Banks

BROKERS’ TAKE

DBS favours Chinese banks; flags HSBC as long-term buy

2026-10-21T23:00:00.000Z
Vietnam’s economy expanded more than 9% in the first nine months of 2026, after accelerating to a near double-digit rate in the third quarter.

Vietnam renews rate-cut push as more than 10% lending costs challenge growth financing

2026-10-19T05:28:18.000Z
The deal is seen more as a measured opening of India’s banking sector than an immediate liberalisation or the beginning of an accelerated privatisation cycle.

Canada’s Fairfax revives India’s bank privatisation drive with US$5.6 billion IDBI deal

2026-10-19T03:00:00.000Z
Citigroup, State Street, Bank of America and Morgan Stanley are among the worst performers on the gauge.

Big US bank stocks log worst weekly losing streak since 2008

2026-10-17T06:31:20.000Z
Analysts have flagged that the Q3 earnings of Singapore’s three banks might miss market forecasts.
BROKERS’ TAKE

DBS remains analysts’ pick ahead of Q3 earnings after Singapore banks’ share slump

2026-10-16T09:39:45.000Z
Should it trail its peers in performance, UOB may find it harder to attract and retain talent, and invest adequately in AI, technology and risk-management capabilities.
HOCK LOCK SIEW

Looking beyond looming CEO succession, should UOB potentially pursue a transformative merger?

2026-10-13T23:00:00.000Z
DBS CEO Tan Su Shan (left) and Prime Minister Lawrence Wong at the DBS Asia Future Forward Conference.

Asean needs to come together as ‘single market’ to continue attracting investments: PM Wong

2026-10-12T13:25:05.000Z
Thousands of jobs are set to be upended in the financial industry, as AI changes the kind of roles that will be available in future. 

Goldman Sachs says middle managers at risk as new hires oversee AI

2026-10-08T06:44:18.000Z
In more than 80% of scams in H1 2026, the victims moved the money themselves; scammers did not take control of their accounts, creating a new challenge for banks.

Banks cannot fight modern scams with fragmented data

2026-10-07T23:00:00.000Z
South Korean PM Han Seong-sook speaks at a cabinet meeting in Seoul, South Korea, Oct 6, 2026. Major banks and financial institutions in the country suffered cyberattacks.

South Korea investigates possible use of AI in hacks on its banks

2026-10-06T12:04:13.000Z