Singapore banks
What are significant risk transfers – and why is DBS reportedly considering them?
Analysts say that other banks in Asia, including OCBC and UOB, could eventually explore similar deals
UOBKH rates top pick DBS a ‘buy’ on 5.6% yield
It also upgrades the overall banking sector to ‘overweight’ and keeps its ‘buy’ call for OCBC
Fee income, recovery in loan growth are key drivers for Singapore banks in 2026
But analysts expect overall results to be flattish or lower, weighed down by net interest income
Citi’s new Singapore chief Lee Lung-Nien on legacy and leading at home
‘I want to be remembered as a good mentor,’ says the 35-year Citi veteran
Grab-Singtel’s GXS bank cuts about 10% of workforce as it moves on from early-stage operations
Loss of 82 jobs part of the group’s transition from building a bank to running the operations: CEO Lai Pei-Si
Why AI is now embedded ‘in almost everything we do’: OCBC’s Praveen Raina
The bank is investing in talent and expanding research partnerships with universities
Regulators, industry groups may need to fill gap left by closure of climate banking alliance, say observers
In the absence of separate scrutiny, the onus also falls on banks themselves to be transparent
UOB outlook lags that of DBS, OCBC amid spotlight on asset quality in Q3
Analysts remain positive on DBS and OCBC given resilient results supported by strong non-interest income
UOB could be Singapore’s top ‘value-up’ play
DBS likely to outperform despite its seemingly high valuations, while OCBC may come to be viewed as the main value play among the 3 Singapore banks
Markets rise through shutdown fog but will it last?
Is AI all hype or the next big breakthrough? Howie Lim and Providend's Cheng Chye Hsern cut through the noise on AI’s future, the US government shutdown, and local bank earnings.
