OCBC Bank

OCBC Bank is the longest established Singapore bank, formed in 1932 from the merger of three local banks, the oldest of which was founded in 1912.
See below for the Latest OCBC Bank News, Analysis, Profit Results, Share Price Information, and Commentary. 

OCBC names Elaine Heng as head of global commercial banking

Tan Yuen Siang will join the global wholesale banking leadership team.

OCBC, UOB to maintain strong capital buffers through 2026: Moody’s

CET1 ratio and return on assets will decline, however.

SMBC names DBS MD as head of corporate banking for APAC

Joyce Tee brings three decades of experience working in the banking industry.

Singapore banks deliver resilient Q1 earnings and reaffirms capital mgmt plans

Exposure to clients exporting to the US accounted for just 2% of loans.

OCBC’s net profit rose 5% to S$1.88b in Q1 2025

Earnings per share is S$1.68 for the quarter.

OCBC starts AI stock adviser using data on 4,000 stocks

AI Oscar uses more than a decade's worth of data to predict equity prices.

SG banks to report mixed NIM, strong wealth and trade income for Q1

NIMs for the quarter may be flat to declining quarter-on-quarter.

DBS and OCBC expected to report lower margin in Q1 on SORA easing

Both banks’ asset qualities could deteriorate in the second half of 2025, an analyst said.

Singapore banks’ dividends to weather economic and global trade woes

DBS and OCBC are expected to hold their dividends steady in 2025.

OCBC-backed working group unveils coal financing transition guidelines

It introduces best principles into the financing phase out of coal-fired power plants.

OCBC to finance $10.9b of investments to UK growth sectors

These include energy, infrastructure, and real estate.

OCBC CEO Helen Wong’s remuneration up 5.7% to S$12.8m in 2024

Her base salary is lower but her bonus is higher.

OCBC unveils AI stock picker in Hong Kong

AI Oscar will send regular trading ideas on HK stocks via email to customers.

OCBC’s Iris Ng champions SMEs, green financing

The banker worked on making capital loans more accessible to SMEs through embedded finance.