Showing 1-10 of 16 results
-
BoT soothes ruffled feathers over new mortgage rules
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 24/10/2018
» The Bank of Thailand has moved to calm jitters, saying the real estate market is unlike the 1997 financial meltdown and tighter mortgage lending measures are considered "preventive".
-
SCB, KTB fined for forced sales
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 28/09/2018
» Siam Commercial Bank (SCB) and Krungthai Bank (KTB) have instructed their staff at branches nationwide to strictly comply with the central bank's market conduct rules after they were fined more than 6 million baht combined.
-
Intervention hits hedging
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 14/09/2016
» The Bank of Thailand's intervention to stabilise the baht could whittle down local exporters and importers' appetite to hedge against currency risks, says a senior official at Kasikornbank (KBank).
-
Navakij trims 2016 target
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 28/06/2016
» Navakij Insurance has cut its premium target to 3.3 billion baht this year after posting lower-than-targeted premiums in the first quarter and seeing lingering negative signs in the second quarter.
-
SCB non-committal on rates
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 17/03/2015
» Siam Commercial Bank (SCB), the country's third-largest lender by assets, has hinted it could raise its lending rate in line with industry peers after Bangkok Bank (BBL) cut its own rate less drastically.
-
Thanachart switches focus to online premium sales
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 11/02/2015
» Thanachart Insurance has relaunched its e-business channel, aiming to boost premium income from online sales to 10% of premiums in the next three years, says managing director Perapart Meksingvee.
-
BKI eyeing non-motor margins
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 10/02/2015
» SET-listed Bangkok Insurance Plc (BKI) has set an ambitious target of raising the ratio of its non-motor retail customers to 25% of policyholders in the next five years in a bid to capture higher-margin business.
-
Tokio Marine expects to beat industry
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 04/12/2014
» Tokio Marine Insurance (Thailand) expects its annual premium growth will beat the industry average for years to come, while its Japanese parent plans to use the Thai unit to expand into Southeast Asian frontier markets.
-
Tune aims for SET listing
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 12/09/2014
» Kuala Lumpur: Tune Insurance Thailand, a unit of Malaysia's Tune Insurance Holdings Bhd, has set its sights on a SET listing in the first quarter of 2016.
-
BKI slashes growth target
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 16/05/2014
» Bangkok Insurance (BKI) has cut its premium growth target from 15% to 5% this year after a significant decline in premiums in the first quarter, underscoring the impact of the political turbulence.
Your recent history
-
Recently searched
-
Recently viewed links