UOB will provide its junior employees, Class II officers and below, an extra month of bonus on a one-off basis. This additional bonus will be paid to about 6,000 employees across the Group, of whom ...
Standard Chartered’s 2023 profit jumps 18%, ahead of market estimates; US$1 billion share buy-back launched
The emerging-markets focused lender made a net profit of US$3.47 billion in 2023, or US$1.08 per share, up from US$2.95 billion posted a year ago The lender announced a fresh share buy-back of US$1 ...
Daily Cuts – HSBC Women’s World Championship
Singapore Today's Daniel Martin and Justine Moss speak with Andy Johnston, General Manager and Head of Agronomy at Sentosa Golf Club, about this year’s edition of the US$1.8 million (S$2.4 million) ...
Singapore’s Prepaid Card and Digital Wallet Sectors Predict Robust Growth by 2027: Q2 2023 Market Update
The financial landscape in Singapore is set to evolve significantly as the latest ... are enhancing customer experiences while reshaping financial interactions. Yahoo Finance ...
SingLand H2 net profit rises 7% to $102.4 million on fair-value gain on investment properties
Earnings per share, including fair-value gain on investment properties, stood at 7.1 Singapore cents for the half year, up from 6.7 Singapore cents the previous year. Revenue for the half year rose 3 ...
Hot stock: Genting Singapore falls 9.7% on Friday after Q4 results disappoint
SHARES of Genting Singapore fell as much as 10.2 per cent on Friday (Feb 23), after the operator of Resorts World Sentosa reported disappointing fourth-quarter financials the day before. Read more at ...
Parliament debate on Singapore Budget 2024 to begin on Feb 26
SINGAPORE: Parliament will begin debating the Budget 2024 statement on Monday (Feb 26). It is expected to go on for at least two days before Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Lawrence Wong ...
Our share price is ‘crap’, admits Standard Chartered boss
Standard Chartered is listed in London but offers consumer and commercial banking in the likes of China, Hong Kong and Singapore. Despite having no branches in the UK, it has sponsored Liverpool FC ...
T-bills in Singapore: What it is, how to buy and the latest cut-off yield (20 February 2024)
The latest six-month Treasury Bills (T-bills) that was issued on 20 February 2024 had a cut-off yield of 3.66 per cent per annum, and the cut-off price was 98.175.With a S$13.5 billion total amount ...
StanChart CEO’s pay soars to $13.3 million, highest since 2015
SINGAPORE – Standard Chartered chief executive Bill Winters saw his total pay package rise 22 per cent in 2023. Winters’ total remuneration climbed to £7.8 million (S$13.3 million) last year, from ...
12 best cashback credit cards in Singapore (2024)
Collecting air miles for your jet setting lifestyle admittedly sounds sexier than trying to scrounge for cash rebates. But if you're still one of those people who believe that cash is king, getting ...
DBS customers now able to ‘lock up’ funds in existing accounts
SINGAPORE: DBS is extending its digiVault protection to all accounts, allowing customers to "lock up" funds in their existing accounts. The feature, launched last November, enables customers to lock ...
Faster cooling in Singapore’s inflation puts focus on monetary outlook
SINGAPORE, Feb 23 (Reuters) - Singapore's key inflation rate rose at a slower pace than markets had expected last month, official data showed on Friday, opening the door for the central bank to ...
Genting Singapore Shares Drop on Fourth-Quarter Miss
On the upside, they highlighted a stock currently trading below its historical average and said they expect the company to benefit from a solid events lineup in Singapore. Sophie Chua Siu Li of Hong ...
Singapore finance watchdog issues quantum cybersecurity advisory
Singapore's Monetary Authority (MAS) issued a cautionary note to financial institutions (FIs), urging them to prepare for the potential cybersecurity risks associated with quantum computing. In the ...
Affected by the closure of CPF Special Accounts? Here’s what you can do, according to finance experts
Mr Loo Cheng Chuan, founder of the 1M65 movement, says two existing provisions in the CPF system cushion the impact of the announcements made at Budget 2024.