AGP Executive Report
Last update: 4 hours agoHSBC Portfolio Exit: HSBC agreed to sell its A$36bn Australian home and personal loan book to Blackstone, with closing targeted for H1 2027 and a reported loss of less than $100m—another step in CEO Georges Elhedery’s cost-cutting overhaul. Diaspora Funding: India’s FCNR(B) push is driving some US-dollar fixed deposit offers above 7% for non-resident Indians, as RBI hedging support and swap-linked borrowing aim to attract foreign-currency savings. Deposit Competition: PNB kept August 2026 MCLR unchanged (overnight 8.00% to 1-year 8.80%), while broader “funding race” coverage points to banks lifting rates to secure deposits. Private Banking Focus: NBB highlighted trust, confidentiality and tailored strategies as the core of private banking relationships. Crypto Market Pressure: South Korea’s won-based exchanges are reshaping after turnover fell sharply year-on-year, leaning more on bank/broker partnerships and institutional services. Cyber & Self-Custody Risk: Coldcard’s firmware exploit reignited hardware-wallet fears as Bitcoin sentiment hit record-low optimism. Local Banking & Safety: Bangladesh Krishi Bank’s chairman stressed deposit security as bankers’ main duty, while regulators in India and elsewhere continue crackdowns tied to fraud and cash-handling controls.
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