Financial Services
Vijay Kamath resigns as First Ship Lease Trust senior vice president and chief commercial officer
He will pursue other career opportunities.
Vijay Kamath resigns as First Ship Lease Trust senior vice president and chief commercial officer
He will pursue other career opportunities.
Chart of the Day: Singapore banks' system loan growth pegged to hit 12-14%
That's by end of 2013.
Platinum Circle and Standard Bank DRC form strategic partnership
To anchor FG100 Initiative in Africa.
Chart of the Day: This graph is proof that MAS monetary policy won't be budged
SGD NEER predicted to remain at 2.5%.
Swiss Re sets up Singapore branch, obtains MAS insurance license
Will push primarily direct insurance products.
Singapore's core inflation pegged to hit 2.4% in 2014
Spurred by admin, employment curbs.
SMEs can turn invoices into cash online with ApexPeak
The usual 90-day process can be done in 5 days, fastest.
Singapore households ranked second richest in Asia
Thanks to securities market recovery.
Chart of the Day: This graph isn't proof that Singapore banks did well in August
Numbers are high, but MAS is still worried.
Quah Poh Keat steps down as Public Bank director
He has resigned as director following his appointment as deputy CEO of Public Bank.
Singapore banks' loan to deposit ratio rose to 79%
It's a 1% point difference.
Singapore banks' August housing loan growth sluggish at 12.4%
It's the slowest since Sept 2009.
Life Insurance Association backs MAS proposals to raise financial adviser competency
Focus on quality welcomed.
UOB, ANZ eye Hong Kong's Wing Hang Bank
Wing Hang Bank has a market cap of $4.7b.
Singapore's total bank lending up 0.3%
Slight increases recorded in these segments.
OCBC beats other Singapore banks in strongest balance sheet ranking
It landed on the 8th spot.
Outbound acquisitions by Singapore firms edged up 6% to US$10.1b
This is the highest level since 9M11.