Financial Services
Nearly there: Regulators drop the green-light on OCBC-Wing Hang deal
The acquisition is almost in the bag.
A bite of the big apple: Temasek opens New York HQ
Complements Mexico, Sao Paolo offices.
Still not saved: Negative outlook persists for Hong Kong banks
No end in sight for year-long drought.
Three little bigs: Here are the most notable trade sales recently
They’re from the insurance, dairy, and retail markets.
Pawns following suit: MoneyMax makes $6.1m venture to Malaysia
Another proof that it isn’t a bank for the poor anymore.
Ring the alarm: Prepaid card fraud in Singapore among highest worldwide
Consumers are shaking their heads.
Kicking in buckets: Singapore cardholders’ World Cup splurges rocketed 72.9%
All in just 4 days.
Taking the lead: Banks in emerging markets see improved performance
But hurdles still abound.
DBS launches cross-border RMB lending in Suzhou
It’s the first Singaporean bank to jump on the RMB bandwagon.
Whatever, I don't care: 9 out of 10 credit card holders refuse to change their cards
Apathy makes them the big losers.
Great Eastern Holdings names Kyle Lee Khai Fatt as director
He was a partner at Price Waterhouse and Price WaterhouseCoopers LLP Singapore for 29 years.
Singapore banks’ bond issuance failed to break 2012’s impressive start
The 8.3% climb just fell short.
How political atmospheres affect Asian equity markets
But change is always better than the status quo.
Eyes on ValueMax: Pawnbrokers, it’s still a competition
Time to review your services.
Direct RMB-GBP trading sends RMB farther offshore: UOB
A London base adds sophistication to the currency.
Singapore banks strong, but slipping down ranks: Bloomberg
OCBC goes from 2nd to 4th.