UNITED OVERSEAS BANK LIMITED
Labuan licensed banks and investment banksUNITED OVERSEAS BANK LIMITED appears on Labuan FSA Malaysia's list of licensed banks and investment banks as checked on 2026-09-09. It does not appear on Labuan FSA Malaysia's business restriction register.
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- RegulatorLabuan FSA Malaysia
- JurisdictionLabuan, Malaysia (federal territory)
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About UNITED OVERSEAS BANK LIMITED
UNITED OVERSEAS BANK LIMITED is listed in Labuan FSA Malaysia's Financial Institutions Directory under Labuan Bank / Investment Bank, as the directory stated it on 2026-09-09. SmartChecker has checked this record against the register. No company applied or paid to be listed here.
Company details
- Name as published
- UNITED OVERSEAS BANK LIMITED
- Legal entity (branch of)
- UNITED OVERSEAS BANK LIMITED · SG
- LEI of that entity
- IO66REGK3RCBAMA8HR66
- Licence held
- Bank
- Regulator
- Labuan FSA Malaysia
- Jurisdiction
- Labuan, Malaysia (federal territory)
- Status on SmartChecker
- Licensed
- Business restriction
- No entry as checked on 2026-09-09
- Register states
- 2026-09-07
- SmartChecker checked
- 2026-09-09
- Group website
- uob.com.my
The records below come from Labuan Financial Services Authority. Members of the AuthorityWho runs Labuan FSA
- Datuk Ahmad Hizzad BaharuddinChairmanLabuan Financial Services Authority
- Affendi RashdiDirector GeneralLabuan Financial Services Authority
- Steven Choy Khai ChoonChairmanZurich General Insurance (M) Bhd and Zurich Life Insurance (M) Bhd
- Dato' John Patrick AntonysamyUnder Secretary of Tax DivisionMinistry of Finance Malaysia (MOF)
- Dr. Aida OthmanBoard MemberZICO Shariah Advisory Services Sdn Bhd.
- Datuk Nor Azimah Abdul AzizFormer CEOCompanies Commission of Malaysia (SSM)
- Mohamad Ali Iqbal Abdul KhalidAssistant GovernorBank Negara Malaysia
- Datuk Hisham bin RusliDeputy Chief Executive Officer (Policy)Inland Revenue Board of Malaysia (IRBM)
- Dato' Zain Azhari MazlanExecutive DirectorSecurities Commission of Malaysia (SC)
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This editorial discusses United Overseas Bank (Malaysia) Berhad and UOB Group. The register record on this page may identify a different branch or legal entity; regulatory actions should be attributed only to the entity named in each paragraph.本点评讨论 United Overseas Bank (Malaysia) Berhad 及 UOB Group。本页登记记录可能属于不同法人;监管行动只应归属于具名实体和司法管辖区。Penilaian ini membincangkan United Overseas Bank (Malaysia) Berhad dan UOB Group. Rekod daftar di halaman ini mungkin merujuk cawangan atau entiti undang-undang yang berbeza; tindakan kawal selia hanya patut dikaitkan dengan entiti yang dinamakan dalam setiap perenggan.
Written by Pang Hui JuanDirector of Online Broker Research
Fact-checked by Ng Kok HeiManaging Malaysian Partner
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I've been looking into UOB Malaysia, one of the established international banking groups operating in Malaysia, and there are several factors worth considering when evaluating the bank.
United Overseas Bank (Malaysia) Berhad is a licensed commercial bank regulated by Bank Negara Malaysia. It is also approved to operate an Islamic banking window and provides a broad range of financial services covering retail banking, business banking, wealth management, credit cards, Islamic banking and corporate banking.
One of UOB Malaysia's main strengths is its connection to the wider UOB Group, which has a strong regional presence across Southeast Asia and Greater China. UOB has operated since 1935 and today has close to 430 branches and offices across 19 markets. Its regional network gives the bank particular exposure to cross-border trade, investment, wealth management and corporate banking.
The bank has also benefited from UOB's regional expansion. Following the integration of Citigroup's consumer banking businesses in Malaysia, UOB strengthened its retail banking, credit card and wealth management operations. UOB Malaysia has also maintained a AAA credit rating from RAM since 2012, according to the bank.
However, UOB also has a regulatory history that customers and investors should understand.
In January 2024, Bank Negara Malaysia imposed an Administrative Monetary Penalty of RM120,000 on United Overseas Bank (Malaysia) Berhad for non-compliance with statistical-reporting requirements. BNM announced the action in May 2024 alongside penalties on 13 other financial institutions. The bank paid the penalty, and BNM said the affected institutions rectified their submissions and took remedial measures.
UOB Malaysia also has an older Securities Commission Malaysia regulatory record. In December 2016, the SC imposed a RM1,400 penalty on United Overseas Bank (Malaysia) Berhad for submitting a monthly post-issuance report for a structured investment programme two business days late. This was a reporting-compliance matter rather than a finding of investment fraud or customer fund misappropriation.
There is also a significant regulatory matter involving the wider UOB Group in Singapore. In May 2017, the Monetary Authority of Singapore imposed a S$900,000 penalty on UOB following its review of banks involved in transactions linked to 1MDB. MAS identified AML control weaknesses involving customer due diligence and scrutiny of customer transactions and activities. MAS stated that it did not detect pervasive control weaknesses within UOB and directed the bank to strengthen its AML controls and have independent parties assess the effectiveness of its remedial measures.
This distinction is important. The 1MDB-related penalty was imposed by Singapore's regulator on UOB in Singapore and should not automatically be presented as a penalty against UOB Malaysia.
Overall, UOB Malaysia is a long-established and well-capitalised banking institution with a significant Malaysian customer base, a strong regional network and a diversified range of financial services.
These matters do not, by themselves, mean that UOB should be described as illegal or unsafe. They provide part of the broader picture that customers and investors should consider alongside the bank's financial strength, regulatory framework, products and services.
A major international bank can have strong financial fundamentals while still experiencing compliance issues. Understanding both its strengths and regulatory history provides a more complete picture of UOB Malaysia.
United Overseas Bank (Malaysia) Berhad 是受 Bank Negara Malaysia 监管的持牌商业银行,也获准经营伊斯兰银行窗口,提供零售、商业、财富管理、信用卡及企业银行服务。
UOB Malaysia 依托 UOB Group 在东南亚和大中华区的区域网络。集团自 1935 年经营,在 19 个市场拥有约 430 家分行和办事处;整合 Citigroup 马来西亚消费银行业务后,也加强了零售、信用卡及财富管理业务。
2024 年 1 月,BNM 因统计申报要求不合规,对 United Overseas Bank (Malaysia) Berhad 处以 RM120,000 行政罚款。BNM 于 2024 年 5 月连同另外 13 家金融机构的行动一并公布,并表示有关机构已更正资料及采取补救措施。
2016 年 12 月,SC 因 UOB Malaysia 迟两个工作日提交结构性投资计划的月度发行后报告,罚款 RM1,400。这是申报合规事项,不是投资欺诈或挪用客户资金的结论。
2017 年 5 月,MAS 在 1MDB 相关交易审查后,对新加坡的 UOB 处以 S$900,000 罚款,涉及 AML 客户尽职调查和交易审查控制。这是新加坡监管机构针对新加坡 UOB 的行动,不应自动写成 UOB Malaysia 的处罚。
大型国际银行可以拥有强健财务基础,同时仍出现合规问题。评估 UOB Malaysia 时,应分清具体法人、司法管辖区和每项监管纪录。
Saya telah meneliti UOB Malaysia, salah sebuah kumpulan perbankan antarabangsa mapan yang beroperasi di Malaysia, dan ada beberapa faktor yang wajar dipertimbangkan apabila menilai bank ini.
United Overseas Bank (Malaysia) Berhad ialah bank perdagangan berlesen yang dikawal selia oleh Bank Negara Malaysia. Ia juga diluluskan untuk mengendalikan tingkap perbankan Islam dan menyediakan rangkaian perkhidmatan kewangan yang luas merangkumi perbankan runcit, perbankan perniagaan, pengurusan kekayaan, kad kredit, perbankan Islam dan perbankan korporat.
Salah satu kekuatan utama UOB Malaysia ialah hubungannya dengan UOB Group yang lebih luas, yang mempunyai kehadiran serantau yang kukuh di Asia Tenggara dan Greater China. UOB telah beroperasi sejak 1935 dan kini mempunyai hampir 430 cawangan dan pejabat di 19 pasaran. Rangkaian serantaunya memberikan bank itu pendedahan khusus kepada perdagangan rentas sempadan, pelaburan, pengurusan kekayaan dan perbankan korporat.
Bank ini turut mendapat manfaat daripada pengembangan serantau UOB. Selepas penyatuan perniagaan perbankan pengguna Citigroup di Malaysia, UOB mengukuhkan operasi perbankan runcit, kad kredit dan pengurusan kekayaannya. Menurut bank itu, UOB Malaysia juga mengekalkan penarafan kredit AAA daripada RAM sejak 2012.
Namun UOB juga mempunyai sejarah kawal selia yang perlu difahami pelanggan dan pelabur.
Pada Januari 2024, Bank Negara Malaysia mengenakan Penalti Kewangan Pentadbiran RM120,000 ke atas United Overseas Bank (Malaysia) Berhad kerana tidak mematuhi keperluan pelaporan statistik. BNM mengumumkan tindakan itu pada Mei 2024 bersama penalti ke atas 13 institusi kewangan lain. Bank itu membayar penalti tersebut, dan BNM menyatakan institusi yang terlibat telah membetulkan penghantaran mereka dan mengambil langkah pemulihan.
UOB Malaysia juga mempunyai rekod kawal selia Securities Commission Malaysia yang lebih lama. Pada Disember 2016, SC mengenakan penalti RM1,400 ke atas United Overseas Bank (Malaysia) Berhad kerana menghantar laporan bulanan selepas terbitan bagi satu program pelaburan berstruktur lewat dua hari bekerja. Itu perkara pematuhan pelaporan, bukan dapatan penipuan pelaburan atau penyelewengan wang pelanggan.
Terdapat juga perkara kawal selia yang ketara melibatkan UOB Group yang lebih luas di Singapura. Pada Mei 2017, Monetary Authority of Singapore mengenakan penalti S$900,000 ke atas UOB berikutan semakannya terhadap bank yang terlibat dalam transaksi berkaitan 1MDB. MAS mengenal pasti kelemahan kawalan AML melibatkan usaha wajar pelanggan serta penelitian transaksi dan aktiviti pelanggan. MAS menyatakan ia tidak mengesan kelemahan kawalan yang meluas dalam UOB dan mengarahkan bank itu mengukuhkan kawalan AML-nya serta meminta pihak bebas menilai keberkesanan langkah pemulihannya.
Perbezaan ini penting. Penalti berkaitan 1MDB itu dikenakan oleh pengawal selia Singapura ke atas UOB di Singapura dan tidak harus terus dipaparkan sebagai penalti terhadap UOB Malaysia.
Secara keseluruhan, UOB Malaysia ialah institusi perbankan yang sudah lama mapan dan bermodal kukuh, dengan asas pelanggan Malaysia yang besar, rangkaian serantau yang kuat dan rangkaian perkhidmatan kewangan yang pelbagai.
Perkara-perkara ini, dengan sendirinya, tidak bermakna UOB patut disifatkan sebagai haram atau tidak selamat. Ia sebahagian daripada gambaran yang lebih luas yang patut dipertimbangkan pelanggan dan pelabur bersama kekuatan kewangan, rangka kerja kawal selia, produk dan perkhidmatan bank itu.
Sebuah bank antarabangsa yang besar boleh mempunyai asas kewangan yang kukuh sambil masih mengalami isu pematuhan. Memahami kekuatannya dan sejarah kawal selianya sekali gus memberikan gambaran yang lebih lengkap tentang UOB Malaysia.
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Is UNITED OVERSEAS BANK LIMITED licensed in Malaysia?
UNITED OVERSEAS BANK LIMITED appears on Labuan FSA Malaysia's list of licensed banks and investment banks. SmartChecker confirmed this against the Labuan FSA register. A Labuan licence covers business conducted from Labuan.
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UNITED OVERSEAS BANK LIMITED was searched against BNM Financial Consumer Alert List and no matching entry was found.
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The licence category recorded for UNITED OVERSEAS BANK LIMITED is Labuan Bank / Investment Bank. This identifies its recorded business category, rather than a complete list of products or services. Check the company’s official information and the permitted activities in its licence for current details.
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Yes, UNITED OVERSEAS BANK LIMITED is a legitimate and regulated trading platform, though the specific safety and protection schemes.
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Yes, you can open an account with UNITED OVERSEAS BANK LIMITED.if you meet the eligibility criteria. UNITED OVERSEAS BANK LIMITED is fully licensed and operational in Malaysia
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