Financial Services
Maybank SG, Fullerton partner up to provide retirement solutions for investors
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.
DBS performance to stay strong: report
Jefferies Equity research says the bank will continue to grow past its $2b net income from the first quarter.
Private Swiss bank buys BMO private bank in Singapore and Hong Kong
The J Safra Sarasin Group completed the acquisition of the Bank of Montreal’s Private Banking Business.
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