Financial Services

CPF Board sets the record straight on RSS payout age

CPF Board sets the record straight on RSS payout age

The payout eligibility age for its retirement sum scheme still remains at 65, and not 70.

Morgan Stanley beefs up Asian wealth team

It will hire 50 RMs in Hong Kong and Singapore over the next three years.

Manulife arms its agents with personal websites in bid to enhance customer relations

Digital Stars will allow customers to pick agents of their choice.

NETS rolls out same-day settlement for hawkers

Transactions done before 5 pm will be credited to their respective DBS, OCBC, and UOB bank accounts by 11 pm.

Grab forms joint venture with ZhongAn to offer digital insurance products

The firms aim to provide its products to uninsured consumers through Grab’s mobile app.

OCBC launches digital dashboard for SMEs

The dashboard features over 40 business apps.

Singtel's Dash to expand mobile remittance services to Myanmar

Money transfers from Singapore to Myanmar through Dash will be available by March 2019.

UOB renews bancassurance agreement with Prudential for 15 years

The bank will distribute Prudential Group’s life insurance products to its consumer banking customer base across the region.

DBS launches online portal giving SMEs the digital leg up

SMEs can access accounting, digital marketing and cybersecurity solutions.

Singapore bank revenues may rise 9% in 2019

Loans and balance sheet leverage will drive revenue expansion.

OCBC rolls out free online will writing service

Singapore residents and citizens aged 21 and above can prepare their own wills within 10 minutes.

Local firms slack off in bills payment for Q4 2018

Prompt payments fell from 50.40% to 48.43% in a year.

Singapore banks' earnings turnaround hit by steep funding costs

NIMs have only inched up by 2-12 bp since 2015 even as the 3M SIBOR soared 58bp.