Total number of coronavirus infection cases around the world was more than 2.96 million and at least 206,265 people have died. ( read original story ...)
Digital Banking: Senior Citizens in Singapore are Increasingly Using Online-only Banks Due to COVID-19 Outbreak
Digital banking: senior citizens in Singapore are increasingly using online-only banks due to COVID-19 outbreak. ( read original story ...)
HSBC, Standard Chartered and other bank results likely hit by bad loan provisions, analysts say
Hong Kong’s biggest banks, including HSBC, Standard Chartered and Bank of China (Hong Kong), are likely to announce larger reserves for bad loans as coronavirus weighs on global economy, according to ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore stock watch: Sembcorp, Biolidics, SIA, Singtel, OCBC, Raffles Medical, SPH
The following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Monday (April 27):. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
OCBC Bank to hold virtual AGM on May 18, investors must pre-register by May 15
OCBC Bank's annual general meeting (AGM) will be held virtually on May 18, the lender told shareholders in an announcement on Sunday morning (April 26).. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
The US is home to the most DeFi startups, followed by the UK and Singapore
Nearly half of decentralized finance (DeFi) or Open Finance (OFI) startups tracked by The Block are headquartered in the U.S.The post The US is home to the most DeFi startups, followed by the UK and ... ( read original story ...)
Singtel secures $3 billion in bank credit for subsidiaries
Singapore Telecommunications' (Singtel) subsidiaries have secured close to $3 billion in bank credit facilities, it said on Friday. ( read original story ...)
DBS chief: Collective action trumps privacy rights in a pandemic
When DBS, south-east Asia’s largest bank, learnt of our first case of coronavirus back on February 11, we jumped into action. Within an hour of learning that an employee at our Singapore headquarters ... ( read original story ...)
Asia Deal Digest: April 2020
The 50-year trench is the longest dated sovereign bond ever offered by an Asian issuer. Allen & Overy Singapore partner Felipe Duque led the team advising the Indonesian government. New York partner ... ( read original story ...)
Claims mount against Singapore’s Hin Leong
SMBC has an exposure of $140m. The Singapore police this week launched an investigation into Hin Leong after founder Lim Oon Kuin said he had directed the company’s finance department not to disclose ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore oil trader Hin Leong seeks court-appointed manager to oversee debts – sources
Singapore's Hin Leong Trading Pte Ltd, one of Asia's top oil traders, has applied for a court-appointed supervisor to manage the company and restructure billions of dollars of debt owed to multiple ... ( read original story ...)
DBS (D05) Guide — Share Prices, Dividends and Market News
You can’t live in Singapore and not know DBS Bank. The nation’s biggest bank, it's popular with not just the older folks, but also the young working adults who use the DBS Multiplier to credit their ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Exchange Q3 profit hits 13-year high as trading volume surges
Singapore Exchange's profit jumped 38% to a 13-year high in the January-March quarter as extreme market volatility amid the coronavirus outbreak boosted equities and derivatives trading volumes. "With ... ( read original story ...)
Aytu BioScience Announces Exclusive Distribution Agreement for COVID-19 IgG/IgM Rapid Test with Singapore-Based Biolidics Limited
ENGLEWOOD, CO / ACCESSWIRE / April 23, 2020 / Aytu BioScience, Inc. (NASDAQ:AYTU) (the "Company"), a specialty pharmaceutical company focused on commercializing novel products that address significant ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Sees Sharper Economic Slump on Global Virus Spread
Singapore is bracing for a sharper economic contraction this year than an earlier forecast of a slump of as much as 4%, as the coronavirus pandemic continues to spread globally and disrupts supply ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Sees Sharper Economic Slump as Virus Spreads Globally
Singapore is bracing for a sharper economic contraction this year than an earlier forecast of as much as a 4% slump, as the coronavirus pandemic continues to spread globally and disrupts supply chains ... ( read original story ...)