Tag: mortgage

In a commentary carried by Channel NewsAsia, Khor Yu Leng from Segi Enam Advisors Pte Ltd said there was scant and inconsistent data to support the belief, adding that Singapore’s property buyers had been eclipsed by those from China. According to a ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore is amongst the top 10 owners of the 97,000 properties in England and Wales owned by overseas firms, data from the United Kingdom’s Land Registry revealed. "This release of data in November last year follows the UK government’s commitment to ... ( read original story ...)

Browse listings of houses, apartments, land, commercial property and other real estate for sale in Singapore, advertised by owners, agents, developers & portals or jump to results for popular locations using the links on the right. 2005 brought an ... ( read original story ...)

DBS analyst Derek Tan noted that Singapore is approaching the traditional peak period for property transactions in the coming months, which around 55%-60% transacted between April to September in any given year. “Given the positive sales momentum ... ( read original story ...)

Standard Chartered home loan packages are currently some of the best in the market right now, but only if you submit your documents before the stipulated deadline. Otherwise, you might have to wait and see what new packages they offer. If you’re buying a ... ( read original story ...)

Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation (OCBC) has officially opened its SG$240m (US$182.5m) data center, designed to meet the regional business requirements of OCBC Group across 18 countries. The facility has been operational since Q3 of 2017, after a ... ( read original story ...)

Don't miss Employee Benefits Asia, Asia's leading C&B conference in Hong Kong, Kuala Lumpur, Philippines and Singapore in May. Register now! VP Bank, a Liechtenstein-based bank, will be upgrading its Singapore subsidiary to a full branch in a bid to ... ( read original story ...)

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 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 ...)

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 (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 ...)

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 ...)

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, 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 ...)

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 ...)

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 ...)