Singapore Banks - OCBC Investment 2023-02-28: Targeting Sustainable ROE Uplift

• Singapore banks completed their 4Q22 reporting last week. See DBS's announcement dated 13 Feb 2023, UOB's announcement dated 23 Feb 2023, OCBC's announcement dated 24 Feb 2023.
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• On the other hand, loan growth disappointed with opportunistic repayments taking place in 4Q22, which was not unexpected in view of rising rates.

FY23 outlook still fairly constructive, although macro risks have risen

Mid-single digit loan growth guidance for FY23, growth pace to be monitored this year:

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• Mortgages may moderate in 1H23 on fewer new property loan bookings. As highlighted in our sector report following the Singapore budget, between the two banks, UOB is relatively more exposed to Singapore mortgages and SMEs.
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  Above is the excerpt from report by OCBC Investment Research.
  Clients of OCBC Securities may be the first to access the full report in PDF @ https://www.iocbc.com/.
  
  

  
  
  OCBC Research Team OCBC Investment Research | https://www.iocbc.com/ 2023-02-28 SGinvestors.io
  
  

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