DBS Group Holdings (DBS)

Broker's Calls

RHB keeps 'overweight' rating on Singapore banks; sees overall earnings to improve by 20% y-o-y in FY2023

Among the banks, RHB prefers DBS for its higher NIM sensitivity to interest rate changes, and OCBC, given its cheaper valuation.

Broker's Calls

Singapore banks continue to gain from high interest rates, new Asean supply chains: UOB Kay Hian

In particular, OCBC and UOB will benefit from reorientation of supply chain towards Asean countries, says one analyst.

Company in the news

Olam Agri picks banks for US$1 bil Singapore listing

The banks selected are Citigroup Inc., DBS Group Holdings Ltd., HSBC Holdings Plc and Morgan Stanley.

New appointments

DBS Hong Kong appoints Jeremy Kok as its head of treasury & markets

Prior to his appointment, Kok held dual roles as DBS’s regional head of credit derivatives and quant tech modelling.

Broker's Calls

Singapore banks seeing growth slowdown, UOB top pick: CGS-CIMB

Banking system loans contracted 1.8% y-o-y in November 2022.
MFS becomes CLINT's substantial shareholder again after buying units at lower price; DBS sells 1 mil units in CLAS - THE EDGE SINGAPORE

Insider moves

MFS becomes CLINT's substantial shareholder again after buying units at lower price; DBS sells 1 mil units in CLAS

The sale brought DBS’s stake in CLAS to 37.97% or around 1.308 billion units.
DBS obtains approval from Taiwan authorities on Citigroup purchase - THE EDGE SINGAPORE

Zest

DBS obtains approval from Taiwan authorities on Citigroup purchase

DBS, on Jan 28, said that it will pay a premium of $956 million in cash, plus the value of its assets for the acquisition.

Environmental, Social and Governance

Singapore's largest-cap firms lay out net-zero commitments

How have the largest local names on the Singapore Exchange (SGX) contributed to the global decarbonisation effort?
Are banks ready to weather climate risks? MSCI says 'none are fully prepared' - THE EDGE SINGAPORE

Special Feature

Are banks ready to weather climate risks? MSCI says 'none are fully prepared'

“Coming regulations mean that banks need to be able to quantify the exposure of their balance sheets to climate-related risks.”
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