The working group brings together alternative lenders and the trade finance sector to support the development of trade finance as an asset class. Remit to raise awareness of trade ...
Standard Chartered stops lending against Adani dollar bonds amid volatility
Some of the relationship managers of StanChart, which has a significant presence in Asia, have informed their private wealth clients in the region's large markets like Singapore that the bank would ...
DBS sets new targets for Greater Bay Area after shrugging aside pandemic and recording strong growth in development zone, CEO says
Singapore lender made a Greater Bay Area plan five years ago and achieved its goals despite headwinds such as Covid-19, Piyush Gupta says in interview China's reopening will be 'very consequential', ...
More red packets repurposed in 2022 as businesses ramp up recycling initiatives
Residents can recycle their red packets at more than 140 locations across Singapore Read more at straitstimes.com.
Singapore banks have ‘ample capital’ for higher dividends in FY2022: DBS
Though OCBC does not typically pay out special dividends, DBS analysts point to ample capacity for higher dividends.
Beginner’s guide to Singapore Treasury bills for individual investors 2023: What are T-bills and how to apply
Let me guess, you're furiously searching up 'Treasury bills' or 'T-bills' because: You keep seeing news on T-bills and its yields and have absolutely no idea what's going on. You're realising the ...
Me & My Money: CEO and ex-banker takes nimble approach to investing
The CEO of Beng Kuang Marine is now focused on growing his equity in the marine engineering firm. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Top Fintech VC QED Investors Hires Singapore Based Principal to Focus on Southeast Asia Market
QED Investors has appointed Melissa Ho as its lead in Southeast Asia as the Fintech VC focuses on the hot Asian market.
Top Stock Market Highlights of the Week: Super-Rich Chinese, Keppel O&M-Sembcorp Marine Merger, US Federal Reserve and Boustead Industrial Fund
We review the status of the merger between Keppel and Sembcorp Marine and look at the latest move by the US Central Bank. The post Top Stock Market Highlights of the Week: Super-Rich Chinese, ...
Fremont solar energy business Nextracker plans to raise up to $610M in IPO
It has set aside about 3.5 million more shares for underwriters of its IPO to buy. Flex plans to retain a majority stake in the business that it bought for $330 million in 2015. Flex is based in ...
Why China’s ‘crazy’ mega-rich are moving their wealth, and partying, to Singapore
Beijing’s crackdowns on tech billionaires and tax-shy celebrities, plus three years of zero-Covid, have led many affluent Chinese to relocate to the city state, where some are shelling out US$800,000 ...
Mega-rich from China seek refuge in Singapore
SINGAPORE: Singapore is seeing an influx of ultra-wealthy families from China looking to protect their wealth from a Communist Party that increasingly views them with suspicion.
DBS lifts STI target to 3,700, highlights lesser-discussed China policy shift beneficiaries
DBS Group Research analysts Yeo Kee Yan and Janice Chua have lifted their 12-months target for Straits Times Index (STI) to 3,700 from 3,600 previously on the assumption of slower growth and no ...
Singapore investment deals pick up in early 2023 but bite-sized deals prevail
Tang: Fully-funded family offices could position themselves for opportunistic buys, or move up the risk curve to look at core plus or value-add assets (Photo: Samuel Isaac Chua/EdgeProp Singapore]The ...
Man admits tackling elderly smoker at void deck who later died
SINGAPORE — After having breakfast at Hougang Mall, Allan Chua Kim Wee was on his way home when he spotted an elderly man smoking at a void deck.Wishing to file a complaint with the authorities, Chua ...
China’s mega-rich move their wealth, and partying, to Singapore
Singapore is seeing an influx of ultra-wealthy families from China looking to protect their wealth from a Communist Party that increasingly views them with suspicion. Other Chinese tycoons fear the ...