Financial Services

MAS asks financial firms to ensure COVID-19 distancing measures

Online platforms and employee distancing should be implemented.

MAS asks financial firms to ensure COVID-19 distancing measures

Online platforms and employee distancing should be implemented.

MAS may reduce S$NEER policy band to neutral: analyst

Re-centering the band remains unlikely for now.

Credit searches by local firms down 24.06% in 2019

This is the first contraction seen following seven consecutive years of growth.

DBS Group names two independent board directors

CapitaLand’s Anthony Lim and pharma director Punita Lal will join DBS on 1 April.

Investment banking fee revenue down 58.7% to $134m in Q1

Advisory fees for M&A deals plunged 80.4% YoY to $16.04m.

MAS fines accounting firm for anti-money laundering lapses

The firm failed to vet transactions at risk for money laundering and terrorism financing.

MAS bans six individuals for fraud

Four former insurance agents and two bank employees were charged.

Fintech startup MatchMove applies for digital bank license

It partnered with lender Singapura Finance and other fintechs for its bid.

Insurtech Gigacover powers caregiving app Homage's benefits programme

Members will gain access to 500 clinics in Singapore through Gigacover’s mobile app.

Revolut brings Apple Pay to Singapore

Users can add their cards to Apple Pay using the Revolut app.

OCBC's growth dampened as US Fed cuts rate

NIM forecast has been slashed to 1.68% as NPL ratio could rise to 1.9%.

DBS extends enrollment deadline for COVID-19 relief insurance

The policy recorded more than 52,000 sign-ups in a day during its peak.

Singapore banks on downward spiral after US Fed cuts rate to nil

Loan yields are sighted to decline due to the lower benchmark rate.

AIA Singapore launches new policy features vs COVID-19

The enhancements are available to HealthShield Gold Max policyholders.

MAS says that local financial market is functioning normally

The regulator has left a higher level of liquidity in the banking system.