--- title: Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation Limited description: Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation Limited image: https://membership.singaporefintech.org/hubfs/Directory/Images/sfa-approved-stamp.png --- Company Detail # Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation Limited --- Category Financial Institution Vertical Banking and Finance Company ID 193200032W SFA Member 10/26 Business Model B2B  B2C   Business Est. Since 1932 Countries Singapore (HQ), Australia, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Others, Philippines, South Korea, Thailand, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Vietnam MAS License CMSL Holder / Exemptee (Dealing in Capital Markets Products) CMSL Holder / Exemptee (Fund/REIT Management) CMSL Holder / Exemptee (Providing Custodial Services) CMSL Holder / Exemptee (Advising on Corporate Finance) CMSL Holder / Exemptee (Product Financing) Licensed/Exempt Financial Adviser Bank / Finance Company Others OCBC is the longest established Singapore bank, formed in 1932 from the merger of three local banks, the oldest of which was founded in 1912. It is one of the world’s most highly-rated banks, with Aa1 by Moody’s and AA- by both Fitch and S&P. Recognised for its financial strength and stability, OCBC is consistently ranked among the World’s Top 50 Safest Banks by Global Finance and has been named Best Managed Bank in Singapore by The Asian Banker. OCBC is the second largest financial services group in Southeast Asia by assets. The Group offers a broad array of commercial banking, specialist financial and wealth management services, ranging from consumer, corporate, investment, private and transaction banking to treasury, insurance, asset management and stockbroking services. OCBC’s private banking services are provided by its wholly-owned subsidiary Bank of Singapore, which operates on a unique open-architecture product platform to source for the best-in-class products to meet its clients’ goals. Its insurance subsidiary, Great Eastern Holdings, is the oldest and most established life insurance group in Singapore and Malaysia. Its asset management subsidiary, Lion Global Investors, is one of the leading asset management companies in Southeast Asia. Its brokerage subsidiary, OCBC Securities, is one of the leading securities firms in Singapore. The Group’s key markets are Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia and Greater China. It has close to 420 branches and representative offices in 19 countries and regions.