SINGAPORE (Reuters) - DBS Group Holdings Ltd (DBSM.SI), Southeast Asia’s biggest lender, reported a 20 percent jump in net profit on Thursday, missing market expectations as the impact of business vol... ( read original story ...)
DBS focus: RBI views on liquidity; sees 25bp hike
Indian 10-Year bond yields have been, after keeping to a narrow 7.75-7.78 per cent range last week. Singapore: Singapore banking group DBS said it would be paying attention to the Reserve Bank of Indi... ( read original story ...)
OCBC launches upskilling programme for wealth advisors
OCBC yesterday launched a new upskilling programme for its wealth advisors in partnership with the Wealth Management Institute (WMI) of Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore). Acc... ( read original story ...)
DBS focus: RBI views on liquidity; sees 25 bps hike
Singapore banking group DBS said it would be paying attention to the Reserve Bank of India's views on liquidity today and see a 25 bps hike in rates. The bank sees a 25 bp hike accompanied by a neutra... ( read original story ...)
FWD examines Singapore merits for IPO
Hong Kong billionaire Richard Li's FWD Group is considering listing in either Hong Kong or Singapore with a dual-class structure, after the Lion City's stock exchange followed the SAR's bourse in allo... ( read original story ...)
UOB puts auto loans in the fast lane
United Overseas Bank (UOB) today launched Singapore’s largest car ecosystem and the fastest fully-digital financing solution for car buyers. UOB’s digital car financing solution is available at seven ... ( read original story ...)
OCBC to equip 330 retail wealth advisers with private banking skills
SINGAPORE - OCBC Bank on Tuesday (July 31) said it would "upskill" more than 330 retail banking wealth advisers with private-banking skills in a new partnership with the Wealth Management Institute (W... ( read original story ...)
The Monthly Nibble: Stock Market Correction and Blue-Chips
1. Singapore’s Stock Market Correction is Here: What Investors Should Do Now Earlier this month, the Singapore stock market took a beating due to the additional property cooling measures announced by ... ( read original story ...)
Standard Chartered : StanChart profit jumps 34 percent as restructuring pays off
HONG KONG/LONDON (Reuters) - Standard Chartered Plc reported a 34 percent rise in pretax ... North Asia as well as ASEAN and South Asia divisions mainly in Hong Kong and Singapore. The bank said in Ju... ( read original story ...)
Billionaire Li’s FWD Said to Mull Singapore Dual-Class IPO
Hong Kong billionaire Richard Li’s FWD Group is considering listing in Singapore with a dual-class structure, as the insurer moves ahead with its initial public offering preparations, people with know... ( read original story ...)
Vietnam among top 3 regional destinations for Singapore companies: HSBC study
Vietnam is among the top three investment destinations in Southeast Asia for Singapore-based companies in the next two years, according to the latest HSBC study. The Viet Nam-Singapore Industrial Park ... ( read original story ...)
UOB partners seven car dealerships and Carousell for car financing solution
United Overseas Bank (UOB) has partnered with seven car dealerships and Carousell, to launch a car ecosystem to provide fully-digital financial solutions for car buyers. The seven car dealerships incl... ( read original story ...)
Another Standard Chartered compliance exec steps down
A spokesperson for Standard Chartered declined to comment. The move adds to upheaval at the bank’s compliance unit, which oversees conduct of the lender’s 86,000 employees in countries from Singapore ... ( read original story ...)
UOB launches digital car loan solution in partnership with seven dealerships and Carousell
UOB brings together Singapore’s largest car ecosystem comprising of seven car dealerships and online classifieds marketplace Carousell to launch the first and fastest fully-digital car financing solut... ( read original story ...)
VN among top 3 regional destinations for Singapore companies: HSBC study
HCM CITY — Việt Nam is among the top three investment destinations in Southeast Asia for Singapore-based companies in the next two years, according to the latest HSBC study. The survey, done by the Si... ( read original story ...)
CPF withdrawals via PayNow hit $40m since launch in March: OCBC
The CPF Board is the first government agency to adopt PayNow by leveraging OCBC Bank's application programming interface, the bank said in a statement on Monday (July 30). To withdraw their CPF saving... ( read original story ...)