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Can Better Financial Advice Close Singapore’s Protection Gap? FWD Bets So
FWD Singapore and Ascend Asia have signed a long-term strategic partnership to expand insurance and investment access across retail, mass affluent, and high-net-worth segments.
HSBC to sell Singapore life insurance arm to Allianz for $2.09bn
Holdings, an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of HSBC, will sell 100% of the issued share capital of HSBC Life SG to Allianz Asia.
OCBC deepens next-generation wealth franchise with expansion of GENesis programme
Emphasis on entrepreneurship and wealth management sets a strong foundation for intergenerational wealth transfer ...
Six IPOs this year, most trading below issue price: What this means for Singapore’s market reforms
Analysts say the underwhelming showing reflects thin liquidity and a global tilt towards AI stocks more than a failure of Singapore's push to revive its equity market.
Consumer confidence remains resilient across ASEAN as Singapore records the strongest improvement in the region: UOB’s regional Consumer Sentiment Index
Stronger optimism about the macroeconomic environment sustains regional confidence, even as consumers remain cautious about their personal finances ...
UOB targets fivefold growth in Hong Kong private bank AUM by 2030
It also plans to treble its client adviser ranks to about 60, as the Singapore lender seeks to capture rising wealth flows between China and Asean Read more at The Business Times.
Singapore’s GIC to invest an additional $30 billion in hedge funds
By Yantoultra Ngui, Rae Wee and Xinghui Kok SINGAPORE, July 24 (Reuters) - Singapore sovereign wealth fund GIC plans to deploy an additional $30 billion into hedge funds and is spreading its bets ...
Southeast Asia IPO market to remain strong in 2H2026: UBS’s Magni
Singapore just grew to become the number one market, and it will continue to grow,” says Nicolo Magni, UBS’s head of global banking for Southeast Asia and South Asia.
Standard Chartered calls time on the de-dollarisation trade
From de-dollarisation to "redollarisation". Standard Chartered says the US dollar is set to strengthen, even as geopolitical and AI risks keep markets on edge.
OCBC, Asset World Corp ink pact with US$200 million sustainability-linked loan
It will help support AWC’s ‘growth-led strategy across its hospitality, commercial and lifestyle destination portfolio’ Read more at The Business Times.
Singapore banks to post loan growth but margins to dip in Q2
OCBC may reach its full-year loan growth guidance by H1, the report said. Singapore banks should report a rise in loans and earnings for the Q2 period, but net interest margins (NIMs) are likely to ...
DBS PayLah! Outage on 23 July Marks Second Service Disruption This Year
DBS restored PayLah! after an overnight disruption, marking the bank’s second publicly reported digital services outage in 2026.
Singapore’s GIC to invest another $30 billion in hedge funds
By Yantoultra Ngui, Rae Wee and Xinghui Kok SINGAPORE, July 24 (Reuters) - Singapore sovereign wealth fund GIC plans to deploy an additional $30 billion into hedge funds and is spreading its bets ...
Can Indonesia Rival Singapore? Financial Hub Plan Faces Legal Challenge
Indonesia's planned financial center may need stronger legal certainty alongside tax incentives to attract global investors.
HSBC sells Singapore insurance unit to Germany’s Allianz in $2.09 billion deal
July 24 (Reuters) - HSBC has agreed to sell its Singapore life and health insurance business to Germany's Allianz in a deal valuing the unit at S$2.7 billion ($2.09 billion), the companies said on ...