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Singapore banks bracing for "moderate" loan growth decline

New property rulings may sully 10% of current loan applications, banks told Maybank.

Singapore banks bracing for "moderate" loan growth decline

New property rulings may sully 10% of current loan applications, banks told Maybank.

China banks' profits could grow a "decent" 12% in 3Q

Big banks like ABC/CMB expected to fare better than the rest, notes Barclays.

See how bad Singapore bank stocks are performing

A 2% dip in profit looms over the bank sector.

Singapore dollar dips 0.2% against the greenback

The local currency’s resilience amidst global headwinds and other currencies’ weakness is forecast to encourage policy change.

Tax crimes could soon be money laundering predicate offences in Singapore

Deadline for comments on MAS' consultation paper is  9 December 2012.

DBS Board to meet in Taiwan for the first time

The meeting will bring together nearly 30 DBS board directors and top executives from key Asian markets.

Singapore dollar sits at $1.2285

This as traders ease out of dollar positions, says IG Markets Singapore.

Indian banks facing sustained asset quality weakness: Fitch

Good thing most of them have a reasonable buffer to withstand it.

This is how the new property cooling measures will impact the banks

Given that UOB has the largest mortgage exposure, there may be near-term pressure on share price, says DBS.

Visa appoints Ooi Huey Tyng as country manager for Singapore, Brunei

Ms. Ooi will take over driving Visa's growth in the two markets.

SGX-ST questions CGI's late announcement

The announcement was made five days after the fact.

Singapore dollar sits at $1.23

The local currency is forecast to remain in a tight trading range until Friday.

Eastern Holdings invests S$10m in Fullerton SGD Income Fund

The company currently has dormant funds in its corporate accounts and desires to obtain a more favourable return.

Singapore dollar gains from weakness of the greenback

This as risk assets in general took a step forward overnight.

Further monetary easing looms in Japan

Meanwhile political pressures facing the central bank are on the rise.

Singapore is home to two biggest state-owned funds buying up the world

Check out this ranking of world's 20 biggest wealth funds with tons of money to throw around.

Singapore dollar trades at $1.2313

The US dollar barely changed against major currencies as many traders still exercised caution.