Amid Singapore’s complex financial services landscape, where tightening credit policies and market saturation constrain media performance, dentsu Singapore delivered a full-funnel, data-driven ...
FDI Update in Singapore: Introduction of New Significant Investments Review Bill
Under the new regime, entities that are critical to Singapore's national security interests will be designated as "Designated Entities" and subject to specific restrictions. Notably, the Bill is ...
Citibank S’pore launches biometric payment service
SINGAPORE--Citibank on Wednesday launched a new fingerprint authentication payment service that lets its credit card customers pay for goods and services with a touch of the finger. Touted by the ...
Citibank Singapore launches instant online installment loans
Citibank Singapore has launched two instant online installment loans. 'Click for cash' will give existing ready credit and credit card customers instant access and approval for installment loans ...
UOB Asset Management Forecasts Stronger Growth as Headwinds Recede in 2026
UOB Asset Management (UOBAM) has released its 1Q 2026 Quarterly Investment Strategy, signalling a more constructive investment environment as fiscal and monetary tailwinds strengthen and corporate ...
Singapore: New President Elected In A Landslide
Singapore voters elected former deputy prime minister and finance minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam 66, as president in a landslide victory. Singapore voters elected former deputy prime minister and ...
POSB goes on content marketing offensive
POSB, one of Singapore’s largest and oldest people’s banks, is making a major content push with the launch of a new content platform called NeighboursFirst.sg.The content platform, which launched last ...
Hyflux trial: DBS representative says Hyflux did not disclose its entry into power business
Mr Lum Moe Tchun, who was senior vice-president at DBS at the time, testified on the first day of the resumption of the trial against former Hyflux chief executive officer Olivia Lum Ooi Lin and other ...
Singapore’s United Overseas Bank to build headquarters at Vietnam’s International Financial Center
Singapore’s United Overseas Bank is set to become the first foreign lender to build its headquarters at the International Financial Center in HCMC.
HSBC completes acquisition of AXA Singapore
Further to the announcement on 16 August 2021, HSBC Insurance (Asia Pacific) Holdings Limited, an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of HSBC Holdings plc (HSBC), has completed the acquisition of 100% of ...
Singapore venture investments climb, with deep tech gaining some traction
Venture investments in Singapore climbed 36% year-on-year to hit SG$13.4 billion during the first nine months of the year, during which startups inked 437 deals. Digital tech companies snagged the ...
Why has Islamic finance stalled in Singapore?
It is 14 years since Singapore’s then senior minister Goh Chok Tong announced the government’s intention to make the island state a hub for Islamic finance. The years since have seen a revamp of the ...
Strong January lifts odds of another record year for STI, further upside ahead: OCBC
However, the Singapore market appears to have bucked that trend, with at least one analyst suggesting that the strong start to the local bourse in January – which is up about 2.1 per cent since the ...
Singapore enforcement action rises sharply in 2025, report says
Singapore’s financial regulator sharply increased enforcement action in 2025, with fines issued by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) rising to US$22.3m, ...
DBS suggests investors hedge US dollars and consider low-cost Asian currencies
DBS Group Chief Executive Tan Su Shan on Monday advised investors with heavy U.S. dollar exposure to consider hedging, saying funding costs in Asian currencies are low and regional exchange rates look ...
Realty Income Corp., Singapore’s GIC Team Up To Grow REIT’s Portfolio
The REIT and the sovereign wealth fund are partnering on build-to-suit development, starting with a portfolio of logistics properties in Mexico.