Singapore
DBS Private Bank launches initiative that introduces private equity deals to clients
It's available for clients with net worth of SGD50 million and above.
DBS Private Bank launches initiative that introduces private equity deals to clients
It's available for clients with net worth of SGD50 million and above.
Here’s a silver lining for Singapore’s three biggest banks
All's not lost despite slowing loan growth.
Singapore banks' aggregate operating income to slow to 5% in 2016
But core net profit can grow 7%.
UOB inks collaboration deal with Indonesian investment agency
To facilitate more FDI into the archipelago.
DBS appoints Pearlyn Phau as deputy group head of consumer banking & wealth management
The appointment is effective 1 January 2016.
UOB pioneers contactless payments with tokenised security in Asia Pacific
The UOB Mighty mobile app saw 5,500 unique downloads a day since its soft launch.
CIMB bolsters telecommunication links as it collaborates with Philippine telco
Roles of telcos and banks are converging.
DBS surprise leads quarter of stellar performances for Singapore’s banking triumvirate
Net profits exceeded analyst estimates.
Issuance of AT1 securities by Asia-Pac banks to energise regulatory capital growth, says Fitch
China is likely to remain the largest issuer.
UOB, ICBC complete Singapore’s first offshore RMB bond-pledged repurchase agreement
This marks an additional means of cash liquidity for local businesses.
UOB floors the gas pedal on FinTech with new innovation lab
It’s innovate or be left out for banks.
Bank of China launches two global commodity business centres in Singapore
The bank also signed an MoU with IE Singapore.
Financial technology investments balloon to US$3.5b in the first nine months of 2015
40% of these deals were in payments.
Effective delivery of private banking risk and regulatory transformation in Asia
Private banks in Asia are increasingly burdened by risk and regulatory requirements, in fact more so than any other segments within banking. Regulations span numerous dimensions and serve various objectives including investor protection, financial crime prevention, capital adequacy management, taxation compliance, professional code of conduct, and risk management.
The inaugural Asian Banking and Finance Insurance Asia Awards 2016 now open for nominations
The deadline for nominations is on 29 January 2016.
Are Singapore banks breaking free from decaying asset quality soon?
Banks showed resilience in the face of volatility.
Here’s why watchful OCBC is cautious in lending to this Southeast Asian state
It’s specifically careful in lending to government-linked companies.