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SMEs get fast track to enterprise-ready AI under new Microsoft-led programme

Backed by IMDA and UOB, the scheme supports digitally mature firms in rolling out artificial intelligence solutions

The banking trio are set to release their fourth-quarter and full-year 2025 results: DBS on Feb 9, UOB on Feb 24 and OCBC on Feb 25.

Margin relief lifts outlook for DBS, OCBC and UOB, extending Singapore bank rally

Sentiment remains largely positive on the sector amid resilient asset quality, steady capital returns

Retail buyers bet gold’s rise drivers—Trump’s unpredictability and the debasement trade—still remain intact.

Singaporeans queueing up to buy the dip in gold despite rout

At UOB’s headquarters, Singapore’s only bank selling physical gold, buyers crowd a lounge for bullion trades

The banking trio drove the STI up 1.3% to close at 4,923.02 on Jan 27.
BROKERS’ TAKE

How high can they go? Analysts set new target prices for DBS, OCBC, UOB after record week

The three Singapore banks are driving the STI to new peaks as well

UOB said gold schemes “resurfaced as a trending modus operandi” in impersonation scams in 2025, fuelled by the surge in gold prices.

Over S$1.2 million in losses foiled by UOB in 2025 amid resurgence in gold bar scams

The largest case involves 5kg of gold valued at around S$700,000

Lee Zhu Kuang, UOB's group head of innovation group, says: "Lifelong continuous learning… is the type of mentality that I hope to nurture in this place."
THE BANKER

AI is changing banking jobs, forcing a rethink of skills: UOB’s innovation head

Lenders must ensure employees can adapt to technology in a ‘comfortable’ way, Lee Zhu Kuang says

UOB shares ended Monday 2.5 per cent or S$1 lower at S$38.50.
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UOB shares end 2.5% lower following JPMorgan’s downgrade

The counter was the largest decliner on the STI at Monday’s open

UOB surged 7.5% last week, which made it the best performing constituent of the STI by a long way.
MARK TO MARKET

Will UOB climb higher after its big rebound?

Softer rates are squeezing NIMs at the 3 Singapore banks, but also spurring excitement about the potential for valuations to rise and converge

Singapore banks are poised to benefit from wealth asset management inflows, given the city-state's "safe-haven" status, says one analyst.
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UOB soars 5% as OCBC jumps 3.4%; record highs drive STI to all-time peak

This comes as analysts raise their target prices for both lenders