THE creation of the country’s largest bank, should the merger between CIMB Group
Holdings Bhd, RHB Capital Bhd (RHB Cap) and Malaysia Building Society Bhd (MBSB) take place, will create a two-tier banking system that could see small banks become even more niche than they are.
Such a disparity will become more punitive for the smaller banks and will lead to the creation of two grouping of banks: the top tier consisting of the merged entity, Malayan Banking Bhd (Maybank) and Public Bank Bhd, and their smaller brethren.
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