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SINGAPORE: Singapore’s residential property curbs are expected to stay for some time as the city-state’s economy remains stable and demand is still “very resilient,” National Development Minister Lawrence Wong said. Singapore home prices fell 3% in ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore’s residential property curbs are expected to stay for some time as the city-state’s economy remains stable and demand is still "very resilient," National Development Minister Lawrence Wong said. Singapore home prices fell 3 percent in 2016 ... ( read original story ...)

This is especially so for homeowners who reside in a private property. In Singapore, mortgage insurance is also known as a Mortgage Reduced Term Assurance (MRTA) as the sum assured is gradually reduced as the housing loan gets paid off every month. ( read original story ...)

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 28 Release of Singapore Bank Lending for January at 1000(0200GMT). THURSDAY, MARCH 2 Release of Singapore PMI for February at 2100(1300GMT). TUESDAY, MARCH 7 Release of Singapore Foreign Reserves for February at 1700 (0900GMT). ( read original story ...)

United Overseas Bank U11.SG 1.3888888888888888% United Overseas Bank Ltd ... Management believes the Fed rate hike impact pass through would lag Singapore Interbank Offered Rate (SIBOR) movements, hence expectations of a later rise in net interest margin ... ( read original story ...)

A comprehensive presentation on Goods and Services Tax ( GST ) by GreyMatBay. History of GST, its relevance, Impact on Economy, calculation of tax under GST, applicable tax rates, Main provisions of GST, how GST can complement economic growth, its synergy ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore's largest bank DBS today said it is planning to hire 100 skilled professionals, in emerging and disruptive technologies across cloud, machine learning and Big Data, for its Hyderabad hub. DBS has launched the recruitment drive 'DBS Hack2Hire' and ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE--United Overseas Bank Ltd. (U11.SG) said Tuesday it plans to issue 750 million Singapore dollars (US$528 million) of subordinated notes due for maturity in 2029. The issuance will be part of the lender's S$15 billion euro medium-term note program ... ( read original story ...)

The second senior account handler hired for OCBC Bank is senior account director Jaslyn Lam, most recently from Saatchi & Saatchi Singapore, where she led the global and regional management of P&G brand, Pampers. Prior to Saatchi & Saatchi, Lam had stints ... ( read original story ...)

The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Japan’s largest bank, has chosen blockchain technology as the core infrastructure toward testing the digitization of checks using Singapore’s Fintech-friendly regulatory sandbox installed by the country’s central ... ( read original story ...)

There may be opportunities for property developers to develop entire precincts in the future. Many developers in Singapore have expressed their eagerness to participate in a private-public partnership model that will see them master planning new districts ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE: Two recent charges against local real estate firms promoting overseas residential investments have put the spotlight back on such risky purchases. A complaint was filed against property agency Square Yards Singapore last month for failing to ... ( read original story ...)

DUBAI (Reuters) - The private banking arm of Singapore’s second-biggest lender OCBC is targeting annual growth of assets of more than 20 percent from its new office in Dubai, which it aims to use to attract wealthy clients from the Middle East ... ( read original story ...)

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) -- A mortgage services company signed a $225 million settlement with California regulators on Friday to settle allegations it overcharged active-duty military members, was late in providing key information for some civilian ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE - Singapore's central bank is finding itself in a suitably comfortable position, and changes to its monetary policy approach seem unlikely for now. But should the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) choose to move again later this year ... ( read original story ...)

Against a backdrop of an uncertain global macro environment, one constant continues to drive key Asian property markets: The Chinese buyer. Mainland China investors, and their growing appetite for overseas assets, have been a key theme for the property ... ( read original story ...)