Singapore banks

23 financial institutions commit to train 80,000 Singapore staff in AI skills by 2028

2026-09-24T11:44:31.000Z
Higher Singapore dollar rates should support the net interest margins of DBS, OCBC and UOB.

Fed hike throws Singapore banks a margin lifeline; UOB likely to benefit more

2026-09-17T09:15:13.000Z
Covered bonds issuance hit a record S$11 billion in 2025, while the outstanding market has expanded at a compound annual growth rate of 15% since 2021.
HOCK LOCK SIEW

Singapore’s covered bond boom is largely a DBS story

2026-09-15T23:00:00.000Z
Greater financial literacy and easier access to investing are driving this shift, with young adults becoming more deliberate about growing their wealth.

Singapore banks court younger customers as more climb wealth ladder

2026-09-07T23:00:00.000Z
Mapletree Logistics Trust has been cited as offering “valuation appeal” as it trades at a “below-average” price-to-book value multiple.
BROKERS’ TAKE

Hunting for yield? DBS analysts bet on S-Reits over bank dividends

2026-09-02T06:39:23.000Z
Dominique Boer’s appointment comes as UOB steps up its regional wealth push, with the group aiming to double its wealth management income by 2030.

UOB Private Bank appoints UBS’ Dominique Boer as Asean market head

2026-09-01T02:17:45.000Z
Can the Singapore banks continue defying gravity?

Rising bond yields and the Singapore market

2026-08-31T21:00:00.000Z
Fed chair Kevin Warsh says that the US central bank’s predominant focus “should be on prices”.
MARK TO MARKET

Fed chair Warsh’s hawkish Jackson Hole turn favours soaring banks over struggling S-Reits

2026-08-30T12:19:19.000Z
Lim Soon Chong, group head of global transaction services at DBS, says the lender has processed about S$10 billion in tokenised payments cumulatively over the past two years.

DBS expects tokenised finance investment to catch up with traditional payments, custody in 2-3 years

2026-08-21T08:15:50.000Z
Tan Choon Hin, currently the bank’s deputy chief risk officer, will begin in his new role on Sep 1.

UOB names Tan Choon Hin to new Asean, Greater China role

2026-08-18T04:26:09.000Z