Recently released market study: Hong Kong Commercial Banking Report Q3 2010

July 3, 2010 - PRLog -- Significantly, just behind the main 'pack' of European economies, several Asian states have managed to post strong performances in our risk ratings. Malaysia (72.1, 11th) and Singapore (77.1, 8th) come in ahead of Austria. Singapore leads the world globally in the 'Risks to realisation of returns - Country risk' sub-category, with a score of 84.0, while South Korea has a score of 64.0. Singapore's high score rests on good scores for key elements of BMI's economic, political and business environment risk ratings, which measure the risks to policy continuity. In contrast, the small size of the economy and banking sector is a major factor limiting the potential for expansion, especially in a world of lower liquidity and risk appetite. South Korea, however, has a large domestic economy to provide the deposit base necessary to fund credit growth. Elsewhere in Asia, we note that China (overall score 75.1) ranks 9th overall. As the world's third biggest economy - and still an emerging one at that - it is little surprise that the scope for asset growth in China is huge. This has allowed the country to be ranked fourth in the 'Limits of potential returns' category (74.0), and post the highest 'Limits of potential returns - Market structure' sub-category score, at 90.0. What prevents China from rising any higher is its poor performance in the 'Limits of potential returns - Country structure' sub-category, at 57.5 (42nd), and the 'Risk to realisation of returns category', at 80.0 (9th). Of particular concern to BMI is the potential for a collapse of the local system, because much lending is still state directed and risk management is still embryonic. In addition, despite the size of the whole economy, per capita GDP remains low. We forecast it at US$3,024 for 2009, with significant income inequalities. This severely limits the ability of financial institutions to sell premium products in the local markets, and also means that average deposit levels are still very low.

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Report Table of Contents:

Executive Summary
- Table: Levels (HKDbn)
- Table: Levels (US$bn)
- Table: Levels At March 2010
- Table: Annual Growth Rate Projections 2010-2014 (%)
- Table: Ranking Out Of 59 Countries Reviewed In 2010
- Table: Projected Levels (HKDbn)
- Table: Projected Levels (US$bn)
SWOT Analysis
- Hong Kong Commercial Banking SWOT
- Hong Kong Political SWOT
- Hong Kong Economic SWOT
- Hong Kong Business Environment SWOT
Business Environment Outlook
- Commercial Banking Business Environment Ratings
- Table: Hong Kong Commercial Banking Business Environment Rating
- Commercial Banking Business Environment Rating Methodology
- Table: Asia Commercial Banking Business Environment Ratings
Global Commercial Banking Outlook
Asia Banking Sector Outlook
- Table: Comparison Of Loan/Deposit, Loan/Asset & Loan/GDP Ratios
- Table: Anticipated Developments In 2010
- Table: Comparison Of Total Assets, Client Loans & Client Deposits (US$bn)
- Table: Comparison Of US$ Per Capita Deposits (Late 2009)
- Table: Interbank Rates & Bond Yields
Hong Kong Banking Sector Outlook
Economic Outlook
- Table: Hong Kong Economic Activity, 2007-2014
Competitive Landscape
- Market Structure
- Protagonists
- Table: Protagonists In Hong Kong's Commercial Banking Sector
- Definition Of The Commercial Banking Universe
- List Of Banks
- Table: Licensed Banks In Hong Kong (January 2010)
Company Profiles
- HSBC
- Table: Key Statistics For HSBC, 2007-2009 (HKDmn)
- Bank of China (Hong Kong)
- Table: Key Statistics For Bank of China (Hong Kong), 2008-2009 (HKDmn)
- Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong)
- Table: Stock Market Indicators
- Table: Balance Sheet (US$mn, unless stated)
- Table: Key Ratios (%)
- Hang Seng Bank
- Table: Stock Market Indicators
- Table: Balance Sheet (HKDmn, unless stated)
- Table: Balance Sheet (US$mn, unless stated)
- Table: Key Ratios (%)
- Bank of East Asia
- Table: Balance Sheet (HKDmn, unless stated)
- Table: Balance Sheet (US$mn, unless stated)
- Table: Key Ratios (%)
- Wing Hang Bank
- Table: Stock Market Indicators
- Table: Balance Sheet (HKDmn, unless stated)
- Table: Balance Sheet (US$mn, unless stated)
- Table: Key Ratios (%)
- Citibank Hong Kong
- Table: Key Statistics For Citigroup, 2007-2008 (US$bn)
BMI Banking Sector Methodology
- Commercial Bank Business Environment Rating
- Table: Commercial Banking Business Environment Indicators And Rationale
- Table: Weighting Of Indicators

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