Financial Services
Great Eastern’s profit surged 30% to $878.6m in FY14
Thanks to higher profits from its insurance segment.
Great Eastern’s profit surged 30% to $878.6m in FY14
Thanks to higher profits from its insurance segment.
Chart of the Day: Singapore banks’ loan quality hinges on China exposure
China-related loans make up 20-25% of the pie.
DBS launches venture debt programme to fund local tech start-ups
To cement Singapore’s status as a start-up hub.
Singapore’s coveted covered bond market to open by mid-2015
Thanks to amendments proposed by the MAS.
Sakae to establish $250m asset management business
To complement its financial services business.
MAS inks MOU with Central Bank of Myanmar to strengthen bilateral ties
After CBM’s banking liberalisation programme in 2014.
Which local bank is most exposed to rapidly rising interest rates?
Its net profit might jump by as much as 17%.
Banks under threat from aggressive fintech start-ups
Non-bank players are clinching a larger market share.
Regional tech start-ups find new home in Singapore's innovation hub
Financial services, e-commerce, and media firms are welcome.
Most Singaporean investors doomed to financial disappointment in 2015: report
They are trapped in a vicious investing cycle.
Singapore’s big three banks win big on sharp SIBOR hike
Local banks are most rate-sensitive in the region.
Succession crisis: Almost half of family-owned firms in Singapore have no heirs
Family-owned firms here are the least prepared in the ASEAN.
SGX teams up with Clearbridge Accelerator to facilitate fund raising for entrepreneurs and SMEs
It will address financing gaps for SMEs.
Vulnerable SGD at risk of a substantial sell-off as interest rates rise
The greenback will continue to get stronger versus the SGD.
MetLife builds its first global R&D hub
It bills itself as a first-of-its-kind innovation centre for the insurance industry.
Large firms push for increased overseas tax relief: KPMG
The government should boost internationalisation efforts.
Cost of living far outstrips the incomes of most Singaporeans: HSBC survey
1 in 3 residents are struggling to save.