Financial Services
Chart of the Day: Singapore’s housing loan demand to stay listless in 2015
Loan growth in 2014 was a four-year low.
Chart of the Day: Singapore’s housing loan demand to stay listless in 2015
Loan growth in 2014 was a four-year low.
Budget 2015 “one of the most comprehensive” ever seen, says EY
Residents and SMEs are the clear winners.
Innovative jubilee budget makes Singapore future-ready: Deloitte
The people’s budget did not fail to deliver.
Will the personal tax rate hike drive senior executives away from Singapore?
This is the first increase in 30 years.
Cash-hungry startups urged to try venture debt
$500m worth of loans will be disbursed.
Banks building tougher buffers to ward off bad debts
The credit outlook is dimming.
Private banks turn to fintech experts to lure more high net worth clients
Digital wealth management specialists are in high demand.
Fiscal largesse to help Singapore's "sandwiched" class cope with rising costs of living
Expect CPF, S&C rebates, and more top-ups.
Daily Briefing: Beware financial losses this Chinese New Year; These 10 cafes are open during the holidays
And did you know the Yan Dao cop almost never existed?
Valuemax profits down 3.9% YoY to $8.9m
Due to higher operating expenses and a one-off expense.
MoneyMax launches first online pawnbroking platform
Valuables can now be pawned using a mobile app.
Maxi-Cash's net profit down 18% to $1.86m in FY14
Due to lower revenue from its retail segment.
Singapore's financial institutions race to meet the FATCA deadline
By now most, if not all, Financial Institutions in Singapore are aware of FATCA. FATCA stands for Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act and was enacted...
UOB's net profit up 8% to $3.2b in FY14
Driven by broad-based growth.
Possible collapse in asset quality puts OCBC’s stellar performance at risk
Loans could fall as fast as they surged.
Hiring activity for finance, tech professionals jumps to three-year high
Half of firms in these sectors will add staff in 1H15.
OCBC's net profit up 11% to $791m in Q4
Net interest income rose to a record high.