Indonesian banking execs are best paid in Asia
(8 August 2012 – Asia) Bank Indonesia, the country’s central bank, revealed that top Indonesian bank executives earn an average of US$1.27 million (A$1.2 million) a year, including salary, pension and benefits.
Indonesia’s bankers are the best paid in Asia while its banks are the most profitable in Southeast Asia.
By comparison, Malaysia’s top banking executives earned an average of US$592,000 annually; Thailand’s (US$211,000 annually) and the Philippines’ (US$116,000 annually).
Banking research and regulation chief Mulya Effendi Siregar was worried that these high salaries contribute to inefficiencies in local banks.
Bank Indonesia said that the efficiency ratio of operating spending to operating revenues for local banks stood at 80 percent, the worst in ASEAN.
The efficiency ratio of banks in Singapore and Malaysia ranged between 40 percent and 50 percent. Salaries are the largest operating expense for banks.
Indonesian banks are also the most profitable in Southeast Asia with an average net interest margin of more than 5 percent, meaning banks charge high lending rates.
Indonesian bankers say the high margins are necessary because of the high risk and high cost of servicing clients.
By comparison, Malaysia’s top banking executives earned an average of US$592,000 annually; Thailand’s (US$211,000 annually) and the Philippines’ (US$116,000 annually).
Banking research and regulation chief Mulya Effendi Siregar was worried that these high salaries contribute to inefficiencies in local banks.
Bank Indonesia said that the efficiency ratio of operating spending to operating revenues for local banks stood at 80 percent, the worst in ASEAN.
The efficiency ratio of banks in Singapore and Malaysia ranged between 40 percent and 50 percent. Salaries are the largest operating expense for banks.
Indonesian banks are also the most profitable in Southeast Asia with an average net interest margin of more than 5 percent, meaning banks charge high lending rates.
Indonesian bankers say the high margins are necessary because of the high risk and high cost of servicing clients.
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