Financial Services
Swiss Re Corporate Solutions appoints Jonathan Rake as Head of South East Asia
The appointment is effective October 1st.
Swiss Re Corporate Solutions appoints Jonathan Rake as Head of South East Asia
The appointment is effective October 1st.
Physical bank branches to die out soon in Singapore as banks step up digitisation: analysts
Branches occupy 750,000 sqft of space in Singapore.
UOB's crowdfunding partner OurCrowd raises $98m
Half of the funds will be used for global office expansion.
Demand for medical malpractice insurance to spike in the next five years
Senior healthcare organisations forecast to take up 40%.
Here’s how Singapore should be shielding its wealthy investors
Regulatory preference should treat all individuals as retail investors.
Will UOB's contactless services take off or flop?
It is aiming for more ways to boost customer engagement.
CWT gets go-ahead to operate physical commodity exchange in Indonesia
It will be branded as Asia Commodity Marketplace.
SGX, ICBC team up to court Chinese firms in Singapore
The tie-up will focus on REITs, offshore RMB bonds.
Singapore and Australia to combat tax evasion
Australia has taken a positive step towards greater transparency with one of the global financial hubs, Singapore.
UOB set to unveil contactless ATM machines
All its ATMs will be contactless by December 2018.
Chart of the Day: Check out the sorry state of Singapore’s bad housing loans
Housing loans account for 71% of household debt.
Singapore won't probe Indonesians joining Jakarta’s tax amnesty
Amnesty participation is protected by city-state laws.
Singapore banks report Indonesian clients suspected of tax evasion
Customers are participating in Indonesia’s tax amnesty.
Singapore's 20 largest commercial banks in 2016
Singapore banks are likely to feel a pinch, but nothing too painful.
Chart of the Day: Here’s solid proof Singapore’s domestic lending has grown increasingly alarming
The 3% contraction is the worst in a decade.
UOB unveils world's first contactless credit card payment
Clients can make transactions using only their smartphones.
Vibrant's net profit crumble 94.9% to $0.38 million
Losses from its associates hurt its earnings.