DBS
Timing of DBS share buyback announcement and its CEO’s share sales was not a good look
One solution is to prohibit share sales by top executives during share buybacks; another is to disclose valuations at which buybacks would make senseSOME investors may have had mixed...
Companies like DBS, ST Engineering are buying back their shares. Are there downsides?
THIS month, the board of DBS set up a S$3 billion share-buyback programme, which involves purchasing its own shares from the open market. When these shares are cancelled, the...
DBS share buyback raises questions on capital management as counter hits all-time high
The buyback follows the move by Singapore’s largest lender to issue bonus shares in February to return capital to shareholdersDBS has been active on the capital-management front in recent...
DBS CEO Piyush Gupta sells S$12.6 million worth of shares as DBS hits all-time high
DBS’ shares have shot past the S$40 mark; other major banks’ shares have also rallied amid bright Q3 earnings results OUTGOING DBS chief executive officer Piyush Gupta sold lots...
Singapore’s DBS eyes Malaysian bank stakes in expansion push, sources say
SINGAPORE’S biggest lender DBS is exploring expanding into Malaysia with potential acquisitions of stakes in banks in its Southeast Asian neighbour, including in one of Malaysia’s smallest banks by...
DBS eyes Malaysian bank stakes in expansion push: sources
SINGAPORE’S biggest lender DBS is exploring expanding into Malaysia with potential acquisitions of stakes in banks in its Southeast Asian neighbour, including in one of Malaysia’s smallest banks by...
DBS sees upside to 2025 profits under Trump administration
Singapore’s largest lender posts yet another record quarterly net profit of S$3 billion in Q3DBS expects its pre-tax profits for 2025 will be around 2024 levels, but chief executive...
Stocks to watch: DBS, Acrophyte Hospitality Trust
THE following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Thursday (Nov 7): DBS: Singapore’s largest lender beat estimates with record net profit crossing the...
