KUALA LUMPUR (Nikkei Markets) -- Singapore shares fell Thursday as concerns over prospects of banking sector added to the renewed global trade worries that triggered Asia-wide selldown. Malaysia also ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore sets up education programme to retrain bankers for a digital world
Financial industry professionals can now seek skills upgrading, career advisory and job matching opportunities at the Institute of Banking and Finance’s ... IBF is working with the Monetary Authority ... ( read original story ...)
The CEO of Southeast Asia’s largest bank says he’s worried the US-China trade war will dent market psychology
The banking business, including that of DBS, relies to some extent on confidence to do well, Gupta said. He added that "unfortunately, there's not too much you can do about that and so you have to go ... ( read original story ...)
OCBC launches first-of-its-kind certification programme in Singapore
The OCBC-WMI Wealth Advisory Programme seeks to equip the bank's wealth advisors with private banking competencies. OCBC has partnered with Nanyang Technological University’s Wealth Management Institu... ( read original story ...)
How Robots and Tariffs Spoiled the DBS Party
Not so long ago, Singapore’s biggest bank used to be gung-ho about its trading operations. So much so that when DBS Group Holdings Ltd. moved its headquarters of nearly four decades, it made sure the ... ( read original story ...)
DBS Posts 20% Gain in 2nd-Quarter Profit
Net income rose 20 percent to S$1.37 billion ($1 billion) in the three months to June, the Singapore-based bank said Thursday, falling short of the S$1.44 billion average forecast in a Bloomberg surve... ( read original story ...)
DBS second quarter profit jumps 20 percent, misses estimates due to weak trading
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - DBS Group Holdings Ltd (DBSM.SI), Southeast Asia’s biggest lender, reported a 20 percent jump in net profit on Thursday, missing market expectations as the impact of business vol... ( read original story ...)
DBS focus: RBI views on liquidity; sees 25bp hike
Indian 10-Year bond yields have been, after keeping to a narrow 7.75-7.78 per cent range last week. Singapore: Singapore banking group DBS said it would be paying attention to the Reserve Bank of Indi... ( read original story ...)
OCBC launches upskilling programme for wealth advisors
OCBC yesterday launched a new upskilling programme for its wealth advisors in partnership with the Wealth Management Institute (WMI) of Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore). Acc... ( read original story ...)
DBS focus: RBI views on liquidity; sees 25 bps hike
Singapore banking group DBS said it would be paying attention to the Reserve Bank of India's views on liquidity today and see a 25 bps hike in rates. The bank sees a 25 bp hike accompanied by a neutra... ( read original story ...)
FWD examines Singapore merits for IPO
Hong Kong billionaire Richard Li's FWD Group is considering listing in either Hong Kong or Singapore with a dual-class structure, after the Lion City's stock exchange followed the SAR's bourse in allo... ( read original story ...)
UOB puts auto loans in the fast lane
United Overseas Bank (UOB) today launched Singapore’s largest car ecosystem and the fastest fully-digital financing solution for car buyers. UOB’s digital car financing solution is available at seven ... ( read original story ...)
OCBC to equip 330 retail wealth advisers with private banking skills
SINGAPORE - OCBC Bank on Tuesday (July 31) said it would "upskill" more than 330 retail banking wealth advisers with private-banking skills in a new partnership with the Wealth Management Institute (W... ( read original story ...)
The Monthly Nibble: Stock Market Correction and Blue-Chips
1. Singapore’s Stock Market Correction is Here: What Investors Should Do Now Earlier this month, the Singapore stock market took a beating due to the additional property cooling measures announced by ... ( read original story ...)
Standard Chartered : StanChart profit jumps 34 percent as restructuring pays off
HONG KONG/LONDON (Reuters) - Standard Chartered Plc reported a 34 percent rise in pretax ... North Asia as well as ASEAN and South Asia divisions mainly in Hong Kong and Singapore. The bank said in Ju... ( read original story ...)
Billionaire Li’s FWD Said to Mull Singapore Dual-Class IPO
Hong Kong billionaire Richard Li’s FWD Group is considering listing in Singapore with a dual-class structure, as the insurer moves ahead with its initial public offering preparations, people with know... ( read original story ...)