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<ul><li>RHB's Yeo lifts Venture Corp target price to $15 after lower Malaysia tariffs.</li><li>UOBKH remains ‘overweight’ on S-REITs, favoring CLAR, CLAS, and LREIT as top picks.</li><li>OCBC's Lim starts coverage of Hong Leong Asia with 'buy' and $3.40 target.</li></ul>

RHB's Yeo lifts Venture Corp target price to $15 after lower Malaysia tariffs.UOBKH remains ‘overweight’ on S-REITs, favoring CLAR, CLAS, and LREIT as top picks.OCBC's Lim starts coverage of Hong Leong Asia with 'buy' and $3.40 target.

Singapore Market Roundup (26-Aug-2025): RHB's Yeo raises Venture Corp target price to $15.

<ul><li>OCBC's Lim rates Hong Leong Asia as 'buy' with a $3.40 fair value.</li><li>Analysts expect SATS to keep outperforming industry benchmarks.</li><li>Maybank's Seet downgrades SingPost to 'hold' due to asset divestment pause.</li></ul>

OCBC's Lim rates Hong Leong Asia as 'buy' with a $3.40 fair value.Analysts expect SATS to keep outperforming industry benchmarks.Maybank's Seet downgrades SingPost to 'hold' due to asset divestment pause.

Singapore Market Roundup (25-Aug-2025): OCBC's Lim rates Hong Leong Asia 'buy' at $3.40.

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<li>Real estate lending growth in Hong Kong remains weak and now at lowest growth rate in the HKMA series since early FY05</li>
<li>Deposits are overwhelming HK's banks with LDR now moving to 55% in April FY25, nearly the lowest on record from HKMA series</li>
<li>Capital flight risk on the HK currency is also more severe than in the past, at any time, with FX reserves at 1.6x , well below past levels</li>
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Real estate lending growth in Hong Kong remains weak and now at lowest growth rate in the HKMA series since early FY05
Deposits are overwhelming HK's banks with LDR now moving to 55% in April FY25, nearly the lowest on record from HKMA series
Capital flight risk on the HK currency is also more severe than in the past, at any time, with FX reserves at 1.6x , well below past levels


Hong Kong Banks - Weak Property Lending Weakens More, Aggressive LDR Fall, Expect Poor Profit

<ul><li>PhillipCapital's Chew maintains 'accumulate' rating for HRnetGroup, target 78 cents.</li><li>RHB maintains DBS as its top banking choice in challenging 2QFY2025.</li><li>DBS raises Yanlord's target price, noting improved debt repayment progress.</li></ul>

PhillipCapital's Chew maintains 'accumulate' rating for HRnetGroup, target 78 cents.RHB maintains DBS as its top banking choice in challenging 2QFY2025.DBS raises Yanlord's target price, noting improved debt repayment progress.

Singapore Market Roundup (19-Aug-2025): Chew rates HRnetGroup 'accumulate', target 78 cents.

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<li>We believe that the credit metric deterioration at HSBC is not well flagged by the bank, or well understood in the market. </li>
<li>There is substantial growth in credit costs in its HK business, where this has been the most important driver of value for HSBC</li>
<li>CRE credit metrics are of concern in HK and in Mainland China, where Stage 2 loans are rising substantially, from Stage 1 loan bucket</li>
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We believe that the credit metric deterioration at HSBC is not well flagged by the bank, or well understood in the market. 
There is substantial growth in credit costs in its HK business, where this has been the most important driver of value for HSBC
CRE credit metrics are of concern in HK and in Mainland China, where Stage 2 loans are rising substantially, from Stage 1 loan bucket


HSBC - 1H25 Tables & Data, Clear Risks, Even if Not Stated in Headlines

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OCBC Bank is a Singaporean multinational banking and financial services corporation. It offers a comprehensive suite of services including consumer, corporate, investment, and private banking, alongside insurance, asset management, and stockbroking. The company is headquartered in Singapore and was founded on October 31, 1932.

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Singapore Market Roundup (26-Aug-2025): RHB's Yeo raises Venture Corp target price to $15.

RHB's Yeo raises Venture Corp target to $15; UOBKH favors CLAR, CLAS, and LREIT in S-REITs. OCBC's Lim initiates coverage of Hong Leong Asia with a...

Singapore Market Roundup

Singapore Market Roundup (25-Aug-2025): OCBC's Lim rates Hong Leong Asia 'buy' at $3.40.

OCBC's Lim rates Hong Leong Asia 'buy' at $3.40. Analysts see SATS outperforming, while Maybank's Seet downgrades SingPost to 'hold' amid asset...

Singapore Market Roundup

Hong Kong Banks - Weak Property Lending Weakens More, Aggressive LDR Fall, Expect Poor Profit

Bank of East Asia 1H25 release shows considerable worsening in CRE in Hong Kong and in Mainland China. Its credit metrics in Macau, are also...

Daniel Tabbush

Singapore Market Roundup (19-Aug-2025): Chew rates HRnetGroup 'accumulate', target 78 cents.

PhillipCapital rates HRnetGroup as 'accumulate' with a target of 78 cents. RHB favors DBS in tough 2QFY2025, while DBS raises Yanlord's target price.

Singapore Market Roundup

HSBC - 1H25 Tables & Data, Clear Risks, Even if Not Stated in Headlines

HSBC 1H25 data release has a lot of granular data, which does not instill a huge amount of confidence in HK or CH credit metrics.

Daniel Tabbush

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