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DBS Group - Strong IB, lower provisioning

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Publish date: Thu, 01 Nov 2012, 05:13 PM
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3Q12 beat market and our expectations, on the back of strong investment-banking fees and lower provisions. The good IB showing could be attributed to its leading position in Singapore's booming debt markets plus REITs. Provisions were lower as loan volume fell.

3Q12 net profit (S$856m) was 5-6% above consensus and our expectations. 9M12 profit forms 78% of our FY12. Results should provide a short-term catalyst while growing appreciation of its capital-markets ability should be its longer-term catalysts. DBS (Outperform unchanged) remains our top pick in the sector with intact EPS and GGM-based target price.
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