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DBS Bank profit rebounds in Q4, seen gaining as rates outlook improves

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DBS Bank profit rebounds in Q4, seen gaining as rates outlook improves

DBS has enjoyed robust business momentum after profits rose to record levels last year, underpinning a recovery at Southeast Asia’s largest lender as virus-hit economies rebounded and boosted loan growth and asset quality.

Banks in Singapore are also expected to be the main beneficiaries of higher interest rates, while Singapore’s economy is expected to grow 3% to 5% this year after growing at its fastest annual rate in more than a decade in 2021.

Jefferies analyst Krishna Guha said that while the bank’s fourth-quarter profit was slightly below expectations due to lower-than-expected non-interest income, growth in other revenue metrics was “remarkable.”

“Guidance for 2022 is consistent with our current inputs, with the exception of credit costs, and is likely to be the next driver of a positive earnings revision,” Guha said in a note.

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DBS, the first Singaporean bank to report this quarter, said net profit rose to S$1.39 billion ($1.03 billion) in the October-December period after falling to three 30 percent in the fourth quarter of the year. Year lows, especially weak due to the impact of the epidemic.

However, the result was below the S$1.47 billion average estimate of four analysts polled by Refinitiv and 18% lower than the third quarter, with non-interest income down 41%. DBS shares were down 0.6% in early trade on Monday.

“We look forward to having a prudently managed balance sheet in the coming year, which is expected to benefit from higher interest rates,” DBS chief executive Piyush Gupta said in a statement, adding that the bank expects loans to be in the mid- to mid-teens digit or better growth. After reporting a 9% increase last year.

Singapore and Hong Kong-based DBS Bank, which made most of the profits, last month agreed to buy Citigroup’s consumer business in Taiwan for S$956 million, bolstering regional acquisitions to fuel growth.

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The Singapore bank’s full-year profit rose 44% to a record S$6.8 billion as loans rose 9% to the highest level in seven years, while soaring fees for wealth management and transaction banking services offset lower interest rates.

Loan loss provisions fell to S$33 million in the latest quarter from S$577 million a year earlier.

Investors have pushed Singapore bank shares higher this year, with DBS Bank and smaller rival UOB trading near record highs, encouraged by the improving outlook for banks.

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Oppn seeks probe into Adani charges in US: ‘Obvious protection of PM Modi’

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Oppn seeks probe into Adani charges in US: ‘Obvious protection of PM Modi’

Following US SEC charges of bribery against Gautam Adani, opposition parties criticise PM Narendra Modi and call for a JPC investigation.

As billionaire Gautam Adani faces charges in the US for alleged bribery and fraud, the Opposition on Thursday intensified its attack on the Centre over its alleged links with the Adani Group.

Gautam Adani has been charged in the US with allegedly paying $250 million in bribes to Indian officials between 2020 and 2024 to secure favourable terms for solar energy contracts. The scheme, prosecutors said, could have earned Adani’s group over $25 billion in profits.

Congress demands JPC probe

Reacting to the charges, the Congress called for a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) probe into alleged scams involving Adani’s conglomerate. The party also demanded the appointment of a “new and credible” Sebi chief to investigate Adani’s financial dealings and compliance with securities laws.

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Congress leader Jairam Ramesh said the US Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) actions highlight the failure of Indian institutions to investigate the group. “The indictment vindicates Congress’s demand since January 2023 for a JPC into the Modani scams,” Ramesh wrote on X.

He accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of shielding Adani and claimed Congress’s “Hum Adani Ke Hain Kaun” (HAHK) series had exposed the businessman’s alleged fraud and his ties with the PM.

The fact that it has taken a foreign jurisdiction to properly investigate Adani only shows how Indian institutions have been captured by the BJP, and how decades of institutional development have been undone by greedy and power hungry leaders, the Congress leader said in another post.

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“All of this is consistent with a long record of fraud and criminality carried out with impunity with the obvious protection of the Prime Minister,” Ramesh charged.

Other Oppn leaders join attack

Other opposition leaders joined the attack. Trinamool Congress MP Saket Gokhale questioned the BJP’s involvement in Adani’s dealings and demanded an independent judicial probe.

Aam Aadmi Party leader Sanjay Singh accused PM Modi of allowing Adani to tarnish India’s global reputation.

ALSO READ- Adani Group shares plunge after US SEC charges, Adani Green down 16%

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The allegations rattled markets, with Adani Group stocks plunging. Adani Enterprises fell 20 per cent in pre-open trade, while shares of Adani Ports, Adani Green, Adani Power, and others dropped between 7 per cent and 18 per cent.

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