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UOB Kay Hian ups UMS’s TP to $1.56 after its key customer raises its earnings guidance
Analyst John Cheong sees the company as being “well-positioned” to benefit from the recovery of the semicon industry.
BlackRock’s largest Singapore-based ETF launch targets Asian climate action
BlackRock (NYSE:BLK), the world's largest asset manager, has launched its largest equity exchange-traded fund (ETF) in Singapore to date. The iShares MSCI Asia ex-Japan Climate Action ETF, valued at ...
MAS records highest civil penalties, convictions for financial crimes for 2022/2023
SINGAPORE - The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) imposed the highest amount in civil penalties and recorded the highest number of convictions for financial crimes from Jan 2022 to June this year, ...
OCBC becomes first bank in Singapore to offer cross-border payments for customers through Alipay+
This partnership is OCBC’s latest cross-border payments collaboration, following its partnership with UnionPay earlier this year.
OCBC to enable QR payments in China via Ant Group partnership
OCBC’S Singapore customers can use their banking app to make QR code payments in China from Friday (Sep 22), under a new partnership with Alipay operator Ant Group. Read more at The Business Times.
Fare hike could lift ComfortDelGro’s FY2024 net profit by $11 million: DBS
ComfortDelGro has a 74.4 per cent stake in SBS Transit, which operates public bus and train services in Singapore. Read more at straitstimes.com.
UOB Kay Hian lowers SIA’s target price to $6.44 as August’s operation data disappointed
UOB Kay Hian believes SIA’s profitability has likely peaked and its earnings performance ahead is “due for normalisation”.
Schroders Capital appoints private equity investment director in Singapore
Schroders Capital has appointed Ankita Baheti as its private equity investment director based in Singapore as the firm seeks to bolster the practice further in Singapore. The firm has plans to ...
Singapore’s been named the world’s 6th Blue Zone. Some locals disagree and say life on the island sucks — here’s why.
Singapore was recently named the sixth Blue Zone, but some locals are skeptical of the accolade.One Singaporean told Insider that while people may be living longer, they aren't healthy or ...
Singapore Banks Ramp Up Anti-Malware Measures in Face of Rising Threats
The Association of Banks in Singapore (ABS) has revealed that significant retail banks in the city-state have bolstered their security protocols against ...
Singapore shares track fall in regional bourses, Wall Street; STI dips 0.5%
Pacific, including Singapore, mostly closed in the red on Monday (Sep 18), tracking the sharp loss on Wall Street last Friday. Read more at The Business Times.
Analysis-More SE Asia firms consider U.S. IPOs, filling void left by China peers
Several Southeast Asian companies are considering listing in the United States, banking on strong investor appetite for emerging market growth in the absence of Chinese stock offerings.
Sun Xueling on freezing of bank accounts suspected of being linked to scams
The Singapore Police Force (SPF) only freezes bank accounts when there is reason to suspect that they are involved in illicit activities, including scams. The annual number of such accounts is ...
Singapore’s Temasek Trust and DBS plan to launch philanthropic marketplace
Singapore’s Temasek Trust and DBS Foundation plan to launch a digital marketplace that will direct private investments into impact-focused projects. Called Co-Axis, the marketplace will be launched in ...
Daily Cuts – Analysis: F1 weekend in Singapore
Singapore Today's Lance Alexander and Daniel Martin speak with Alvin Liew, Senior Economist, UOB, about whether this year's Singapore Grand Prix event was financially successful.