Financial Services
Chart of the Day: Bank stocks amongst strongest in H1 as locals average 19% of returns
Chart of the Day: Bank stocks amongst strongest in H1 as locals average 19% of returns
DBS, OCBC, and UOB received net institutional and net proprietary inflows of $1.39b in Q1 and $468m in Q2.
UOBAM marks surge in online coporate investing
Clients' AUM on the online portal also surpassed S$1b (US$740m).
Real-time payment trumps cash, credit in payment method in Singapore
Real time payment methods such as PayNow, DBS PayLah, and OCBC Pay Anyone has risen in popularity.
Chart of the Day: 5 of SGX's tech stocks average 25% total return in H1 2021
The 20 most traded manufacturing stocks contributed 20% to the combined average daily turnover.
Singapore parents prioritise children's expenses over retirement: study
Parents spend almost 20% of their income on their children but less than 7% on their own retirement planning.
MAS extends support facility for SMEs
The extension is from 1 October 2021 to 31 March 2022.
Chart of the Day: SGX total share buyback for H1 2021 hits $368m
It was down from the 81 stocks buying back $663m in combined consideration in H1 2020.
Singapore Banks Reinventing Themselves in Light of Tech Invasion
Singapore has long been a mainstay of the financial world, offering political stability, geographic gateways, excellent legal framework and of course...
6 firms awarded in Deloitte’s inaugural Singapore’s Best Managed Companies
The accounting giant has run this award program in 37 countries.
Grab-Singtel, iFAST apply for Malaysian digital bank license
Bank Negara Malaysia is expected to issue up to five licenses by Q1 2022.
UK-SG forge new financial partnership
The two maritime nations have committed to strengthen regulatory cooperation and accelerate green finance.
Singapore’s OneHypernet teams up with R3 to build netting solution
Instead of searching through a chain of banking agents, the most efficient settlement routes are automatically generated.
Three out of five Singaporean financial professionals call for open banking
97% of respondents also said open banking is important to their businesses.
Temasek’s Trustana launches partnership with OneConnect
The collaboration aims to accelerate cross-border commerce between Singapore and China.
Chart of the Day: SG-based issuers' primary bond offerings raise $28.2b in H1 2021
Companies from the financial sector captured a 54.4% market share and raised $15.3b.
MAS, international agencies launch Global Challenge for CBDC solutions
Finalists will receive mentorship from industry experts, a chance to prototype their solutions, and a cash prize.
Chart of the Day: Singapore ECM issuance raise $3.2b so far this year
Follow-on offerings fell 21.1% from the comparative period in 2020.
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