asset quality

Asean banks' credit costs may have peaked and their dividends could normalise this year, making them attractive investments

SINGAPORE (Feb 3): CIMB Research remains “underweight” on Singapore banks given that asset quality concerns still loom, especially since Ezra Holdings today announced the possibility of a US$170 million ($240 million) writedown.

SINGAPORE (Nov 2): UOB Kay Hian remains bullish on DBS Group, maintaining a “buy” call with a target price of $18.98, despite the bank’s exposure to the oil and gas industry.

SINGAPORE (Oct 3): The banking system data from August continued to show a depressed economy, as loans growth fell 5.2% from a year ago, despite an increase of 1% over July.

SINGAPORE (Aug 26): Asian equities and mutual funds continue to enjoy immense popularity among investors around the world, as seen from the latest foreign institutional investor (FII) flow figures reported by HSBC Global Research, which measure net flows

SINGAPORE (Aug 5): HSBC Global Research is downgrading its view on Singapore’s equities from “overweight” to “neutral”.

SINGAPORE (August 1): OCBC and UOB, Southeast Asia’s second and third-largest banks by assets, have posted 1H16 financial results which are testament to the “persistent challenges” that domestic banks are facing on asset quality and profitability, s

SINGAPORE (July 25): Despite signs of improved lending and expectations of stable 2Q16 results among Singapore’s bank sector, Deutsche Bank says challenges could be plentiful if low interest rates persist in 2H16.