Financial Services
Higher rates for Singapore banks offer huge operating leverage
Higher rates for Singapore banks offer huge operating leverage
Analysts believe they can rerate further.
DFCC Bank names SR Thambiayah as director
She was joint managing director of Renuka Hotels and Renuka City Hotels.
MAS inks deal with Malaysia, Thailand for streamlined cross-border prospectus review framework
The deal will enhance market efficiency.
iFAST’s net profit jumped 33.7% to $10.5m in FY14
Assets under administration rose to a record high.
Local banks gear up for testing times as credit outlook dims
The big three are fattening up their buffers.
Banks, securities firms team up to launch online portal on unlisted specified investment products
The portal is free for all investors.
Domestic bank lending slips to $607.5b in January
Due to lower general commerce loans.
Stanley Cheong Kok Yew quits as TIH Ltd director
He intended to pursue other career opportunities and personal interests.
Over half of financial services execs alarmed over intensifying regulatory pressures
Tighter competition is also a key challenge.
CPF Investment Scheme funds trailed behind global benchmarks in 2014
CPFIS-included funds rose 7.4%.
Local banks grapple with intensifying cyclical risks
Asset quality and profitability are under pressure.
Analysts laud comprehensive “people’s budget”
It will set the course for the next 50 years.
OCBC sweeps 2014 earnings race with 38.8% profit surge
Guess which of the top SG banks reported the smallest increase?
Chart of the Day: Singapore’s housing loan demand to stay listless in 2015
Loan growth in 2014 was a four-year low.
Budget 2015 “one of the most comprehensive” ever seen, says EY
Residents and SMEs are the clear winners.
Innovative jubilee budget makes Singapore future-ready: Deloitte
The people’s budget did not fail to deliver.
Will the personal tax rate hike drive senior executives away from Singapore?
This is the first increase in 30 years.