OCBC does not expect a fresh wave of loan moratorium requests amid the extension of targeted debt holidays in Singapore, even as it continues to chalk up provisions to buffer against bad loans.
DBS chief executive Piyush Gupta said that the bank is seeing "some episodic corporate stress" in its portfolio, with expectations that non-performing asset (NPA) formation will trend upwards as government relief moratoriums expire in 2021.
SHARES of DBS, OCBC and UOB climbed to multi-month highs after their third-quarter financial results exceeded expectations and signalled that the trio was withstanding the Covid-19 pandemic's impact on loan quality and the economy.
THE central banks of Indonesia and Singapore have extended their US$10 billion bilateral financial arrangement for another year.
OCBC does not expect a fresh wave of loan moratorium requests amid the extension of targeted debt holidays in Singapore, even as it continues to chalk up provisions to buffer against bad loans.
SINGAPORE banks posted lower profits for the third quarter of this year from a year ago, as the trio continue to bulk up provisions to cushion against bad loans as a result of the Covid-19 crisis.
UOB opened the Singapore banks' Q3 results season by rolling back some of its worst fears, as has been the case with the global banks.
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GREAT Eastern Holdings on Wednesday posted a 40 per cent rise in net profit to S$287.9 million for the third quarter ended Sept 30, from S$205.1 million a year ago.