Banking

5 takeaways from Singapore banks’ Q2 results – diverging outlooks, China tax rules emerge as new watchpoint

2026-08-08T00:00:00.000Z
OCBC’s non-interest income is up 51% at S$1.91 billion, driven by broad-based growth across fee, trading and insurance income.

OCBC raises 2026 loan growth forecast after Q2 profit jumps 22%, lifts dividend

2026-08-07T12:52:30.000Z
DBS’ total income is up 6% at a record S$6.09 billion.

DBS raises 2026 guidance as wealth business powers growth in Q2 despite lower rates

2026-08-06T09:57:38.000Z
DBS ranks second globally for 10-year TSR among the world’s top 100 listed banks by assets from end-2015 to end-2025, trailing only Morgan Stanley.

Singapore banks rival JPMorgan, Goldman Sachs in long-term shareholder returns

2026-07-24T10:48:17.000Z
President of the European Central Bank Christine Lagarde (left) with the EU’s financial services commissioner Maria Luis Albuquerque in Nicosia, Cyprus.

Europe seeking ‘balance’ in review of capital rule ditched by US

2026-07-20T11:16:54.000Z
Haniz Nazlan (left), CEO of group consumer banking at CIMB Group, and Daniel Cheong, head of consumer banking for Malaysia, at the launch of CIMB Private Wealth in Kuala Lumpur on Jul 20.

Malaysia’s CIMB is going after higher-tier affluents in Singapore and Thailand

2026-07-20T09:46:10.000Z
Borrowing demand is showing little sign of emerging from a years-long funk caused by weak domestic consumer spending and investment.

China’s credit expansion disappoints as new loans miss forecasts

2026-07-15T08:18:22.000Z
The 36-storey UOB Plaza HCMC will serve as the lender’s Vietnam headquarters.

UOB breaks ground on US$450 million tower in Vietnam’s international financial centre

2026-07-01T08:10:15.000Z
As at Mar 31, 2026, DBS’ CET1 ratio stood at 16.9%.

DBS completes US$1 billion significant risk transfer deal, a first for Singapore bank

2026-06-30T03:00:00.000Z
With AI likely to replace human wealth managers for the mass affluent, this writer argues that the shift is not necessarily a bad one.
THINKING ALOUD

AI relationships, no. AI relationship managers, yes

2026-06-29T23:15:00.000Z