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Prospects for consumer banking business dim

Prospects for consumer banking business dim

Institutional banking business meanwhile is seen to thrive amidst chaos.

CIMB analysts worry over OCBC's asset quality

CIMB notes 3 key factors that make OCBC most vulnerable to ill effects of Euro crisis.

Investors freak over Olam's CFO resignation

Share prices fell by 5.4% yesterday following the announcement that CFO Krishnan Ravi Kumar has resigned after 20 years of service.

Euro crisis getting worse than one could ever imagine

Will Asia find a scapegoat when the terror strikes?

CapitaMall Trust in an aggressive refinancing scheme

Proceeds from a fixed note issuance will be used to partially refinance the S$783m secured term loan maturing in Oct 2012.

Check out these two small CBD projects that have amazingly high take-up rates

One of them even sold office units at prices that were 16% higher than their counterparts in a neighbouring project.

Asia gets incredibly expensive for expats

So where does Singapore stand in the rankings?

Chart of the Day: Trade related services turn sluggish

DBS says trade related services segments were affected by external headwinds.

Energy, metal listing rules meet international standards: SGX

The bourse defended itself after a Straits Times article suggested an easing of listing rules for exploration firms.

SingTel moves to fix "glitch-ridden" pay TV network

It's the most likely reason why the telco has struck new contacts for DSL hardware, said Maybank Kim Eng.

Telco CEOs mull over hiring teenagers

What else could be in the minds of Telco CEOs in Asia?

Local shipbuilder reports first order cancellation from Greek client

Does this portend of worse things to come as Greece exit?

Singapore shockingly a more expensive location than Paris and Berlin

But in the Asia rankings of the most expensive locations for international assignees, Singapore is overtaken by Beijing and Shanghai.

Mineral and oil gas firms may find it harder to go public

Singapore Exchange now consults on proposed more stringent listing rules.

Chart of the Day: Services sector post largest dip in slow payments

Overall slow payment in the services sector saw a sharp decline due to healthy growth in the food, accommodation and tourism-related services.

Citibank revamps credit card and ATM security measures

All new cards will be sent out deactivated from 1 July 2012, and on-demand deactivation and reactivation option for its credit cards will now be allowed.

Warning: Poor file sharing practices damages brand reputation

61% of respondents reported employees to be somewhat-to-extremely influential when it comes to adopting file sharing solutions internally.