Banks and financial institutions

Singapore banks fall ahead of earnings release; OCBC leads bank losses as STI slides 1.4%

The slide comes ahead of the banks’ upcoming third quarter earnings announcements in early November.

China’s big banks post fastest quarterly profit growth in years as margins stabilise

Profit growth was driven partly by the repricing of higher-cost deposits that began at the start of the year.

Common scam hooks turned into calligraphy at Maybank exhibition

Tabby The Tiger, a Maybank mascot, appreciating The Most Expensive Words, a special art exhibition held at Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts Centre for Lifelong Education.

CEO Insights

You don’t need to be a natural salesperson to be a banker: Bank of Singapore CEO

Not all bankers may be natural salespeople, said Bank of Singapore CEO Jason Moo.

Vietnam sets 65% state ownership floor for major banks, to retain control of strategic groups

Vietnam had 695 state-owned enterprises by the end of 2025, including 497 wholly owned by the government, local media reported.

DBS says ‘no truth’ to rumour that subsidiary will merge with major Indonesian bank BCA

DBS dismissed rumours of a potential merger of PT Bank DBS Indonesia, its subsidiary in Indonesia, with PT Bank Central Asia Tbk.

Bank of Japan set to hold rate as inflation reaches long-awaited milestone

The milestone on the price goal would mark the culmination of a campaign that began in 2013.

Banks should review financing ties with firms linked to haze: MAS

The three local banks said they uphold a zero-tolerance policy towards clients engaging in activities such as deforestation and open burning.

Major European banks’ third-quarter profits beat forecasts

Germany’s largest lender Deutsche Bank posted a 2% rise in profit to €1.59 billion as strength in its retail and corporate banking businesses offset weakness at the investment bank.

Nearly 90% of businesses are turning to tokenised money, DBS survey shows

A DBS survey showed that 88% of businesses have deployed or are piloting tokenised money use cases.

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