Insight into consumer preferences in Singapore and the reasons for taking out financial products and how this has evolved in recent years. -Understanding around the main providers dominating the current account, savings, mortgage, and loan markets and the ... ( read original story ...)
Swiss bank Pictet gets licence to expand Singapore operations
Swiss private bank Pictet Group announced that it has secured a so-called wholesale bank licence that enables it to expand operations in Singapore. The licence, which was recently granted by the Monetary Authority of Singapore, allows Pictet’s Singapore ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore remains destination of choice for expatriate workforce
In Singapore, nearly three-quarters of expats polled said that the city-state offers better earning potential than their home country. HSBC and UOB joins DBS and BOC to offer 3 Years Fixed Rate Mortgage Packages Singapore, being a multi-racial island city ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore fines Standard Chartered entities US$4.9m for money laundering breaches
SINGAPORE (March 19): Singapore's central bank imposed penalties of S$5.2 million (US$3.95 million) on Standard Chartered Bank (SCBC) and S$1.2 million on Standard Chartered Trust (Singapore) (SCTS) for breaching money laundering rules and terrorism ... ( read original story ...)
Standard Chartered’s Singapore branch fined USD$4.9m
For allegedly being unable to satisfy the requirements on anti-money laundering, authorities in Singapore have fined Standard Chartered Plc a total of SGD6.4m (USD4.9m). Interestingly, the punishment comes less than two years after the bank received a ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore slaps Standard Chartered with anti-money laundering and terrorism fines
Standard Chartered Bank and Standard Chartered Trust were fined a combined £3.46m (S$6.4m) by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) for 33 breaches of anti-money laundering and terrorism financing laws. The lender’s Singapore arm was fined £2.81m ... ( read original story ...)
Bank of Singapore to grow family office business
Bank of Singapore, the private bank of OCBC Bank, is looking to expand its family office business as the city-state rolls out the red carpet for wealthy investors. "We are seeing increasing demand for families moving into the next generation to set a ... ( read original story ...)
MAS and Bank of Lithuania Strengthen Cooperation in FinTech
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and the Bank of Lithuania have agreed to work together to support the development of the FinTech ecosystems and encourage greater financial innovation in the two countries. The FinTech Co-operation Agreement ... ( read original story ...)
9 Things About Engaging Property Agents Only Singaporeans Who’ve Done Their Homework Will Know
Your property agent has to be registered with the CEA Don’t ... because the CEA has a nifty public register that lists all the registered agents in Singapore. The apartment you’re looking at is right beside the MRT station, and it’s surrounded ... ( read original story ...)
Lithuania and Singapore to Cooperate on Fintech Innovation
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and the Bank of Lithuania have agreed to collaborate and mutually support the development of the Fintech ecosystems and encourage financial innovation between the two countries. Today, MAS and the Bank signed a ... ( read original story ...)
APAC Realty, MLN join forces to target wealthy Chinese property buyers
APAC Realty’s Jack Chua and Juliet Zhu of MLN Overseas today signed a partnership agreement to provide a range of services to Chinese property buyers. UPDATED: Singapore-listed real estate brokerage APAC Realty, which operates under the ERA brand ... ( read original story ...)
Economists raise 2018 Singapore GDP growth forecast: MAS survey
Economists have raised their forecasts for Singapore’s economic growth in 2018, as they upgraded their views on private consumption as well as wholesale and retail trade, a central bank survey showed on Wednesday. Singapore’s gross domestic product is ... ( read original story ...)
Home Loans in Singapore – The Complete Guide to Property Loans
A floating rate is a home loan where the interest rate is pegged to the SIBOR or SOR. The SIBOR is the Singapore Interbank Offer Rate, what the SOR is the Swap Offer Rate. These are rates which are public knowledge so there’s a level of transparency. ( read original story ...)
Bank of Singapore’s Derrick Tan now also heads Hong Kong branch
SINGAPORE - Bank of Singapore's global market head for Greater China and North Asia, Derrick Tan, has taken on the additional role of chief executive of its Hong Kong branch since March 6, the private banking arm of OCBC Bank said on Monday. He replaces ... ( read original story ...)
Property: How expensive is your home compared to others?
In 2018, Singapore was ranked as the most important property market in ASEAN by Morgan Stanley's research. Given this, it is not surprising that Singapore is also home to some of the most expensive properties in the world. But just how nice and expensive ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s high-yield rental properties have these 3 things in common
So what makes a good rental property investment? For answers, we looked at apartments and condominiums across Singapore that commanded gross rental yields of 4% and above, to identify their common characteristics. Current gross rental yields are calculated ... ( read original story ...)