Financial Services

Singapore Reinsurance’s general manager resigns

Tan Huck Yang bade farewell to the job that he held for 12 years.

Singapore Reinsurance’s general manager resigns

Tan Huck Yang bade farewell to the job that he held for 12 years.

Nikko Asset Management Asia appoints Eleanor Seet Oon Hui as President and Director

Seet has spent her entire career in the asset management industry with background in marketing of investment products.

What you need to know about the new members of AXA Life’s Executive Committee

AXA announced two key management appointments to drive growth at its Life operations in Singapore.

Tougher rules ahead for moneylenders in Singapore

New measures will take effect from November 1 to protect the interests of borrowers.

MOF accepts less than half of suggestions on draft Income Tax (Amendment) Bill 2011

The other suggestions were not accepted for implementation as they were inconsistent with the legislative drafting conventions or the policy...

Money matters: MAS reduces slope of policy band

Modest and gradual appreciation of the S$NEER policy band will be continued.

DBS updates note programme to USD 15b

It was previously a USD 10 billion Debt Issuance Programme established on 24 June 2010.

Manulife appoints Tsun-yan Hsieh to Board of Directors

Mr. Hsieh, a resident of Singapore,has extensive experience in international business, leadership development and corporate transformation.

Asian countries under pressure to enforce “A-grade” retirement system

Netherlands continues to top ranking in Global Pension Index as more than a third of Index countries from Asia Pacific.

Nikko Asset Management acquires DBSAM Singapore for SGD 137m

DBS has in turn acquired a 7.25% interest of the enlarged Nikko AM.

45% of finance professionals worldwide say their government is inefficient

And 49% had lost confidence in the economic prospects of their own organizations.

European debt crisis pulls Singapore shares down

Fears of worsening European debt crisis caused steep losses in Wall Street overnight and pulled Singapore shares 3.45 percent lower.

Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Singapore appoints Tham Kah Poh as CEO

Prior to joining ICPAS, Dr Tham was Director of Strategic Planning and Policy and Chief Information Officer (CIO) of the National Heritage Board.

Proceeds from dim sum bond reaches RMB120.2b this year

And guess which was the busiest month with a total 40 issues?

UOB plans doubling cross-border business lending

The lender has set up a Foreign Direct Investment Advisory unit to drive the increase in business.

Temasek Holding's president quits

But Hsieh Fu Hua will remain on the group’s board of directors.

Mazars issues disclaimer on Sun East’s audited finances

The company states that it has not been able to obtain sufficient appropriate audit evidence to provide basis for an audit opinion.