.

Public Bank remained the most effi­cient banking group on our list, outpacingMaybank which ranked second and RHBBank third. Efficiency is measured interms of group cost to revenue.

The second largest bank also leadsits peers in the non­performing assetsto total assets category, where it had thelowest ratio. Led by Tan Sri Tay Ah Lek,the group also maintained its secondplace standing in overall rankings.

AMMB Holdings Bhd came in fifthin the overall rankings as it slipped onerank from its fourth spot in last year's List.The group is led by group CEO DatukSulaiman Mohd Tahir, who took the reinsin November last year.

As in last year's list, CIMB Group camein overall last. However, the third­largestbank by market capitalisation managed toimprove its ratios across all five categories.

Financial system resilientWhile acknowledging that more chal­lenging business conditions and thehigher cost of living will impact thebanks' earnings and asset quality, BNMmaintains that the domestic financialsystem remains resilient.

"Supported by strong capital andliquidity buffers, financial institutionshave the capacity to weather adverseeconomic and market developmentswithout disruptions to domestic financialintermediation," said the central bank inits Q2 FY16 bulletin.

It highlighted that banks' (listed andunlisted) provisions against loan lossesstood at 90%. This, plus regulatoryreserves make their buffers againstpotential credit losses satisfactory.

The central bank said its ongoingstress test of the banking industryindicates excess capital buffers stand atRM120.8 bil ­ enough to "absorb extremelosses under adverse scenarios'!

A bank stress test is an analysis con­ducted under unfavourable economicscenarios designed to determine whethera bank has enough capital to withstand

the impact of adverse developments.Along with BNM, regulators such as

Perbadanan Insurans Deposit Malaysia(PIDM) and banks also conduct thesestress tests to ensure they can managedifficult conditions.

Economists tend to agree with BNM'sassessment. Sunway University BusinessSchool professor of economics Dr YeahKim Leng tells FocusM the banking systemis relatively healthy based on the latestavailable capital adequacy, asset quality,liquidity, and profitability indicators.

"Banks' profitability may be pres­sured due to more intense competition,slower loans growth, narrower netinterest margins and higher provisionsfor non­performing loans.

"But the lower profit performance isnot out of the ordinary. Banks have alsoundertaken cost­cutting consolidationmeasures," he says.

Whenever banks come under pres­sure, the bitter experience of 1998's AsianFinancial Crisis comes to mind.

RHB Research's Head of RegionalBanks Fiona Leong does not believeconditions are bad enough to cause sucha dire situation.

She notes that during that crisis, therewas a huge asset bubble, massive capitaloutflows and skyrocketing interest rates.

"We do not see Malaysian bankshaving similar troubles [this time]. Profitsmight ease, but it will not be that severe.

"Asset quality is manageable and► Continues next page

Almost alldepositorsfully covered► From previous pageshould not get much worse unless we see asharp decline in areas like unemployment.

"The occasional spike in non­perform­ing loans, for instance, should be episodicrather than systemic," she tells FocusM.

Deposits protected

Depositors in commercial banks havean added layer of protection throughPIDM. Each depositor is insured up toRM250,000 of his/her total deposits perbank, and PIDM says this means that 99%of all depositors are fully covered.

All commercial banks are requiredto contribute to PIDM. Forty­three areregistered with it and pay premiumsbased on total insured deposits as at theend of the previous assessment year.

Premium rates range from 0.06% to0.48% across four categories. Banks arecategorised based on risk profiles whichmeans those with better profiles paylower premiums and vice versa.

For the assessment year 2015, thetotal premiums collected amounted toRM359.2 mil, compared to RM239.7 milthe year before. The increase reflected therevised premium rates applicable for lastyear, and growth in bank deposits.

This year, the regulator expects apremium collection of RM425 mil in linewith the expected growth in the banks'total insured deposits base.

Outlook remains unexcitingNonetheless, while banks are strongenough to not pose a systemic risk to thefinancial system, the industry's outlookremains uncertain.

Fundsupermart.com says it is unex­cited over the industry's prospects due tothe slowing loan growth, higher loan­to­deposit ratio and weak deposit growth.

Also raising red flags are worries thatnet impaired loans might continue to inchupwards while many analysts continue tolower earnings growth estimates as well.

RHB Research's Leong is also neutralon the sector. She has one buy call only,which is on Public Bank.

"While the situation is unlikely toescalate, investors must remain watchful.We are looking at those that have strongbalance sheets and are skewed to con­sumer financing, as the most worryingloans will be the corporate ones.

"Growth will not be exciting, so thosewho wish to invest in such companieswill not be interested [in banking stocks],"Leong says,

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Hong Leong BankPublic Bank

bimb HoldingsMalayan BankingAMMB HoldingsRHBBank

Alliance Financial GroupAffin HoldingsCIMB Group Holdings

Hong Leong BankPublic Bank

BIMB HoldingsMalayan BankingAMMB HoldingsRHB Bank

Alliance Financial Group

Affin HoldingsCIMB Group Holdings

Headline Banks weather headwindsMediaTitle Focus MalaysiaDate 27 Aug 2016 Color Full ColorSection News Circulation 20,000Page No 1,10TO12 Readership 60,000Language English ArticleSize 1664 cm²Journalist N/A AdValue RM 28,871Frequency Weekly PR Value RM 86,613

Page 6: its chairman Tan Sri Teh Hong Piow - BIMB Holdings...Date 27 Aug 2016 Color Full Color Section News Circulation 20,000 Page No 1,10TO12 Readership 60,000 Language English ArticleSize

Headline Banks weather headwindsMediaTitle Focus MalaysiaDate 27 Aug 2016 Color Full ColorSection News Circulation 20,000Page No 1,10TO12 Readership 60,000Language English ArticleSize 1664 cm²Journalist N/A AdValue RM 28,871Frequency Weekly PR Value RM 86,613

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Hong Leong BankPublic Bank

BIMB HoldingsMalayan BankingAMMB HoldingsRHB Bank

Alliance Financial GroupAffin HoldingsOMB Group Holdings

Headline Banks weather headwindsMediaTitle Focus MalaysiaDate 27 Aug 2016 Color Full ColorSection News Circulation 20,000Page No 1,10TO12 Readership 60,000Language English ArticleSize 1664 cm²Journalist N/A AdValue RM 28,871Frequency Weekly PR Value RM 86,613