SINGAPORE (Apr 2): DBS Vickers Securities is remaining bullish on Singapore’s banks as a dividend yield play, while highlighting rising mortgage rates as the sector’s bright spot amid higher cost of ... ( read original story ...)
OCBC stays ‘neutral’ on residential sector as prime district homes lead price dip
SINGAPORE (Apr 2): Prices of non-landed residential property ... impacted by the set of property cooling measures introduced in July last year,” says OCBC Investment Research in a Tuesday report led ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Savings Bonds SSB May 2019 Issue Yields 2.16% for 10 Year and 1.95% for 1 Year
Looks like my Emergency Funds now Singapore Savings Bonds Max Holding Limit is $200,000 for now. Apply via DBS, OCBC, UOB ATM Singapore Savings Bonds’ Inflation Protection Abilities Some instructions ... ( read original story ...)
UOB personal banker cheated clients of more than $200,000
As a senior personal banker with United Overseas Bank (UOB), she got clients to transfer more than $200,000 to her for investments. But Ng Wei Ling, 26, used the money for dining and shopping for ... ( read original story ...)
Standard Chartered’s new hires suggest banking is a better career than strategy consulting
Standard Chartered is developing a thing for hiring senior consultants into strategy roles in Singapore. Earlier this year it poached Pierre Paoli from Boston Consulting as head of its strategic ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore offers buffet of attractive yield plays amid the easing policy environment, says UOB
SINGAPORE (April 1): UOB Kay Hian is recommending a wide variety of yield plays offered by Singapore ranging from aviation and banks, to developers and REITs as central banks around the world continue ... ( read original story ...)
How did the Singapore stock market perform in March 2019?
The local stock market, as represented by the Straits Times Index (SGX: ^STI), ended last month unchanged at 3,212.9. There were 16 index components which beat the index; three were flat while the ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore bank loans grew 3.3% in February
However, consumer loans grew at the slowest pace since at least 2005. Singapore bank loans picked up pace after growing 3.3% YoY and 0.2% MoM in February from 3.2% in the previous month as gains from ... ( read original story ...)
Singaporeans get super-triggered after finance minister alleges country is not ready for non-Chinese PM
Many Singaporeans got triggered over the weekend after Singapore finance minister Heng Swee Keat made comments reported by local media that the country was not ready for a non-Chinese prime minister ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Airlines : DBS Bank And Singapore Airlines Embark On Wide-Ranging Partnership Across Multiple Digital Platforms
DBS Bank and Singapore Airlines (SIA) have today come together to sign a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to enhance digital capabilities across various digital platforms, to enable a seamless ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore investment banking fees down 24.8% to $234.26m in Q1
Advisory fees from M&As plunged 63.6% even as deal numbers rose. Singapore investment banking fees crashed 24.8% YoY to S$234.26m (US$172.8m) in Q1, according to data from Refinitiv. Investment ... ( read original story ...)
Rare Singapore Protest Flags Investor Anger in Hyflux Slump
(Bloomberg) -- A rare public protest in Singapore on Saturday underscored mounting anger among investors set to suffer sharp losses in one of the country’s highest-profile corporate debt ... ( read original story ...)
DBS : issues standalone sustainability report, first Singapore bank to do so
In line with its commitment to advancing the sustainability agenda as a purpose-driven bank, DBS today issued its inaugural standalone sustainability report, the first Singapore bank to do so. The ... ( read original story ...)
Overview Of The Fund Finance Market In Singapore.
Jean Woo and Shen Mei Bolton cover legal trends and developments in the Singapore fund finance market. This article was originally published in the Singapore chapter of Fund Finance 2019, the leading ... ( read original story ...)
Investment banking fees fall a quarter to US$173 mil in 1Q: Refinitiv
SINGAPORE (Mar 28): Singapore investment banking activities generated US$172.8 million ($234 million) in fees in the first quarter ended Wednesday, which was 24.8% lower compared to a year ago. This ... ( read original story ...)
HSBC downgrades stocks in Singapore and Hong Kong
HSBC said it lowered its stance on Singapore stocks to "neutral" from "overweight," and downgraded Hong Kong equities from "neutral" to "underweight." The bank kept its "overweight" stance on China, ... ( read original story ...)