CET1

UOB to pay higher dividends as CET1 rebounds, exposure to US office property minimal

OCBC's management upbeat about prospects as bank reports record net profit in 3Q2022

Banks are best proxies for rising interest rates and inflation as CASA remains main source of funding with expenses controlled

The market likes UOB's latest acquisition because it is reasonably priced, earnings accretive, and dividend policy is unchanged

Banks' earnings growth and healthy CET1 levels bode well for restoring dividends to pre-Covid levels

The local banks have navigated the Covid crisis, controlling credit costs, and NPLs, and are beginning to look for future growth

The Covid-19 pandemic has changed many aspects of our lives. Since banks are central to the way we live — the way in which banks are perceived have also changed. Take as an example dividends. Local investors have over the past 10 y

 In addition to the stimulus packages, policy interest rates are falling. Singapore’s exchange rate policy and the easing for the SGD NEER leading to a weaker Singapore dollar may limit the decline in local rates.

This past week, investors around the world have been compelled to swallow and digest fast-unfolding news by the day, if not the hour. The widening Cov­id-19 outbreak and the shocking break­down of ties between Saudi Arabia and Russ