Financial Services

Malaysian banks poised for greater profitability amidst loan demand recovery

Improved asset quality is also in store for banks with O&G exposure.

Malaysian banks poised for greater profitability amidst loan demand recovery

Improved asset quality is also in store for banks with O&G exposure.

Insurtech challenges Singapore's largest insurance firms

Quite late to the digital party, insurers find room for startup collaboration.

Daily Briefing: SGX eases dual-class share rules to lure tech IPOs; Singapore turns to venture debt for funding

And here's Standard Chartered's new MD who moved in after spending five months in rival Safra Sarasin.

OCBC could gain $608m after Great Eastern Malaysia sale

Analysts also expect a special dividend should it sell 30% of its stake.

HSBC launched SGD income bond for Singapore retail investors

It launched an SGD-denominated fund that will invest in Asian governments and firms.

MAS slams financial advisors' mass firm-hopping

It launched a public consultation for four measures that could address this.

ACRA cuts firms' tax filing length to 6 steps

The new process will potentially benefit 150,000 companies.

soCash puts the heat on ATM machines as Singapore digitises

The fintech start-up aims to turn ordinary stores into cashpoints.

Analysts are bullish on growth amidst Fed interest hikes

They are now expecting four Fed hikes in 2018 after recent policy comments made by the central bank.

CIMB launches cross-border banking between Malaysia and Singapore

Malaysian customers will be able to open Singapore bank accounts.

PayNow to extend into businesses by H2 2018

Companies will be allowed to link their bank accounts to their Unique Entry Numbers and transfer funds to other firms.

Bank loans up 5.4% to $650.62b in January

Business loans led the growth with a 5.6% increase.

Singapore loans grew 8% in 2017 but still lagged behind Hong Kong

A robust economy and optimism in the property market are slowly narrowing the gap.

Payment options for e-commerce businesses in Singapore

Singapore’s e-commerce market is slowly positioning itself as a key player in the country’s retail industry. E-commerce is expected to make up 6.7 per...

UOB discretionary portfolio assets tripled in 2017

It identified client segments that preferred DPM solutions for their investments.