HSBC should stand trial in tax fraud case: French prosecutor

A French prosecutor has called for British banking giant HSBC to stand trial for enabling French clients to hide more than 180 billion euros from the taxman, a source close to the probe said Thursday. The recommendation also names the former chief ... ( read original story ...)

HSBC launches new R&D lab for fintech in Hong Kong

HSBC and the Hong Kong Applied Science and Technology Research ... Hong Kong currently ranks only fifth as a global hub for fintech, behind London, Singapore, New York and Silicon Valley. Deloitte attributed Singapore’s recent rise to second place ... ( read original story ...)

Standard Chartered’s ‘tough years’ in India are behind it

Hong Kong/ Singapore: Standard Chartered Plc is over the worst of its challenges in India that led to loan writedowns and dragged on profit, according to the lender’s South Asia head. The London-based bank is now focusing on expanding its consumer and ... ( read original story ...)

OCBC Cites Compliance Burden as Reason to Expand Private Bank

The Monetary Authority of Singapore, meanwhile, has stepped up its supervision of local institutions following anti-money laundering lapses at banks in the city linked to the troubled state investment fund 1Malaysia Development Bhd. OCBC hasn’t been ... ( read original story ...)

4 Secret Spots In Singapore Your Kids Will Love

This article was originally on GET.com at: 4 Secret Spots In Singapore Your Kids Will Love Are you a parent who's running out of ideas where to take your kids on your family day out? For starters, nobody says you have to spend a bomb in order to let them ... ( read original story ...

Standard Chartered & Liverpool FC bring Anfield to Singapore

Football giants Liverpool Football Club and major sponsor Standard Chartered are launching a new interactive tour that will take fans right into the club’s inner sanctum – and Singapore is the first stop. Titled LFC World, it is a totally immersive ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore Inc faces $12 billion debt scramble

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Singapore companies, highly exposed to slowing global trade and a lacklustre commodity market, face a financing scramble in 2017, as more than US$12 billion of their bonds falls due and banks grow wary of lending to the resources sector. ( read original story ...)

DBS extends Asia private banking push with ANZ assets purchase

SINGAPORE: DBS Group said on Monday (Oct 31) it plans to buy Australia and New Zealand Banking Group's (ANZ) wealth and retail businesses in five Asian markets - part of a big private banking push for the Singapore lender and the first significant retreat ... ( read original story ...)

DBS to Buy ANZ’s Wealth, Retail Units in Five Asian Nations

DBS will pay S$110 million ($79 million) above the book value of the businesses, which operate in Singapore, Hong Kong, China, Taiwan and Indonesia, the lender said in a stock-exchange statement. The deal will add S$23 billion of wealth assets to DBS’s ... ( read original story ...)

DBS to buy ANZ's Asian retail, wealth units; Q3 profit unchanged

SINGAPORE - DBS Group Holdings, Singapore's biggest bank, reported on Monday (Oct 31) third-quarter profit that was little changed from a year ago as it announced it had agreed to buy Australia & New Zealand Banking Group's wealth and retail businesses in ... ( read original story ...)