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Financial services P&L: banks and insurers

Why did a Singapore bank's retail profit fall?

The prompt

A Singapore bank's retail unit saw profit before tax fall from SGD 190 million to SGD 115 million. The exhibit shows the main lines. What drove the fall, and what should the bank do?

Interviewer-led: the interviewer shows the table and asks you to find the driver.

Before you reveal anything, plan your own structure and first move on paper. Then reveal one part at a time and compare.

Next case

Read the next worked case the same way: plan your own answer first, then reveal one part at a time.

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