Financial Services

Post-retirement products: the next big challenge for retirement funds

“Ultimately, members will look to their pension fund to provide the strategies and products they need for a secure and enjoyable retirement lifestyle...

Post-retirement products: the next big challenge for retirement funds

“Ultimately, members will look to their pension fund to provide the strategies and products they need for a secure and enjoyable retirement lifestyle...

Maybank Singapore cashes in on loans growth for 3Q

Gross loans in Singapore operations now constitute 19.3% of the bank's total loans globally, compared with 19% in September 2009.

Bangladeshi brokerage firm partners with Macquarie Securities Group to advance market research

BRAC EPL Stock Brokerage Limited's research agreement with MSG enables MSG’s clients to receive co-branded equity research on Bangladesh.

J.P. Morgan appointed depositary bank of one of China's leading IELTS examiner

Global Education and Technology Group Ltd expects to use the capital from the 7,331,250 ADSs it has issued – priced at USD 10.50-- to expand its...

Sarasin forms Wealth Management Solutions division for Asia

The team, which will be headed by Anne Luke as a Managing Director, will be responsible for originating, structuring and executing sophisticated...

Fitch assigns expected 'A+' rating to OCBC's subordinated notes

The rating on the Subordinated Notes—due 2022 callable in 2017—is one notch below OCBC's 'AA-' Long-term foreign-currency Issuer Default Rating (IDR)...

DBS Bank seen to defy analysts' year-end predictions

With record net profit of S$1.97b for 9M10 and revenue growth of 14.7% y-y, the bank’s full year earnings for FY10 is likely to exceed the S$6.9b...

DBS Bombshell results: killer new strategy pays off

The bank's 3Q earnings rise 28% from 2009 to a record S$722m while net interest income rose 1% from the previous quarter to  S$1.08 billion as the...

DBS Bank's "A" rating now for good

 Fitch Ratings has assigned a final rating of 'A' to the bank's dollar Non-Cumulative Non-Convertible Non-Voting Preference Shares Callable in 2020...

OCBC nine months' profit up 20% to S$1.75bln

OCBC’s revenue momentum remains strong behind loan growth, robust fee revenues, and healthy contributions from Great Eastern and Bank of Singapore.

Great Eastern profit up threefold to $168.6mln

Strong profit from the Group’s focus on regular premium and protection products drove its stellar performance.

Lion Global Investors appoints Gerard Lee CEO

Board hires Lee to replace Daniel Chan behind latter's extensive experience in Singapore's fund management businesses.

DBS invests in Taipei hub and new Taiwan headquarters

The lender to set up subsidiary in 2011, in line with commitment to growing in Taiwan.

Bank of Singapore Appoints New Division Heads

The bank names Jean Lee as Executive Director and Head of Human Resource and Ambrose Law as Executive Director and Chief Finance Officer.

HSBC announces new Private Banking leadership in Asia and EMEA

Two Private Banking heads for Greater China and Singapore will succeed Monica Wong as Chief Executive of Private Banking in Asia.

Great Eastern subsidiary and Malaysian company establish JV

i-Great and KAT forms a takaful company that was awarded a Family Takaful licence.

DBS Bank prices S$1.7bln preference shares

The securities to pay a non-cumulative fixed dividend rate of 4.70% per annum.