Financial Services

GIC hits snag on Vietnam deal approval

It agreed to purchase 7.7% of Bank for Foreign Trade of Vietnam JSC.

Will bad loans continue to haunt Singapore banks this year?

It will slow down, but the impact will be manageable, says Moody's.

Why SMEs in Singapore must innovate to survive

Entrepreneurs are a unique breed of individuals. They are original thinkers with extraordinary toughness. Successful entrepreneurs are often lauded...

Chart of the Day: Check out Singapore banks' lacklustre system loan growth

It continued to register negative growth for the past 11 months.

Weak lending growth to still haunt Singapore banks in 2017

Loan growth may sit only between 1% to 2% for the whole year.

DBS stock price sees a turnaround in Q4, surges 23%

It came from a low $14.97 to as high as $18.40.

Singapore's 35 largest accounting firms in 2016

Accountants are sought after now more than ever.

Why omni-channel payments need to be the new norm in retail

Electronic payments account for 69%1 of consumer transactions in Singapore – just slightly higher than the global average of 65%. The country’s e...

Singapore gives toughest sentence yet in 1MDB probe

A former wealth planner was sentenced with 30-month jail term.

Singapore's bond market declines to 7-year low

It posted an 18.5% decline in proceeds from last year.