Financial Services
UOB trains over 100 bankers in alternative financing
It’s aiming to deepen its support for startups.
UOB trains over 100 bankers in alternative financing
It’s aiming to deepen its support for startups.
Here's why global bank rating trends still bleed red in 1H16
30% of emerging market bank pose negative outlooks.
Hong Leong’s profit plunged 20.9% to $11m
Sluggish economy and competitive market pulled earnings down.
Old Mutual Global Investors appoints Gerard Clancy SEA head of sales
The company expands its Asia reach.
Floundering financial services sector hurt Singapore GDP growth
Sectoral growth moved at a snail’s pace of 0.8%.
Chart of the day: Check out Singapore banks' lacklustre NIMs in Q2
Only DBS' NIM saw an expansion.
Stronger local currency squeezes Singapore banks' NIMs in 2Q16
Average net interest margin was at 1.74%.
Weighted new business premiums spike 13% to $1.52b in H1
Market volatility pushed consumers to risk-averse options.
UOB is the sore loser in Singapore banks’ bad loans tally
O&G troubles pulled non-performing loan ratio to new highs.
Here’s why you can forget an income rebound for DBS in H2
For starters, Swiber will likely have a contagion impact.
Will the O&G market's increasing turbulence capsize Singapore banks’ credit profiles?
Loss-absorption buffers have never been more vital.
Daily Briefing: Aberdeen sniffs bargain amid local banks’ debt panic; More oil bond defaults haunt Singapore
And Singapore balks on Lockheed’s jets sale.
DBS’ bad debts for transport sector creep up to 2.1% in 2Q16
Analysts are worried if DBS’ provisions are enough to offset this.
Hefty bonuses lure banking professionals to Singapore’s local banks
Bonuses in big banks used to be 40%--how have the times changed?
Daily Briefing: Final decision on Lockheed's F-35 jets on hold; DBS caught in deep financial web
And here are the 7 most unique Singaporean landmarks.
DBS’ net profit slips 6% to $1.05b
Group’s bad debt rose to $150 million.
Daily Briefing: DBS profit plummets on Swiber provisions; Half of Singaporeans looking to buy home
And here are Singapore’s most unique landmarks.