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 ...)
Oil has strengthened, but Singapore banks not out of the woods yet
on Thursday and United Overseas Bank (Singapore Exchange: UOBH-SG) (UOB) a day later. "We expect the three banks' profitability in the fourth quarter to see negative pressure due to their exposure to the oil and gas sector. We see that the banks are not ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore dollar stays near two-week low ahead of crucial data
The Singapore dollar has held near a two-week low against the US currency on Monday (13 Feb) ahead of crucial data releases scheduled for the week including the final numbers for the fourth quarter GDP. USD/SGD traded at 1.4207 at 4pm in Singapore ... ( read original story ...)
Why OCBC is downgrading HPH Trust to 'hold'
SINGAPORE (Feb 13): OCBC has cut Hutchison Port Holdings Trust to a “hold” from “buy”, recommending investors to collect HPHT at US$0.41 (58 Singapore cents) and below. The downgrade comes after management dropped its FY17 DPU guidance to 20-23 HK ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore's central bank lays out plan to support CFE recommendations
SINGAPORE: The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) on Monday (Feb 13) detailed how it would support the Committee on the Future Economy's (CFE) recommendations that were unveiled last week. The central bank said it will take a series of specific ... ( read original story ...)
Fintech start-up wants to be 'Airbnb of global payments'
Its remittance service is licensed under its sister company, Transfer Easy, by the Monetary Authority of Singapore. For example, a transfer of $1,000 from a bank account here to a Citibank account in India could cost $76 to convert the money to 47,500 ... ( read original story ...)