Standard Chartered has appointed Ying-Ying Tan as regional head ... implementation & client management and technology & operations. Based in Singapore, she is accountable for the execution of the business strategic growth agenda in the region. ( read original story ...)
DBS : is first Asian bank and first Singapore company to join global renewable energy initiative RE100
DBS Bank today announced that it will join RE100, a global renewable energy campaign led by The Climate Group in partnership with CDP, that brings together influential global businesses committed to using 100% renewable energy to power their operations. ( read original story ...)
DBS commits to power all its Singapore operations using renewable energy by 2030
Singapore's largest lender DBS on Wednesday pledged to power all its operations in the city-state using renewable energy by 2030, becoming the Asian bank to join renewable energy commitment. The pledge comes as DBS said it would join RE100, a global ... ( read original story ...)
DBS pledges to power all its Singapore operations with renewable energy by 2030
SINGAPORE - DBS Bank has pledged to power all of its operations in Singapore using renewable energy by 2030, and eventually aims to extend this to all of its global operations, it announced on Wednesday (Sept 13). To achieve its pledge for its local ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore shares edge lower; DBS, OCBC fall
Singapore stocks fell on Wednesday, dragged lower by lenders such as OCBC, but easing geopolitical tensions over North Korea's missile programme capped any huge losses. Asian shares hit a 10-year peak with investors breathing a sigh of relief as North ... ( read original story ...)
CDL wins inaugural Singapore Sustainability Reporting Awards
11 Tampines Concourse is the first CarbonNeutral development in Asia Pacific and Singapore. (Photo: CDL) City Developments Limited (CDL) has received the ‘Best Sustainability Report for Established Reporters (Mainboard and Catalist)’ at the inaugural ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore as a Cashless Society: Why We Should Be Looking Forward To It?
In this year’s National Day message, PM Lee pushed for Singapore to become a cashless society, in line with the government’s Smart Nation ambitions. You’d have thought he’d called for NS to be extended to three years judging by the backlash this ... ( read original story ...)
A Lowball Singapore Takeover
It wouldn't be the first time that the Singapore bank has faced accusations of offloading pieces of Lee's legacy for less than their value. In 2012, OCBC and a subsidiary sold its stake in Fraser & Neave Ltd., setting off an intense battle for the ... ( read original story ...)
A UOB director has joined this expanding bank in Singapore
A senior Singapore trader has called it a day at UOB after nine years. http://news.efinancialcareers.com/sg-en/294652/uob-hire-google-apple/ Senior UOB interest rates trader Lawrence Lee has joined Taiwan’s CTBC Bank in Singapore as a director. ( read original story ...)
OCBC Keyboard lets customers make P2P payments without leaving messaging apps
Singapore's OCBC Bank has launched an Android keyboard that enables customers to make peer-to-peer payments from within any app or mobile browser. Once they have downloaded and set up the keyboard app, customers can tap on the OCBC Pay Anyone icon from ... ( read original story ...)
POSB rolls out wearable smartwatch tech to 6000 primary school children
The POSB Smart Buddy programme is fully subsidised by POSB. (See Appendix for further details) Said Jeremy Soo, Managing Director and Head of Consumer Banking Group (Singapore), DBS Bank: “We believe that POSB Smart Buddy represents a paradigm shift for ... ( read original story ...)
HSBC and UOB joins DBS and BOC to offer 3 Years Fixed Rate Mortgage Packages
Last week, HSBC and UOB joins DBS and Bank of China (BOC) to offer 3 Years Fixed Rate Mortgage Packages. The home loan market in Singapore is starting to become receptive to fixed rates mortgage packages again with more choices on offer. 13 Sep 2017 When ... ( read original story ...)
No ATM needed: Standard Chartered partners start-up soCash on 400 cash withdrawal points
SINGAPORE - Standard Chartered Bank has partnered financial technology start-up soCash, which will allow its customers to withdraw cash at over 400 points through the bank's mobile app, SC Mobile. The cash points include merchants such as Buzz, U Star ... ( read original story ...)
Peso to weaken next year – DBS
MANILA, Philippines — DBS Bank Ltd. of Singapore sees the peso weakening further to a range of 52.50 to 53.30 to $1 next year as the Philippines is set to book its first current account (CA) deficit in 15 years this year. In its Economics Markets ... ( read original story ...)
UOB, HSBC lock horns with DBS on a mortgage fight in Singapore
Singapore's biggest banks have commenced competition in the area of mortgage loans, sparked by the offering of lower interest rate for a longer duration to attract a slew of home buyers who are starting to gain interest again in the residential market. ( read original story ...)
Singapore Stock Market Draws Flat Lead For Monday
(RTTNews.com) - The Singapore stock market on Friday ended the two-day slide in which it had given away almost 25 points or 0.7 percent. The Straits Times Index remains just beneath the 3,230-point plateau, and it's likely to remain rangebound again on Monday. ( read original story ...)