Singapore
Singaporean SMEs want their own bank
                                                                                 
                    
                    	Bank will focus financing small- and medium-enterprises. SMEs have renewed their call for a bank that will focus on providing financing to their sector. They also want a one-stop agency that will help them with all issues ranging from applying for government schemes to doing business overseas.
                
                                
            Singaporean SMEs want their own bank
                                                                                                                 
                            
                            	Bank will focus financing small- and medium-enterprises. SMEs have renewed their call for a bank that will focus on providing financing to their sector. They also want a one-stop agency that will help them with all issues ranging from applying for government schemes to doing business overseas.
                        
                                                
                        
    
                    StanChart completes bank payment obligation transaction under URBPO
                                                                                                 
                        
                        	Transaction was fully automated through Straight2Bank.
                    
                                        
                    
                Asian banks warned against rising household debt
                                                                                                 
                        
                        	Guess which countries will be badly hit?
                    
                                        
                    
                Why analysts aren't surprised Singapore banks' system loan growth is spiraling down
                                                                                                 
                        
                        	Will it ever normalise?
                    
                                        
                    
                Singapore, China will allow direct trading between currencies
                                                                                                 
                        
                        	Will strengthen Singapore's status as leading offshore RMB hub.
                    
                                        
                    
                3 biggest threats to Singapore banks' 2014 earnings outlook
                                                                                                 
                        
                        	Fears rise over Asian market deterioration.
                    
                                        
                    
                SGX and BOC to jointly develop China’s capital markets
                                                                                                 
                        
                        	Explore joint development of renminbi products and services.
                    
                                        
                    
                Nomura Singapore takes stake in Karnataka Bank
                                                                                                 
                        
                        	Pays US$2.1 billion for 1.17 million shares.
                    
                                        
                    
                Check out how much housing loan growth dropped in Singapore banks since 2010
                                                                                                 
                        
                        	Growth has fallen to 13%.
                    
                                        
                    
                Lower earnings from regional franchises loom for Singapore banks
                                                                                                 
                        
                        	Who will suffer badly?
                    
                                        
                    
                Singapore banks' loan growth seen to decline
                                                                                                 
                        
                        	On back of economic slowdown.
                    
                                        
                    
                Maybank Singapore launches Islamic auto finance
                                                                                                 
                        
                        	It’s another industry first.
                    
                                        
                    
                How Singapore banks could suffer from lower trade finance flows
                                                                                                 
                        
                        	Substantial revenues milked from trade fees.
                    
                                        
                    
                HSBC appoints Woei Kuen Yeo as head of commodities and structured trade finance, Singapore
                                                                                                 
                        
                        	HSBC announced the appointment of Woei Kuen Yeo as Head of Commodities and Structured Trade Finance (CSTF), Singapore.
                    
                                        
                    
                ABN AMRO opens first SIP desk in Asia in Singapore
                                                                                                 
                        
                        	SIP transactions will be facilitated via Icestar.
                    
                                        
                    
                UOB's net profit seen to dip 4% to S$756m
                                                                                                 
                        
                        	Last quarter's earnings slightly inflated.
                    
                                        
                    
                DBS' 3Q net profit poised to beat market expectations
                                                                                                 
                        
                        	Despite a possible dip by 1%.