Banking

SINGAPORE (Feb 20): RHB Research is upbeat on Singapore’s growth outlook and expects a positive “post-Budget” market reaction with a preference for exposure to the consumer, real estate, REITs and banking sectors.

SINGAPORE (Jan 5): UOB Kay Hian is maintaining its “overweight” rating on Singapore’s banking sector and DBS and Oversea Chinese Banking Corporation (OCBC) as its top “buy” picks – with higher target prices of $29.50 and $14.88, respectively,

SINGAPORE (Dec 14): OCBC Investment Research is upgrading its call on DBS Group to “buy” with a higher fair value estimate of $27.40 based on 1.4 times FY18E book while projecting for the group’s earnings to rise 25% in FY18.

(Nov 20): Asean equity markets are up 20% year-to-date, in US dollar terms, according to a Nov 13 report by Morgan Stanley Research equity strategists Sean Gardiner and Aarti Shah. That is not a bad show, but it masks differences among the various countri

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SINGAPORE (Oct 5): A gaping rift between Wall Street and Main Street remains even a decade on from the global financial crisis (GFC) as financial systems around the world continue to function without a core purpose, according to an associate editor and gl

SINGAPORE (Sept 19): Singapore’s Great Eastern Holdings is said to have engaged at least one Malaysian bank to explore selling its stake in its Malaysian operations for as much as US$1 billion ($1.35 billion).

SINGAPORE (Sept 14): OCBC has upgraded its rating on DBS Group to “buy” from “hold” with an unchanged fair value estimate of $22.50 due to the recent drop in its share price. 

SINGAPORE (Sept 14): CIMB Research is maintaining its “neutral” call on the local offshore & marine (O&M) sector after Seadrill filed for Chapter 11 restructuring in the US.

SINGAPORE (Sept 5): In tech-savvy Singapore, where almost everyone has a smartphone, nine out of 10 people still prefer to pay for everyday transactions the old-fashioned way – with cash.