Features

01 February 2012 Singapore Banks: 2012 Outlook & Stock Picks
Impact of slowdown from austerity measures in Eurozone and the US to be felt in 2012-2013

12 December 2011 Singapore Banks
Implications of new property measures

31 October 2011 Singapore Banks Interim Report Card (Part 4) : Favour banks with strong balance sheets
Favour banks with strong balance sheets

27 October 2011 Singapore Banks Interim Report Card (Part 3) : Non-interest income – who stands out?
Core non-interest banking income remains robust at UOB & OCBC

24 October 2011 Singapore Banks Interim Report Card ( Part 2) - A closer look at Net Interest Income
Weak net interest income due to continual margin contraction

20 October 2011 Singapore Banks
Singapore Banks : Interim Report Cards

15 August 2011 UOB 2011 Interim Results : Results ahead of market expectations
Cut in European debt securities may sooth investors’ nerves for a while

15 August 2011 Hong Leong Finance: Interim net profit down 25%
Bottomline could have fallen by 30% if not for reversal of provisionings

14 July 2011 Singapore Banks
Singapore Banks

27 June 2011 New Proposal to increase core Tier 1 CAR by Basel III Committee
New Proposal to increase core Tier 1 CAR by Basel III Committee

13 June 2011 Singapore Banks Quarterly: 1Q11 Results Review (Part 4)
We continue to favour UOB, followed by OCBC

09 June 2011 Singapore Banks Quarterly: 1Q11 Results Review (Part 3)
Non-interest income still going strong

08 June 2011 Singapore Banks - First Quarter 2011 Results Review (Part 2)
Strong loans growth helped offset further margin compression

03 June 2011 Singapore Banks: Diving beneath the first quarter numbers
Earnings quality better at UOB & OCBC

07 April 2011 Singapore Banks 2010 Final Results Review (Part 3)
Balance Sheet Check

30 March 2011 Singapore Banks FY10 Final Results (Part 2)
Non-interest income

29 March 2011 Singapore Banks FY10 Final Results (Part 1)
UOB stood out amongst the trio

21 January 2011 Implication of recent property measures on Singapore Banks
Little impact on bank earnings

07 October 2010 Singapore Banks Interim Report Card (Part 4)
Prefer UOB & OCBC

21 September 2010 Singapore Banks Interim Report Card: Reading between the lines
Core operating results still poor

31 May 2010 Singapore Banks Quarterly Review (Part 3) – UOB still our best bet
An all-round winner

26 May 2010 Singapore Banks Quarterly (Part 2) – non-interest income stole the limelight
Boosted by stock market rebound and trading income

25 May 2010 Singapore Banks Quarterly (Part 1) : Bottomline looks great but …
Core banking operations not that fantastic

24 March 2010 2009 Singapore Banks Final Results (Part 3) – Have we seen the worst in NPLs?
Have we seen the worst in NPLs?

15 March 2010 2009 Singapore Banks Final Results (Part 2) – Non-interest income shines
DBS saw stronger growth in fee income than peers

15 March 2010 Singapore Banks FY09 results (Part 1).
Don’t be fooled by the numbers

04 December 2009 Singapore Banks 3Q Results (Part 3)
UOB still our best bet for long term investors

03 December 2009 Singapore Banks 3Q09 results (Part 2) – non-interest income surged on signs of green shoots
DBS saw stronger fee income growth than peers but we are wary of the source

02 December 2009 Singapore Banks 3Q09 results (Part 1) – economy seemed to have reached a bottom
But the question is how strong will the rebound be?

08 September 2009 Singapore Banks Interims (Part 3) – which one to bank on?
UOB our best bet for long term investors

02 September 2009 Singapore Banks Interims (Part 2) – Non-interest income star performer at interim
But strong growth not sustainable

31 August 2009 Singapore Banks Interims (Part 1) – Are we are out of the woods yet?
Not quite, it’s too early to pop the champagne bottle

05 May 2009 Singapore Banks (Part 2) – Déjà-vu? Are we seeing a repeat of the Asian Financial Crisis?
Yes, we think the bulk of the bad news have been priced in

04 May 2009 Singapore Banks (Part 1) – Is it time to bottomfish?
Yes, we think the bulk of the bad news have been priced in

21 April 2008 Singapore Banks Review - Part III
UOB our top banking pick for 2008

18 April 2008 Singapore Banks Review - Part I
A recap on local banks’ CDO exposure

18 April 2008 Singapore Banks Review - Part II
OCBC surprised with the best operating results in 2007