Financial Services
Life insurance sales hit over $2b in 2012
But single premiums dropped 11%.
DBS' big boss asserts operating profit growth is realistic this year
But it'll be 'mid-single digit'.
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Great Eastern Holdings smokes the competition in Malaysia
Higher premium products sales surged 30%.
People's Bank of China appoints official Singapore clearing bank for Renminbi
ICBC chosen over Bank of China.
Singaporeans to shell out $1,500 on Lunar New Year: survey
Where will it be spent?
Great Eastern Holdings profit doubled to S$767.5m in 2012
It's a record high performance.
UOB to be worst hit by property measures
Housing loans is 29% of its loan portfolio.
Singapore firms' appetite for deals rebounded in 2012: KPMG
Forward P/E ratios surged 20% yoy.
Two battered DBS divisions could make a comeback: OCBC
Investment banking, stockbroking have rebound potential.
DBS net profits fell below market expectations
It's more than $20m short of the consensus.
OCBC, UOB, DBS had the highest market share gains in the past 9 years
Followed by Korean and Indian large banks.
DBS S$760m 4Q12 income disappoints peers
They were expecting S$788m gains.
DBS profit ex-divestment gains up 11% to S$3.36b
Total income breached S$8b mark.
92% of bank bosses worry over losing top talents
A wage hike may be too late now.
Reasons why DBS can't be knocked off top spot
Return on equity is pegged at 11.2%.