Weekly Brief Nov 12 Monee’s lending growth brings higher credit costs; Australia expands consumer data sharing Retail Finance Weekly: Monee’s provisions outpace loan growth as Shoprite and Investec plan retailer-led banking and Australia opens non-bank loan d... 563
Interviews Oct 27 How can OCBC sustain its financial strength amid structural change? OCBC Group CEO Tan Teck Long sees regional knowledge and diversified earnings as key to resilience, reinforced by closer integration and artificial in... 1594
Weekly Brief Jul 29 ADCB profit rises 28% as Gulf bank earnings diverge TAB Middle East Weekly Brief: ADCB extended its profit streak to 20 quarters as Gulf earnings diverged, DIFC surpassed 10,000 registered companies, an... 1439
Weekly Brief Jul 15 JP Morgan posts largest US bank Q2 earnings, Visa launches AI assistant Record Wall Street profits from trading and dealmaking contrast with muted consumer banking growth, as the UK regulates BNPL, Klarna seeks a US bank c... 777
Current Account Jun 25 All 32 US banks pass Fed stress test as higher rate assumptions offset growing credit losses The Fed's 2026 supervisory stress test cleared every large US bank against a scenario modelling $708 billion in projected losses, but the cleanest agg... 3936
Current Account May 26 CIMB Group posts $400 million Q1 profit as fee income and cost cuts offset margin pressure Malaysia’s second-largest lender by assets reported steady income growth and lower costs, while net interest margins showed early signs of stabilisa... 2170
Analysis May 11 OCBC uses wealth and deposits to defend earnings as rates fall OCBC’s first-quarter profit rose 5% to SGD 1.97 billion ($1.46 billion) as record non-interest income offset weaker lending margins, while its plann... 2282
Analysis May 08 HSBC's best returns in near 20 years meet a $1.3 billion credit charge HSBC's strongest returns in nearly two decades were overshadowed in the first quarter of 2026 by a $1.3 billion credit charge that sent shares down sh... 2056
Current Account Apr 30 DBS sustains record first-quarter income on customer flows as rate compression bites DBS reported first quarter 2026 net profit of SGD 2.93 billion (about $2.2 billion) on record total income of SGD 5.95 billion (about $4.4 billion), a... 2598
Analysis Apr 07 BNY posts record results as higher margins, broad revenue gains and platform strategy take hold Bank of New York Mellon reported record revenue and net income in 2025, driven by growth in fee and interest income, operational leverage and platform... 2896
Analysis Mar 26 Banking beyond the rate cycle Following a year of falling interest benchmarks and shifting trade corridors, Tan Su Shan set out a view of banking resilience that rests less on cred... 2170
Analysis Mar 25 JPMorgan Chase posts $57B profit in 2025, plans $105B spend as rate tailwinds fade JPMorgan Chase closed 2025 with $57 billion in net income and a 20% ROTCE, but the results point to a structural shift that will define the bank’s 2... 11162
Analysis Mar 02 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 strategic investments in Asia a... 5179
Analysis Feb 27 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 diversified income streams.... 4225
