Market Report, "South Korea Commercial Banking Report Q1 2011", published

Feb. 22, 2011 - PRLog -- Hana's KEB Acquisition To Change Sector Dynamics  Hana Financial Group's acquisition of Korea Exchange Bank will turn the former into a major force in  the domestic market, but fiercer competition within the sector could put a ceiling on South Korean banks'  profitability.    Hana Financial Group's acquisition of Korea Exchange Bank (KEB) represents one of the country's  biggest banking deals, signalling the rise of a fourth major player in the sector. South Korea's fourth  largest financial services firm has agreed to buy a 51% stake in its smaller rival for KRW4.7trn (US$4.1  billion) from Texan private equity group Lone Star. The deal will expand Hana's asset size from  KRW200trn to KRW316trn (US$274.8bn), allowing it to overtake Shinhan Financial Group (KRW311trn) as South Korea's third largest lender by assets, just behind Woori Finance Holdings (KRW332trn) and KB Financial Group (KRW330trn).    Following Hana's expansionary move, there will be four strong banking groups with similar asset sizes,  suggesting that the highly-saturated sector could see competition intensify further. We expect Hana's  growth to pose a considerable threat to the current 'Big Three', with aggressive promotional moves to  maintain market share likely to become commonplace. For instance, KB Financial Group's Kookmin  Bank has revealed plans to lower corporate lending rates by up to one percentage point to attract more customers. Meanwhile, we also anticipate a proliferation of diversification strategies into new markets by  the other key financial groups in order to sustain their competitiveness.

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Report Table of Contents:

Executive Summary
- Table: Levels (KRWbn)
- Table: Levels (US$bn)
- Table: Levels At June 2010
- Table: Annual Growth Rate Projections 2010-2014 (%)
- Table: Ranking Out Of 59 Countries Reviewed In 2010
- Table: Projected Levels (KRWbn)
- Table: Projected Levels (US$bn)
SWOT Analysis
- South Korea Commercial Banking SWOT
- South Korea Political SWOT
- South Korea Economic SWOT
- South Korea Business Environment SWOT
Business Environment Outlook
- Commercial Banking Business Environment Ratings
- Table: 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: Banks' Bond Portfolios
- Table: Asia Commercial Banking Business Environment Ratings
- Table: Comparison Of Loan/Deposit, Loan/Asset And Loan/GDP Ratios
- Table: Anticipated Developments In 2011
- Table: Comparison Of Total Assets, Client Loans And Client Deposits, 2009-2010 (US$bn)
- Table: Comparison Of Per Capita Deposits, 2010e (US$)
- Table: Interbank Rates And Bond Yields, 2009-2010
South Korea Banking Sector Outlook
Economic Outlook
- Table: South Korea Economic Activity, 2008-2015
Company Profiles
- KB Financial Group/Kookmin Bank
- Table: Stock Market Indicators
- Table: Balance Sheet (KRWmn)
- Table: Balance Sheet (US$mn)
- Table: Key Ratios (%)
- Shinhan Bank
- Table: Key Statistics For SFG, 2004-2008 (KRWmn)
- Woori Bank
- Table: Key Statistics For Woori Bank, 2006-2008 (KRWmn)
- SC First Bank
- Table: Key Statistics For SC First Bank, 2007-2008 (KRWmn)
- Hana Bank
- Table: Key Statistics For Hana Bank, 2008-2009 (KRWmn)
- Korea Exchange Bank
- Table: Stock Market Indicators
- Table: Balance Sheet (KRWmn)
- Table: Balance Sheet (US$mn)
- Table: Key Ratios (%)
- Korea Development Bank
- Table: Key Statistics For Korea Development Bank, 2004-2008 (KRWmn)
- Industrial Bank of Korea
- Table: Stock Market Indicators
- Table: Balance Sheet (KRWmn)
- Table: Balance Sheet (US$mn)
- Table:Key Ratios (%)
BMI Banking Sector Methodology
- Commercial Bank Business Environment Ratings
- Table: Commercial Banking Business Environment Indicators And Rationale
- Table: Weighting Of Indicators

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