The below is calculated for a loan amount of $750,000 (75% of purchase price), and loan tenure of 30 years. All the below home loan packages have a 2-year lock-in, and you incur a 1.5% penalty for ful... ( read original story ...)
OCBC Home Loan Review Singapore 2019 – Which Mortgage to Choose from OCBC
There are two types of floating rate loans provided by OCBC for buildings under construction (BUC). One is pegged to the MBR while the other is pegged to 3M SIBOR. Floating rate for BUC BTO only (MBR) ... ( read original story ...)
How Did the Singapore Stock Market Perform in January 2019?
Singapore’s stock market benchmark, the Straits Times Index (SGX: ^STI), started the new year positively. For the month of January, the index rose 4%, or 121 points, to 3,190. Of the 30 Straits Times ... ( read original story ...)
Banking on banks
In a recent interview with The Edge Singapore, Harsh Modi, banking analyst at JPMorgan for Southeast Asia, indicated that Singapore banks stood out as the most visible in terms of margins and loan gro... ( read original story ...)
POSB sheds spotlight on familial ties this CNY with the ‘Po’ family
With this campaign we hope to bring families closer, and at the same time refresh the long-standing affinity that POSB has with people in Singapore,” she added. “It’s without a doubt, family is very i... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Stock Market Likely Rangebound On Friday
(RTTNews.com) - The Singapore stock market on Thursday halted the three-day slide in which it had stumbled almost 30 points or 0.9 percent. The Straits Times Index now rests just above the 3,190-point ... ( read original story ...)
DBS Travel Insurance Singapore Review 2019
The listed prices of DBS travel insurance plans are on the pricey side, but as with many an insurer, it’s the ongoing promotions that make prices attractive. With the current 60% off promotion for all ... ( read original story ...)
How banking jobs in Singapore have totally changed – and what to do now to get them
If you needed any more convincing that banks in Singapore are increasingly becoming havens for technologists, new data reveals the vast extent of their tech hiring. More than a quarter (27%) of ... ( read original story ...)
Amanda Tan qualifies for HSBC Women’s World Championship for third time
When Amanda Tan first qualified for the annual HSBC Women’s Champions tournament in 2014, she was a 14-year-old amateur golfer still studying at the Singapore Sports School. When she qualified for the ... ( read original story ...)
OCBC 360 Account – OCBC Savings Account Review 2019
If you’re gonna open a primary savings account in Singapore, you’re most likely going to go with one of the 3 local banks. OCBC is a practical choice because their ATMs are widespread yet have pretty ... ( read original story ...)
UOB One Account – UOB Savings Account Review 2019
Who is the UOB One account suitable for? Go for it if you hate maths. Compared to many other similar savings accounts in Singapore, the UOB One account is one of the least complicated. No need to tall... ( read original story ...)
Accept the offer as outlook still looks murky for M1, says OCBC
SINGAPORE (Jan 31): Keppel Corp and Singapore Press Holdings ... s “fair and reasonable” opinion that has since been published. In a Tuesday report, OCBC Investment Research says Konnectivity is unlik... ( read original story ...)
Shortage of new notes from downtown ATMs may foil Singaporeans’ CNY plans
POSB new notes pop-up ATMs across Singapore Introduced in 2015, POSB new notes pop-up ATMs have now become a popular CNY fixture. Each year during CNY, POSB installs temporary ATMs loaded with new ... ( read original story ...)
Consensus keeps Ascott Residence Trust at ‘hold’ but DBS has it at ‘buy’
SINGAPORE (Jan 30): Despite Maybank Kim Eng and consensus maintaining Ascott Residence Trust (ART) given its disappointing DPU performance over the past few years, DBS Group Research is maintaining it... ( read original story ...)
Bank of Singapore’s new MD reveals surprising hotspot in local job market
Bank of Singapore has snared a senior technologist from rival Julius Baer as competition for tech talent heats up within private banking. Anju Tiwari joined BoS earlier this month as a managing ... ( read original story ...)
OCBC remains positive on Mapletree North Asia Commercial Trust after a stable 3Q
SINGAPORE (Jan 30): OCBC Investment Research continues to rate Mapletree North Asia Commercial Trust (MNACT) at “buy” with a higher fair value estimate of $1.35 compared to $1.34 previously. To recap, ... ( read original story ...)