Find out more about subscription packages here. HSBC – the title sponsor of the annual Women’s World Championship golf tournament in Singapore – partnered with local charity SPD as part of this year’s ...
Women are powering spending: UOB
UOB is marking International Women’s Day and 35 years of Southeast Asia’s longest-running women-centric card, the UOB Lady’s Card. And on IWD, UOB released data pointing to the growing economic power ...
DBS, Singaporean Bank, Boosts Sustainable Financing by 37% to $52.1 Billion in 2023
Singapore’s DBS Group, the largest bank in the country and also the biggest in Southeast Asia by assets, has significantly increased its sustainable financing commitments. As of December, these ...
Stress and despair: new year, old wounds for Hong Kong bankers with IPO market in slump and windfalls elude investors
The environment is very stressful right now, particularly for young investment bankers, says Jerry Chang, a consultant at Barons & Co The landscape has shifted considerably since the last quarter, ...
IMDA To Invest SGD 100 Million In 10G Nationwide Broadband Network
The Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) will invest up to SGD 100 million to upgrade the Nationwide Broadband Network (NBN), enabling it to remain future-ready, an official news release said ...
Singapore stocks track regional gains to end higher; STI up 0.4%
Regional indices rose after tech stocks drove the S&P 500 in New York up 1 per cent to a record high while the Nasdaq surged 1.5 per cent and the Dow Jones Industrial Average added 0.3 per cent.
Standard Chartered PLC’s Dividend Analysis
Standard Chartered PLC (SCBFY) recently announced a dividend of $0.53 per share, payable on 2024-06-03, with the ex-dividend date set for 2024-03-08. As investors look forward to this upcoming payment ...
Female customer assets under management up 35% from end-2020: UOB
UOB on Friday (Mar 8) said its total assets under management from female customers has grown over the last five years, rising 35 per cent between end-2020 and 2023 alone. Read more at The Business ...
Teen charged over sharing Singpass credentials for money, 3 others charged with selling bank accounts later used to launder money from scams
Four people, 17 to 21, charged for alleged money mule offences. They sold their bank accounts and Singpass credentials to scammers. Read on.
HSBC makes key hires to boost growth in ultra-high-net-worth market in Asia
He has more than two decades of experience in private banking and joins from an extensive stint at HSBC Hong Kong and Singapore, where he played a key role in launching the bank’s India ...
Billionaire Robert Kuok’s Allgreen Buys Singapore Mall For $412 Million
Billionaire Robert Kuok’s Allgreen Properties has bought a Singapore shopping mall for $412 million as retail spending in the city-state continues to recover.
OCBC to waive fee on loans issued to women-owned SMEs in Singapore under new programme
The OCBC Women Entrepreneurs Programme marks the first scheme dedicated to women entrepreneurs by a Singapore bank.
Four men to be charged for money mule activities, selling Singpass, banking details to scammers
SINGAPORE: Four men aged between 17 and 21 are slated to be charged for suspected involvement in money laundering activities on March 8.
Singapore shares edge up at Friday’s open; STI up 0.5%
SINGAPORE stocks opened stronger on Friday (Mar 8 ... Over in Europe, the European Central Bank kept rates steady on signs of cooling inflation, lifting investor sentiments. The pan-European Stoxx 600 ...
Moomoo Study Reveals Female Investors Embrace Investment Opportunities Amidst Three Key Challenges
Over half of female investors in Singapore, North America and Australia are planning to invest more in the future Women across different regions identified three common major obstacles ...
Citi’s Shally Koh on how to foster a more diverse banking organisation
Shally Koh was there when Citibank kicked off its commercial bank operations in Singapore in 2000. Twenty-four years later, Koh — who is now Head of Mid-Corporates and Technology and Digital client ...