UOB expects headline CPI to fall between 0.5% and 0.4% MoM. Singapore's core inflation is likely to stay muted in April, with economists at UOB projecting a 0.2% to 0.3% MoM increase, translating to ...
Public trust in Singapore banks remains strong at 72% in 2024
The sector earned an Edelman Net Trust Score (ENTS) of 68—slightly down from 70 in 2022. Public trust in Singapore’s banking industry remains strong, with 72% of respondents expressing high confidence ...
Eastspring appoints HSBC to provide middle-office services
Eastspring Investments has appointed Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation to provide middle-office services for its business in several Asian countries, including Singapore and Malaysia. HSBC ...
Structuring Investments To Mitigate CFIUS Concerns
The power of the CFIUS to unwind transactions it deems a national security risk makes it crucial for companies to understand its jurisdiction.
HSBC wins Eastspring middle office mandate
Eastspring Investments has appointed HSBC to provide middle office services and support its growth ambitions across multiple Asian markets, including Singapore and Malaysia.
Corporate Bank Account Risks in Singapore: A Guide for Foreign Companies
Foreign companies face growing banking risks in Singapore. Here's how to stay compliant and avoid account disruptions.
Sing$-backed stablecoin XSGD more widely available for use as it launches on new blockchain platform
StraitsX launched XSGD on the XRP Ledger (XRPL), a public blockchain that can be accessed by anyone. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Ripple News: XSGD Stablecoin Now Live on XRP Ledger for Asian Market Growth
StraitsX launches XSGD stablecoin on XRP Ledger to boost real-time, regulated digital payments across Asia’s financial markets. 2/2 ...
Singapore property investment volume jumps 60% to SGD6.5b in Q1
Thanks to the boost from GLS tenders. According to a recent report by Colliers, during Q1 2025, investment volume amounted to approximately SGD 6.5 billion, including several Government Land Sales ...
Singapore’s wealthy want advisers to incorporate AI into offerings: survey
SINGAPORE] Private wealth clients in Singapore expect their wealth managers or advisers to incorporate artificial intelligence (AI) into their offerings, more than clients globally or in the ...
Money Talks – MT Explains: How Singapore’s S$NEER monetary policy can affect your coffee and holidays
S$NEER – the Singapore dollar nominal effective exchange rate - is a critical component of Singapore’s monetary policy. Jeff Ng, head of Asia macro strategy at Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, ...
Financial convergence opens doors for remisiers
SINGAPORE: Stock brokerages need to transform as they grapple with changes across the financial sector, says PhillipCapital founder and executive chairman Lim Hua Min.
Singapore’s private banks use finance boot camps to target wealthy Chinese scions
SINGAPORE -- Over five days in Hong Kong, children of the cream of the crop of Singapore lender United Overseas Bank's clients networked with prominent enterprises in the Chinese-ruled city, such as ...
Johor could see up to $711 million in investment from Maybank’s Singapore clients
Malaysia's Maybank has pledged a combined investment interest of up to S$709 million for JS-SEZ Read more at straitstimes.com.
Johor could see up to S$709 million in investment from Maybank’s Singapore clients
Malaysia's Maybank has pledged a combined investment interest of up to S$709 million for JS-SEZ Read more at straitstimes.com.
HSBC launches new capital markets and advisory group
HSBC's new group will unify its global financing and investment banking operations under one management framework.