Analysis Mar 02, 2026 CIMB announces record dividend and cross-sell growth in first year of Forward30 CIMB's first Forward30 year yielded MYR 7.9 billion (about $1.7 billion) net profit and 11.3% ROE, as franchise and fee ... 2627
Analysis Mar 02, 2026 OCBC delivers $6.8 billion pre-tax profit as deposits anchor wealth monetisation model OCBC's full-year 2025 profit before tax rose to $6.8 billion, driven by strong income, cost discipline and stable asset ... 2196
Analysis Mar 02, 2026 HSBC delivers 17.2% RoTE as wealth and cross-border franchise reinforce return leadership HSBC’s 2025 performance showcases its transformation into a more agile, focused bank, achieving a 17.2% RoTE through s... 3092
Analysis Feb 27, 2026 Maybank hits 11.7% ROE as corridor banking and deposit repricing reshape earnings Maybank's 2025 ROE rose to 11.7%, driven by wealth fees growth and a resilient deposit mix, supporting cross-border expa... 3429
Analysis Feb 27, 2026 Emirates NBD surpasses AED 1 trillion in assets as regional expansion accelerates Emirates NBD surpasses AED 1.16 trillion ($317 billion) in assets as regional expansion accelerates... 2737
Analysis Feb 27, 2026 UOB reports $5.7 billion net profit after pre-emptive provisions as fee income reaches record UOB's 2025 performance highlights pre-emptive provisioning's impact on earnings, offset by record fee income and diversi... 2575
Opinion Feb 26, 2026 Stablecoins: Reshaping finance with Singapore leading the way Singapore shifts from financial sandbox to deploying stablecoins, embedding tokenised money into its financial system.... 4542
Interviews Feb 26, 2026 BPI shifts to engagement-led mobile banking model as digital adoption accelerates BPI’s mobile platform reaches 8.75 million users, anchoring customer engagement, acquisition, ecosystem integration an... 2184
Analysis Feb 26, 2026 Standard Chartered delivers 14.7% RoTE as three-year plan targets are achieved a year early Standard Chartered reported record income and profit growth, with return on tangible equity exceeding its strategic mile... 2466
Current Account Feb 25, 2026 Bank of America sees diverging domestic cycles reshaping ASEAN bank credit growth and margins AI-driven export strength supports ASEAN, according to BoFA economists Kai Wei And and Rahul Bajoria but diverging outpu... 1593
Interviews Feb 20, 2026 Hang Seng Bank builds family-centred retail and wealth operating model for everyday banking Hang Seng Bank integrates everyday banking, branch transformation and family-centred wealth planning to strengthen custo... 1970
Current Account Feb 19, 2026 Standard Chartered CFO joins Apollo as private credit platforms expand institutional role Diego De Giorgi’s move from Standard Chartered to Apollo Global Management comes as institutional investors continue e... 2318
Interviews Feb 19, 2026 Singapore’s family office evolution in a globalising wealth landscape Stephen Davies, CEO of Javelin Wealth Management, discusses Singapore’s role as a wealth hub, regulatory discipline, m... 613
Current Account Feb 13, 2026 Singapore studies how to bridge private capital and public markets through new growth capital workgroup Authorities will examine origination, mobilisation and recycling of capital while seeking to attract regional companies ... 2656
Interviews Feb 12, 2026 Visa charts APAC’s two-speed consumer economy as travel and digital spend accelerate Simon Baptist, principal economist for APAC at Visa, examined how cross-border mobility, digital commerce and artificial... 2228
Interviews Feb 12, 2026 Chocolate Finance on building a low-volatility, low-cost asset management alternative to banks and insurers Chocolate Finance’s founder Walter de Oude and CIO Benjamin Tan explain how an asset management-led capital structure,... 2642
