Financial Services
SGX picks TradingScreen to create Asian bond trading platform
It will be the first OTC liquidity venue for Asian bonds.
SGX picks TradingScreen to create Asian bond trading platform
It will be the first OTC liquidity venue for Asian bonds.
Tax exemption for SMEs urged in 2015 budget
Banks should give out more loans to SMEs.
Housing loan growth crashed to seven-year low in October
Don’t expect a turnaround next year.
Chart of the Day: Singapore businesses fail to weather cash-flow drought
Amid falling demand for products and services.
Paycheck to paycheck: Why Singaporeans are struggling to save for retirement
Singapore lags behind neighbors when it comes to retirement savings.
Banks’ non-performing loans ticked up as ultra-rich homeowners default
Outstanding housing loans grew 6% in September.
Cash flow woes mount for Asian firms as credit quality deteriorates
Complex payment methods are also a cause for concern.
Bank earnings to plunge if Fed fails to hike rates
DBS is the most vulnerable.
MAS reprimands HSBC for breaching financial advisers act
Due to two unauthorized representatives.
MAS deeply concerned over Singapore banks’ rising offshore lending
Are Singapore banks secure?
MAS raises the alarm over escalating local debt
Corporate debt-to-GDP ratio hit 78% in Q2.
Local investor sentiment weighed down by escalating living costs
Singapore lags behind its regional peers.
SGX to unveil first Asian bond trading platform by 2015
It will initially trade Asian corporate bonds.
Risks intensify for Singapore’s stellar bond market growth
Higher US rates pose a big problem.
Banks saved the day after dismal earnings season in Q3
Telcos are the next best performer.
CPF interest and HDB mortgage rates to stay flat in 1Q15
Ordinary accounts will get 3.5% per annum.
Singapore is one of the world’s easiest places to do taxes: study
Even if tax rate has increased.