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ASB loses market share in deposits, loans; asset quality worsens

Thursday 10th of February 2011

Its market share stood at 21.2% at the end of December.

The bank, however, managed to increase its deposit book by 3% to around $31 billion compared to the year before but it's unclear if retail deposits saw an increase in the recent quarter. The bank said deposit margins remained under pressure in an extremely competitive market.

During the recent three month period, ASB was mostly active in the short-term segment and has been a market leader in the 90-day term following a sharp 125-basis-point hike in November. ASB has also been offering top rate in the one-year segment.

Apart from retail deposits, ASB lost market share in both the home loan and the business lending segment, losing by a big 60 basis points in the home loan market share to 22.4% and 10 basis points  in business lending to 9.2%.

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