Private banking/Wealth management

OCBC Q4 profit up 3% while full-year dips 2%; bank cautious on outlook

OCBC has proposed a special dividend of 16 cent per share on top of a final dividend of 42 cents per share.

UOB to reward junior staff with one-off payout despite fall in Q4 and 2025 net profit

Earnings for the three months ended December were $1.41 billion, down from $1.52 billion a year ago.

AI-driven businesses in Asia to get more support as DBS partners Granite Asia

The partnership has launched a US$110 million (S$126.5 million) fund for selected initial public offerings (IPOs) of AI-driven companies in the region.

DBS to give junior staff $1,000 special bonus; nearly 6,800 in S’pore to benefit

The payouts are expected to total $18 million, Singapore’s largest bank by assets said.

UOB extends opening hours, goes appointment-only for gold purchases at main branch counters

From Feb 13, gold counters at UOB’s main branch in Raffles Place will stay open for 1½ hours longer on weekdays, from 9.30am to 6pm, excluding public holidays.

Asia’s super-rich families risk losing fortunes without a cohesive wealth transfer plan: Report

While the greatest wealth transfer in history looms, many of Asia Pacific’s richest families are ill-prepared, according to a survey.

Private capital boom positions Singapore as M&A hub for complex deals

When it comes to managing deal risk, Singapore’s legal and institutional frameworks offer a clear edge.

DBS, OCBC shares are setting record highs – are they still a buy?

RHB said that headroom for further valuation expansion may be limited, resulting in more modest returns for the sector ahead.

High Court dismisses couple’s negligence suit against former relationship manager at Swiss bank

Taiwan-born Singapore businesswoman Fiona Lee Hsueh Ching and her Canadian husband are suing their former relationship manager Loh Kia Hui at private bank Julius Baer for negligence. Ms Lee said Ms Loh advised her to sell shares in Toronto-listed Lithium Americas Corp in 2017 for CAD$1.53 per share. Two months later, the stock was consolidated, which means each share would be worth five times. Ms Lee and her husband run their own F&B business, including Blooie?s Roadhouse restaurant. They did not sue the bank but Ms Loh has added Julius Baer as a third party to the suit.

Singapore has to accept risk of rogue actors to prosper as a wealth hub: Chee Hong Tat

Minister Chee Hong Tat said it is crucial to detect and deal with those rogue cases in a firm and decisive manner to give investors confidence.

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