Business travelers have been visiting Hong Kong in recent weeks, attending big finance conferences and mulling whether to wade back into China. Chinese and Hong Kong stocks are up by some $2 trillion ...
How are companies viewing M&As and IPOs in this environment?
Jason Saw, group head of investment banking at CGS International Securities, and Chiam Tao Koon, director and head of Ashurst ADTLaw’s M&A practice for Southeast Asia, tell us more.
Goldman sees central banks buying more renminbi, won, Singapore dollars
SYDNEY] South Korea, Singapore and China’s currencies are likely to be the biggest Asian beneficiaries as central banks look to diversify their reserves away from the US dollar, according to Goldman ...
As Singapore votes, perennially ruling PAP banks on its legacy
Singapore's dominant People's Action Party is widely expected to sweep eight or nine out of every 10 seats in the May 3 general election as it typically does, making it one of the world's ...
UOB and Accenture collaborate to transform customer experience using advanced technologies including GenAI
UOB and Accenture (NYSE:ACN) today announced that they have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to support the Bank's application and adoption of advanced technologies, such as generative ...
DBS and OCBC likely to report lower net income y-o-y; UOB’s net income to grow at slower pace of 1.1% in 1QFY2025: IG
The banks are expected to see lower NIMs, improving loan demand, growth momentum in fee and commission income and higher loan loss provisions in 1QFY2025, says analyst Yeap Jun Rong.
Indonesia’s state banks eye bigger share of growing wealth market in Singapore
JAKARTA] Bank Negara Indonesia (BNI) and Bank Mandiri, Indonesia’s state-owned banks, are pulling out all the stops to make their mark in Singapore’s competitive wealth management sector. Read more at ...
5 Singapore Stocks with Share Prices Hitting 52-Week Highs: Are They a Compelling Buy?
These five stocks have done well in the past year, but should they be in your investment portfolio? The post 5 Singapore Stocks with Share Prices Hitting 52-Week Highs: Are They a Compelling Buy?
Singapore Banks Dominate With Buybacks at Four-Year High
Singapore lenders are taking advantage of recent weakness in their share prices to purchase stock, making up the bulk of total corporate buybacks that are set to be the biggest in the city-state in ...
Yangzijiang Financial to spin-off maritime investments business into a separate listed entity
Singapore-listed Yangzijiang Financial Holdings is looking to spin-off its maritime investments business into a separate outfit that will then be listed on the mainboard of the Singapore Exchange (SGX ...
IHH Healthcare signs S$300 million sustainability-linked loan with UOB
SINGAPORE] Integrated healthcare operator IHH Healthcare has signed its first S$300 million sustainability-linked loan with UOB, strengthening its ongoing commitment to add and uphold sustainable ...
DBS, CapitaLand named among Asia’s emerging global players
Singapore’s DBS Group and CapitaLand Investment have been recognized as “globalizers.” Several Singaporean companies have been named among Asia-Pacific’s emerging global powerhouses. Boston Consulting ...
DBS cracks the code to industrialising AI
How has the bank managed to not only keep pace with AI’s rapid development but also extract tangible business value from the technology consistently, evident from its more than 370 AI use cases?
Singapore investment sales could reach up to S$30b in 2025
It is expected to be almost similar with 2024’s S$29.3b. In a world that is fast changing with countries increasingly taking a protectionist approach with widespread imposition of tariffs and insular ...
How much you have to make to be considered upper class in Singapore
You’ll also see how cars, condos, and cash savings fit into the picture—so you can decide if you’re knocking on the door of the upper class, already inside, or still climbing. Ready to find out where ...
First Metro, DBS cut 2025 PSEi outlook by 700 points to 6,900
The local bourse may close the year at just 6,900 after US President Donald Trump’s protectionist policies muted the previously rosy outlook on Philippine equities. In their latest market report, ...