Financial Services

DBS Securities gets green light to operate in China

DBS Securities, a DBS majority-owned joint venture, is the first Sino-Singapore securities joint venture.

Maybank SG, Fullerton partner up to provide retirement solutions for investors

The Fullerton Total Return Multi-Asset Income fund will help investors build their retirement wealth across three life stages.

Standard Chartered Singapore launches digital relationship manager app

It allows clients and managers to connect and authorise transactions.

Singapore life insurers to lower caps on policy illustrations

The upper illustration rate will be capped at 4.25% p.a. and the lower rate at 3% p.a.

Keppel Land secures maiden $150m sustainability-linked loan from DBS

Interest rates for the loan were reduced based on Keppel Land’s ongoing environmental, social and governance targets.

UOB deploys Chronicle's EFX solution to power electronic FX engine

It enables UOB to improve price discovery and enhance pricing capability.

SKT secures $238m sustainability-linked loan from DBS Bank

The loan will fund expansion of environment-friendly infrastructure.

DBS offers first tokenised digital bond priced at $15m

This maiden listing of a security token offer could pave the way for a safer way to trade digital bonds in the future.

DBS, SGX, Standard Chartered, and Temasek team up to take climate action

The new joint venture will create a global exchange and marketplace for high-quality carbon credits.

Singapore life insurers post 29% jump in weighted new premiums for Q1

Single-premium products grew 85% QoQ in weighted premiums.

DBS doubles its grant programme for social entrepreneurs to $3m

The DBS Foundation has increased its funding pool to support social enterprises.

UOB net profit up 18% with a solid $1b

The growth was driven by lower impariment charges in 2021.

STACS' ambitious battle against a five-decade old model

Why this young ESG-focused fintech startup is determined to reshape the finance industry.

UOB net profit swells by 46% QoQ

The group reported $1b net profit for the first quarter of 2021.

Media-focused fintech startup Few¢ents raise $2.13m in seed funding round

Venture firm M Venture Partners and Hustle Fund participated in the funding round.

Finance sector to create 6,500 jobs in 2021

Approximately 6,000 of these new jobs will be permanent positions.