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Renald Yeo

Renald Yeo

JOURNALIST

Renald writes about banks for The Business Times. Before that, he tracked macroeconomic trends and SME struggles.

emailyrenald@sph.com.sg
Airports, embassies, ports and hotels in several US-allied Gulf states have been struck by Teheran in retaliation.

Gulf wealth clients staying put for now, but Singapore may see inflows if conflict persists

Hubs such as Dubai and Abu Dhabi are expected to remain resilient due to economic opportunities and infrastructure, say industry players

JP Morgan's Jahangir Aziz, global co-head of economic research (left), and Serene Chen, head of credit, currency and emerging market sales in Asia-Pacific, at Tuesday's (Mar 3) event.

Middle East conflict unlikely to trigger global economic shock, says JPMorgan as it keeps US$60 oil view

Market behaviour so far suggests investors are pricing in a ‘relatively short event or regional conflict’

Lim Leong Guan, global head of financial intermediaries, family office and wealth advisory at BOS, says financial intermediaries face a dual challenge.

Intermediaries see shift to fixed income ahead of rate cuts, eye new markets for growth: BOS survey

Alternative investments and exchange-traded funds are also expected to see more demand

A key theme across the sector is the growing contribution of wealth management and fees.

Wealth flows, Asean momentum to anchor DBS, OCBC and UOB as lower rates loom in 2026: analysts

Asset-quality trends remain an area to watch, but banks have likely made pre-emptive provisions for such risks

Generic photos for stories related to SGX, SGX-Nasdaq dual-listing bridge as well as broadening investor participation and boosting trading activity.

Singapore stocks fall 0.9% on Thursday as banks drag; Seatrium rises on earnings

The iEdge Singapore Next 50 Index slips 0.6% to 1,517.79

Net interest margin narrows by 29 basis points to 1.86% from 2.15% previously.

OCBC’s new CEO Tan Teck Long pivots to Asean, wealth integration in new growth road map 

For 2026, he expects total income to be ‘stable to growing’, in part contributed by double-digit wealth growth

Tan Teck Long, group CEO of OCBC, says the focus for M&A opportunities will be on Asean markets.

OCBC favours special dividends over buybacks for excess capital, says new CEO

Lender seeks to reward its long-term shareholder base, says Tan Teck Long

Sofia Hammoucha, Global Head of Trade and Working Capital, Standard Chartered Bank
THE BANKER

Tokenisation key to ‘next frontier’ of trade finance: StanChart’s Sofia Hammoucha

The ‘key priority’ is to solve, embrace, invest and deliver on the new technology, she says

Leong Yung Chee, chief financial officer of UOB, says the provisions will allow UOB to 'navigate any potential issues'.

Buffers for Greater China, US exposures ‘more than adequate’ as bad-debt formation slows in Q4: UOB

New non-performing asset formation was S$599 million in Q4, slowing from S$838 million in Q3

Wee Ee Cheong, deputy chairman and chief executive officer, UOB, says trade, capital flows and cross-border investments continue to expand in Asean.

UOB upbeat on ‘resilient’ Asean trade despite US tariff uncertainty, drop in Q4 profit

Fourth-quarter earnings decline 7% to S$1.4 billion; lender declares H2 dividend of S$0.71 a share

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