Offering Senior Secured Loans, Kilde

Kilde

Offering Senior Secured Loans

Kilde connects family offices, funds, and accredited investors to investment-ready private credit deals in developed and emerging markets. We offer senior secured loans from last-mile lending companies with strong capitalization, a healthy balance sheet, and a capable management team.

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

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<li>Singapore banks are earning record profits, driven by elevated net interest margins and rising fee income.</li>
<li>Assets under management (AUM) grew significantly in 2024 for Singapore’s banks. DBS leads with S$401bn of AUM as of 3Q24 (+13.6% YoY), while OCBC reported S$284bn of AUM (+5.2% YoY), and UOB reached S$186bn.</li>
<li>Total non-interest income for DBS, OCBC, and UOB in 3Q24 rose 29% YoY to over S$5bn combined.</li>
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Singapore banks are earning record profits, driven by elevated net interest margins and rising fee income.
Assets under management (AUM) grew significantly in 2024 for Singapore’s banks. DBS leads with S$401bn of AUM as of 3Q24 (+13.6% YoY), while OCBC reported S$284bn of AUM (+5.2% YoY), and UOB reached S$186bn.
Total non-interest income for DBS, OCBC, and UOB in 3Q24 rose 29% YoY to over S$5bn combined.


Singapore Banks: Singapore’s Financial Powerhouses Capitalizing on the City’s Continued Rise

Alpha-Centric ESG Research

Kyle Rudden

<ul><li>Singapore's major banks – DBS, OCBC, and UOB – have set sector-specific emissions targets for indirect emissions related to financial activities, known as Scope 3 "financed" emissions.</li><li>Collectively, these sector targets span ten carbon-intensive sectors, represent S$200+ billion in corporate loan portfolios, and cover the majority of the banks' total financed emissions.</li><li>Financed emissions targets facilitate decarbonisation of emissions-intensive clients, reducing climate-related risks and creating opportunities for new and innovative financial products.</li></ul>

Singapore's major banks – DBS, OCBC, and UOB – have set sector-specific emissions targets for indirect emissions related to financial activities, known as Scope 3 "financed" emissions.Collectively, these sector targets span ten carbon-intensive sectors, represent S$200+ billion in corporate loan portfolios, and cover the majority of the banks' total financed emissions.Financed emissions targets facilitate decarbonisation of emissions-intensive clients, reducing climate-related risks and creating opportunities for new and innovative financial products.

Singapore Banks and Financed Emissions: DBS, OCBC, and UOB

Research and consultancy, Tabbush Report

Daniel Tabbush

Research and consultancy

Tabbush Report

We provide research and consultancy on Asian banks. Our focus is on what we call “Asian bank research, without the noise.” We are interested in the most critical swing-factors for banks, the NPL and credit cycle, and where we believe there is a gap between perception and reality. We often focus on the less studied components of bank financial statements.  Our research is highly thematic, sometimes examining unlisted banks and companies as a window on mainstream banks. 

Being independent allows us to look at smaller banks, often overlooked by others. Analysis of BIS bank guidelines in the context of Asia, is also a focal point, while we also analyze global banks operating in the region. We use what we believe is the most comprehensive, reliable financials database, SNL Financial. S&P Capital IQ augments our database, with corporate data and CEIC, with economics. 

Asian bank research, without the noise.

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<li>There appears to be far less geopolitical risk with Singapore's banks than large globals</li>
<li>Impairment costs may be the best risk gauge, but also lending appetite</li>
<li>High oil prices and rising rates can both be highly positive to net profit</li>
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There appears to be far less geopolitical risk with Singapore's banks than large globals
Impairment costs may be the best risk gauge, but also lending appetite
High oil prices and rising rates can both be highly positive to net profit


Singapore Banks - Limited Geopolitical Risk

SGX Market Strategist, Equity & Fixed Income, Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

Geoff Howie

SGX Market Strategist, Equity & Fixed Income

Asia’s leading multi-asset exchange

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

Singapore Exchange is Asia’s leading and trusted market infrastructure, facilitating the exchange of capital and ideas to create value for people, businesses and economies. As a multi-asset exchange operating equity, fixed income and derivatives markets to the highest regulatory standards, SGX is a vertically integrated business that provides listing, trading, clearing, settlement, depository and data services.

With about 40% of listed companies and over 80% of listed bonds originating outside of Singapore as well as established linkages across the region and in Europe, SGX is Asia’s most international and connected exchange. Offering a full suite of derivatives products across Asian equity indices, commodities and currencies, SGX is the world’s most liquid international market for the benchmark equity indices of China, India, Japan and ASEAN.

As Asia’s pioneering central counterparty, SGX is globally recognised for its risk management and clearing capabilities, and was one of the first globally to adopt the Principles for Financial Market Infrastructure.

Headquartered in AAA-rated Singapore, SGX has over 800 employees including offices in Beijing, Chicago, Hong Kong, London, New York, Mumbai, San Francisco, Shanghai and Tokyo.

Equity Bottom-Up

<ul><li>The IMF projects Singapore's GDP growth to moderate from 5.0% in 2025 to 2.7% in 2027, driven by technology-related exports and investment.</li><li>Gross capital formation is expected to rise from 22.5% of GDP in 2025 to 23.7% in 2027, supported by infrastructure and manufacturing investment.</li><li>Singapore's banking sector remains well-capitalised with a capital adequacy ratio of 18.5% in 2Q25, supporting economic stability.</li></ul>

The IMF projects Singapore's GDP growth to moderate from 5.0% in 2025 to 2.7% in 2027, driven by technology-related exports and investment.Gross capital formation is expected to rise from 22.5% of GDP in 2025 to 23.7% in 2027, supported by infrastructure and manufacturing investment.Singapore's banking sector remains well-capitalised with a capital adequacy ratio of 18.5% in 2Q25, supporting economic stability.

Singapore Equities: IMF Outlook and Structural Market Drivers

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<li>Singapore's banks stand out well on several features compared with high-growth Asean</li>
<li>Credit-Risk management may be most important, which is fundamental to banking</li>
<li>Stability of returns, high dividend payouts, better non-interest income are also key </li>
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Singapore's banks stand out well on several features compared with high-growth Asean
Credit-Risk management may be most important, which is fundamental to banking
Stability of returns, high dividend payouts, better non-interest income are also key 


Singapore Banks Compare Well with ASEAN Banks, Perhaps Unexpectedly?

Singapore

DBS Group Holdings Ltd is a leading financial services group in Asia, providing a comprehensive range of commercial banking and financial services. It offers retail, SME, corporate, and investment banking, including accounts, loans, cards, payments, investments, and insurance products. The company is headquartered in Singapore and was founded in 1968.

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DBS Group (DBSDY US)

Singapore Banks: Singapore’s Financial Powerhouses Capitalizing on the City’s Continued Rise

Singapore banks are earning record profits, driven by elevated net interest margins and rising fee income. Assets under management (AUM) grew...

Kilde

Singapore Banks and Financed Emissions: DBS, OCBC, and UOB

Singapore's major banks – DBS, OCBC, and UOB – have set sector-specific emissions targets for indirect emissions related to financial activities,...

Kyle Rudden

Singapore Banks - Limited Geopolitical Risk

There appears to be less geopolitical risk with Singapore's banks than some other large global banks. Singapore's banks can better benefit from...

Daniel Tabbush

Singapore Equities: IMF Outlook and Structural Market Drivers

The IMF projects Singapore's GDP growth to moderate from 5.0% in 2025 to 2.7% in 2027, driven by technology-related exports and investment. Gross...

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

Singapore Banks Compare Well with ASEAN Banks, Perhaps Unexpectedly?

There are several stand out characteristics of Singapore’s banks compared with others in Asean: credit metrics, return stability, cost-management,...

Daniel Tabbush

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