SINGAPORE Singapore's DBS Group Holdings (DBSM.SI) reported a 9 percent decline in quarterly profit and like rival OCBC (OCBC.SI) booked higher provisions for bad loans, hobbled by debt payment woes in the city-state's oil services sector. In what has ... ( read original story ...)
DBS fourth quarter net profit falls to two-year low, bad debt charges jump
SINGAPORE Singapore's DBS Group Holdings (DBSM.SI) posted a 9 percent decline in quarterly profit and like rival OCBC (OCBC.SI) booked higher provisions for bad loans, underscoring debt payment stress among firms in the city-state's oil services sector. ( read original story ...)
DBS fourth quarter net profit falls 9 percent, bad debt charges jump
SINGAPORE DBS Group Holdings (DBSM.SI), Singapore's biggest lender, reported a 9 percent decline in quarterly profit that came in below market expectations, with bad debt charges climbing on woes in the offshore oil services sector. In what has become a ... ( read original story ...)
DBS fоurth quarter net prоfit falls tо twо-уear lоw, bad debt charges jump
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Singapore’s DBS Group Holdings (SI:DBMS) posted a 9 percent decline in quarterlу profit аnd like rival OCBC (SI:OCBC) booked higher provisions for bad loans, underscoring debt paуment stress among firms in thе citу-state’s ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Said to Plan Slew of Incentives to Lure Aramco IPO (2)
(Bloomberg) -- Singapore is considering a range of measures to lure a listing from energy giant Saudi Arabian Oil Co., according to people familiar with the matter, as global exchanges compete for a slice of what could be the world’s largest-ever initial ... ( read original story ...)
Citibank Says Foreign Flows to India Stocks Face Modi Vote Test
(Bloomberg) -- The performance of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s party in ongoing state elections will determine if the trickle of foreign money returning to Indian stocks turns into a gush, according to Citibank. The five state polls held over February ... ( read original story ...)
DBS launches mobile order and pay app in Singapore shopping mall
After a year in pilot, DBS’ unique online food ordering and cashless payment solution for F&B businesses in Singapore – DBS FasTrack – has now been officially launched. Marking this launch, Koufu, one of Singapore’s leading foodcourts, will become ... ( read original story ...)
DBS rolls out enhanced wealth management app
DBS, Singapore’s largest and Asia-Pacific’s fifth largest private bank, continues to digitally transform its wealth management business with the latest enhancement to its wealth platform, "DBS iWealth". The new and improved wealth management app allows ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore to open up non-bank finance companies to foreign M&As
SINGAPORE Singapore will for the first time allow foreign takeovers of non-bank finance firms as part of steps to strengthen their financial resilience and operational flexibility, the central bank said on Tuesday. "This will accord finance companies ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Stock Market Draws Firm Lead
(RTTNews.com) - The win streak has hit three sessions for the Singapore stock market, which has collected almost 45 points or 1.5 percent along the way. The Straits Times Index now rests just above the 3,110-point plateau, and the market may add to its ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore's OCBC fourth-quarter profit slumps to three-yr low on bad debt charges
SINGAPORE Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp (OCBC.SI), Singapore's second-biggest lender, reported a bigger-than-expected 18 percent drop in quarterly net profit to the lowest level in three years, dragged down by a 57 percent jump in bad debt charges. ( read original story ...)
UPDATE 1-Singapore's OCBC Q4 profit slumps to 3-yr low on bad debt charges
SINGAPORE Feb 14 Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp , Singapore's second-biggest lender, reported a bigger-than-expected 18 percent drop in quarterly net profit to the lowest level in three years, dragged down by a 57 percent jump in bad debt charges. Singapore ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore's OCBC Q4 net profit falls 18 pct, bad debt charges rise
SINGAPORE Feb 14 Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp , Singapore's second-biggest lender, reported a bigger-than-expected 18 percent drop in quarterly net profit, dragged down by a 57 percent jump in bad debt charges. OCBC's net profit came in at S$789 million ($ ... ( read original story ...)
OCBC Q4 net profit down 18%, bad debt charges rise
SINGAPORE: Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp (OCBC), Singapore’s second-biggest lender, on Tuesday (Feb 14) reported a bigger-than-expected 18 per cent drop in quarterly net profit, dragged down by a 57 per cent jump in bad debt charges. OCBC's net profit ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore's OCBC says Q4 net interest income down 7%, notes oil & gas loan stress
Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp. (OCBC), Singapore's second largest listed bank, said net interest income fell 7 percent in the fourth quarter of 2016 to S$1.25 billion with net allowances for loans and other assets of S$305 million, a jump of 57% above S$193 ... ( read original story ...)
OCBC’s Q4 profit slumps to 3-yr low on bad debt charges
Singapore banks’ exposure to the stressed oil services sector and slowing loan growth due to slack regional trade are clouding prospects for the country’s lenders. OCBC CEO Samuel Tsien said the bank’s overall portfolio quality remained sound ... ( read original story ...)