Singapore

Singapore banks in a sweet spot?

Their net interest margins are improving and earnings are expected to rise even more, says DBS.

Singapore banks in a sweet spot?

Their net interest margins are improving and earnings are expected to rise even more, says DBS.

Singapore way behind in inflation control

Singapore gets lumped with India and Indonesia as "three main laggards" in moderating inflation, says RBS.

Chinese inland cities are the new property investment darlings

Chengdu, Wuhan, Xi'an and Changsa lead the gaggle of non-coastal cities that will attract investors, according to ULI.

Singapore still a preferred target for acquisitions

Companies in emerging markets continue to pick the island nation for acquisition deals but these have seen a marked decline.

Hoe Leong names Teh Teong Lay as Group Financial Controller

Teh is tasked to supervise the Group’s financial functions, tax and financial reporting.

Net Pacific Financial Holdings appoints Francis Lee Fook Wah as Director

He is also chairman of the Remuneration Committee, and member of the Audit Committee, Risk Management Committee and Nominating Committee.

Gul Technologies Singapore appoints Lin Xinyu as Chief Financial Officer

He will take charge of all aspects of accounting, internal control compliance, financial planning and reporting.

United Fiber System appoints Henry Susanto as Executive Director

He is also named as Chief Executive Officer of PT HRB and PT MAL.

Sunvic Chemical Holdings appoints Sun Xiao as Deputy Chief Executive Officer

He will assist the CEO in charting the strategic developments of the Group.

United Overseas Bank names Lee Wai Fai as Acting Chief Risk Officer

The current Chief Financial Officer & Managing Director will temporarily take hold of the position until appointment of Chief Risk Officer.

Tiger Airways to ramp up flights to Malaysia and China for the holidays

Tiger will operate flights twice daily to Kuching and Penang, Malaysia and 5 times weekly to Haikou, China in August so customers will have more options.

Chaswood Resources Holdings names Kek Poh Hean as Group Chief Financial Officer

He will take over the finance (including corporate finance), compliance and investor relations of the Group.

REIT performance shaken by euro woes

The European debt woes prove that not all REITs perform well during hard times, DMG Research said.

NEL Group appoints Mohd Daud Bin Ishak as Director

The company sees his experience as businessman as welcome contribution.

ECS Holdings' net profit drops by 41%

Profit declined from $10.4m to $6.2m YoY as lower-margin distribution sales accounted for 74.5% of Group revenue in 1Q12.

Chart of the Day: Total trade up 7.5% in Q1

The level of total trade reached S$252 billion in the first quarter of 2012.

Singapore dollar slips further against the greenback; investors exit risk assets

Currency trading saw investors moving to safe havens such as the US dollar and gold.