Financial Services

StanChart reinforces commitment to Singapore with Changi property purchase

Targets increasing headcount in Singapore by 2,000 between 2010 and 2012 to meet expanding business requirements.

StanChart reinforces commitment to Singapore with Changi property purchase

Targets increasing headcount in Singapore by 2,000 between 2010 and 2012 to meet expanding business requirements.

Maybank Singapore caters to depositors 50 years and above

Lender first to launch savings account with free insurance coverage and preferential interest rates.

NCR appoints David Miller Vice President Asia Pacific

New position to drive customer focus and growth across a single Asia Pacific region for NCR.

EMV standards body to host annual user meeting

Forum to provide update on technical advances of the EMV standard and future developments.

OCBC Group profit soars to $676 million

Profit up 24% year-on-year and 35% over the previous quarter behind non-interest income growth, low credit losses.

SGX securities trading up 34% to $35bln

Securities and commodities activity strong in April as investors maintain interest and confidence on market.

MasterCard launches mobile payment solution addressing multiple handsets

Solution enables cardholders to use their existing mobile phones to make everyday payments.

Great Eastern profit up 332% to $179.1 million

New business embedded value grew by 37% and new sales by 20%.

UOB Asset Management awards fund administration to BNY Mellon Asset Servicing

BNY Mellon selected due to its robust global infrastructure capable of supporting administration needs in Asia.

DBS to invest $150mln in a Myo Capital fund

Lender eyes minority stake on fund to benefit from distressed debt, bonds, leveraged debt in Asia-Pacific.

Manulife Singapore unit appoints Pang Cheng Duan Head of Fixed Income

Company banks on Cheng Duan's experience extending presence in Singapore's institutional market.

Survey shows Singaporeans unprepared for retirement

Less than 20% have accessed professional financial advice on retirement plans.

DBS creates dedicated project finance team

New unit will enable bank to better serve corporate and sovereign customers.

ICPAS launches online knowledge centres on accountancy, business

Four micro sites will provide timely resources in domestic and international setting.

Singapore Exchange seeks comment on proposed rules

SGX wants to know public view on planned acceptance of banks as securities trading members.

China banking crisis inevitable: Andy Xie

When the property market busts, which it will, Chinese banks will see non-performing loans zoom to 20%, forcing a Chinese TARP.

StanChart appoints Sean Wallace head of client relationships

Sean Wallace has record performance in accelerating the growth of lender’s Corporate Finance business.