Financial Services

Singapore bank ROEs to hit over 11% in 2020

Thanks to the shift towards fees and commission in the non-interest income mix.

Singapore bank ROEs to hit over 11% in 2020

Thanks to the shift towards fees and commission in the non-interest income mix.

DBS cost-to-income ratio to ease to 43% in 2019

Cost-to-income ratio will dip to 43% from 46.3% in 2018.

Standard Chartered unveils Takashimaya Shopping Centre branch

It features an automated Cash Bag Deposit machine for business banking clients.

OCBC Bank launches token feature on their app

The rollout started in Singapore last month.

Singapore Life acquires prepaid Visa card brand Canvas

The spending tracker platform is expected to launch by mid-2019.

DBS full-year profit surged 28% to $5.63b

Fee income hit $2.78b as led by card and wealth management.

Bank of Singapore and Edelweiss Group tie up to capture the Indian wealth opportunity

The partnership would provide clients of both entities to access to their respective product platforms.

UOB launches its first digital bank in Thailand

‘TMRW’ does not have a traditional app menu as it claims to learn a user’s preference over time.

Former HSBC global banking head Chow Wan Thonh joins Standard Chartered

She will succeed Patrick Lee who was promoted to CEO in July 2018.

CapBridge offers investments into private equity from $5,000

‘Preferred Access’ will cater to those seeking to invest in unlisted private companies.

UOB launches high street Wealth Banking branch at Faber House

It aims to cater to the 476,000 emerging affluent customers in Singapore.

DBS appoints former Citibank Singapore CEO as group head of strategy and planning

Han Kwee Juan is a veteran banker with a formidable 27-year career experience.

DBS wealth management fees to contract 1.3% in 4Q18

The decline is attributed to high net worth clients continuing to be risk averse.

Singapore banks shun risky trading over more stable fees and commissions

The share of trading and investment securities income shrunk to 36% in 2018 from 47% in 2009.

Britannia P&I gets licence to underwrite business in Singapore

It will handle the club’s members in the ASEAN, India, and Australasia.

Business interruption emerges as top business risk in Singapore

Over 2 in 5 businesses said interruption would have the most impact on their revenues.