Singapore&#x27s UOB revises down 2024 personal loan growth, fourth-quarter income beats forecasts

Singapore&#x27s UOB revises down 2024 personal loan growth, fourth-quarter income beats forecasts


A shopper makes use of an ATM at an United Abroad Bank Ltd. (UOB) department in Singapore, on Thursday, Feb. 23, 2023.

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Singapore’s United Abroad Lender, or UOB, on Thursday minimize its 2024 loan growth projections to small solitary-digits from mid-one digits right after submitting a stronger-than-forecast 22% leap in fourth quarter net profit.

UOB maintained its 2024 guidance for double-digit fee growth while projecting overall profits to see positive growth, in accordance to UOB CEO Wee Ee Cheong’s earnings presentation slides.

Credit costs for 2024 are expected to be at the lower conclude of its earlier 25 to 30 foundation points steerage selection.

“International financial outlook continues to be unsure in the near time period, but Southeast Asia continues to be a dazzling location,” Wee stated in a statement.

“We are optimistic about ASEAN’s potential, pushed by enhanced domestic demand from customers, robust tourism recovery and strong investment flows into the manufacturing sector as businesses reconfigure their source chains,” he added.

Our base case is for Singapore's central bank to start easing policy in April at the earliest: HSBC

Singapore’s banks, the biggest in Southeast Asia, are set to post higher profits for the fourth quarter for the reason that of larger fascination rates, though growth momentum is poised to gradual as worldwide central banking companies pivot towards charge cuts and risky marketplaces weigh on their mainstay wealth small business.

Larger peer DBS Team earlier this month reported a 2% rise in fourth quarter net profit that beat forecasts but projected 2024 net fascination margin to be a bit beneath final 12 months as curiosity rates are expected to soften.

Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp is because of to announce its benefits on Feb. 28.

UOB, which is Southeast Asia’s third-largest financial institution by belongings, said Oct-December net profit climbed to SG$1.40 billion ($1.04 billion) from SG$1.15 billion a calendar year earlier.

This conquer the suggest estimate of SG$1.37 billion from a few analysts polled by LSEG.

The bank suggested the payment of a last dividend of 85 Singapore cents per share, bringing the whole dividend for 2023 to SG$1.70 for each share.

UOB’s 2023 web fascination margin, a critical gauge of profitability, rose to 2.09% from 1.86% a year before.

The lender explained its wealth asset underneath management rose 14% to SG$176 billion.



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