Financial Services
Banks saved the day after dismal earnings season in Q3
Telcos are the next best performer.
CPF interest and HDB mortgage rates to stay flat in 1Q15
Ordinary accounts will get 3.5% per annum.
Singapore is one of the world’s easiest places to do taxes: study
Even if tax rate has increased.
DBS completes first international bond issue in Singapore
The $180m bond issue was oversubscribed.
CapitalVia launches trader’s educational seminar in Singapore
Traders can join for free.
Money, money, money: Singapore’s ultra-rich residents control 17% of the country’s wealth
There are 1,395 ultra-high net worth individuals living here.
Daily Briefing: Check out the jubilee baby scrapbook; PM Lee commends Noy, Xi in Philippine-China dispute
And Singapore’s soccer team seeks suzuki cup win in glitzy new home.
Singapore’s debt collectors team up to salvage tarnished public image
The industry’s first professional organization has been formed.
Weary investors turn to Singapore banks as outlook dims for other sectors
Banking stocks are expected to rally.
UOB’s delinquent housing loans jumped 12.3% in Q3
This is its the highest level since 2004.
Cash-strapped Singaporean execs struggle to make ends meet each month: report
Almost 1 in 2 execs have zero savings.
Hong Leong Finance promotes Ang Tang Chor to deputy president
His present post was senior executive vice president of Corporate and Consumer Business.
CapitalVia bags the Red Herring, Deloitte and ET Now Recognitions
It zeroes in on pure play technical research.
All companies can file their taxes online starting 2015: IRAS
It will reduce compliance costs and raise efficiency.
Auditors zoom in on charities and public institutions with ACRA’s new accounting rules
Stricter professional guidelines will be rolled out.
Singapore CB returns up to $9b to banks in rate probe
To maintain a clean financial environment.