MAS chief says a lengthy boom could lead to inflation, while a pullback in AI investments ‘could sharply weaken global growth’.
Assets under management in Singapore climb 10% to $6.7 trillion in 2025
The growth was mainly driven by traditional investments, according to the Singapore Asset Management Survey 2025. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
HSBC to Divest Singapore Insurance Unit to Allianz for $2.09B
HSBC is set to sell its Singapore insurance unit to Allianz for $2.09B, advancing simplification while retaining insurance distribution through a 15-year deal.
Citi expands Asia FX options desk with three senior trader hires in Singapore
HONG KONG, July 28 (Reuters) - Citigroup has appointed three senior traders to its foreign exchange options desk in Singapore as it seeks to boost its regional market-making and risk management ...
Singapore’s ACRA opens consultation on sustainability disclosure rules
Along with the consultation, ACRA introduced SA BOK to support the build-up of sustainability assurance skills.
HSBC commits to proprietary AI in Singapore as agentic treasury goes mainstream
HSBC AI Centre of Excellence in Singapore, announced July 27, 2026, will build proprietary agentic treasury AI systems using the bank's own transaction data — at a moment when 52% of financial ...
Refresher exam for property agents with fewer than 3 deals in 3 years amid industry review
Property agents failing to complete three deals in three years must pass a refresher exam as part of an industry review to raise professional standards. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore scraps 15-month wait for private homeowners buying HDB resale flats
SINGAPORE: Private property owners will no longer have to wait 15 months before buying a non-subsidised HDB resale flat, with the Government lifting the cooling measure with immediate effect. ( read original story ...)
Singapore sets up AI taskforce to bolster financial sector against cyber threats
Singapore's central bank and the banking industry have formed a taskforce to strengthen the financial sector's resilience against increasingly sophisticated cyber threats driven by advances in ...
MAS and ABS establish AI-Driven Cyber and Technology Risk Taskforce
The taskforce seeks to strengthen collective cyber and technology resilience in response to emerging threats posed by AI.
Singapore’s financial sector grew 4.3% in 2025, created 4,200 jobs over five years
SINGAPORE – Growth in the financial services sector here slowed to 4.3 per cent in 2025, down from 7.3 per cent in 2024. This was broadly in line with the 2021 to 2025 average of 4.6 per cent, despite ...
Babies born in 2025 fall below 30,000 for the first time in post-independence Singapore
Singapore's birth rate in 2025 hit a record low since independence, posing significant demographic challenges alongside rising deaths. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
From Covid-19 to digital harms: New Ministry of Law book series examine 25 years of legal change in Singapore
To commemorate SGLaw200, the bicentennial of Singapore's modern legal system, the Ministry of Law launched a landmark four-volume book series today (July 28), titled 25 Years of Legal Reform in ...
HSBC Life Singapore deal: Allianz says no layoffs, existing policies unaffected
Allianz assures no job cuts and honouring existing policies in its proposed €2 billion acquisition of HSBC Life Singapore. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
EUDA Health Signs Important Tri-Party Memorandum of Understanding with GO POSB Organoids and Shenzhen Inno to Significantly Advance Next-Generation iPSC and NK-TCR Cell Therapies
EUDA Health Holdings Limited (NASDAQ: EUDA) a Singapore-based distributor of third-party provided wellness and non-invasive healthcare products and services in Asia, with a focus on Singapore, ...
Asia’s wealthy aren’t selling crypto, but they’re buying this instead
The digital assets sector isn’t receiving much interest from wealthy asset holders across Asia. While high-net-worth clients in Malaysia and Singapore are still holding onto crypto assets in their ...