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Singapore banks can be the rock for wealth clients, Companies & Markets

Singapore banks can be the rock for wealth clients, Companies & Markets

Wed, Aug 14, 2019 – 5:50 AM SINGAPORE banks took analysts by surprise with their strong second quarter performance in wealth management. Despite the fear of a risk-off sentiment in the market, the trio reported…

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HSBC Singapore names senior real estate lawyer and its global digital head as new directors, Banking & Finance

HSBC Singapore names senior real estate lawyer and its global digital head as new directors, Banking & Finance

Wed, Aug 14, 2019 – 12:58 PM HSBC Bank (Singapore) has appointed two new directors to its board, Penny Goh and Josh Bottomley, the lender announced on Wednesday. Ms Goh is the co-chairman and senior…

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MAS slaps 13-year, 15-year bans on 3 Singaporeans jailed for insider trading, Banking & Finance

MAS slaps 13-year, 15-year bans on 3 Singaporeans jailed for insider trading, Banking & Finance

Wed, Aug 14, 2019 – 3:50 PM THE Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has issued 13-year and 15-year prohibition orders (POs) against three Singaporean men who ran an illegal share trading scheme that netted them…

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Many SGX-listed firms not getting Internal Audit right, Opinion

Many SGX-listed firms not getting Internal Audit right, Opinion

On August 6, 2018, a revised Code of Corporate Governance was released by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and certain corporate governance practices were made mandatory for all listed companies through changes to the…

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An open attitude a must when investing in Indonesia, Banking & Finance

An open attitude a must when investing in Indonesia, Banking & Finance

YOUNG companies are rightly looking towards Indonesia to test-bed their business models. In doing so, they open up an opportunity for themselves – they get a head start into expanding into the country, tapping its…

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HSBC Singapore names 3 senior hires in retail banking, wealth management, Banking & Finance

HSBC Singapore names 3 senior hires in retail banking, wealth management, Banking & Finance

Thu, Aug 15, 2019 – 1:33 PM HSBC Singapore on Thursday announced three new senior appointments within its retail banking and wealth management unit. They are Alice Fok as head of customer propositions and marketing,…

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Fintech investments in Singapore nearly quadrupled to US$453m in H1 2019: report, Banking & Finance

Fintech investments in Singapore nearly quadrupled to US$453m in H1 2019: report, Banking & Finance

Thu, Aug 15, 2019 – 5:35 PM FINTECH investments in Singapore nearly quadrupled to US$453 million in the first half this year, up from US$118 million in the year-ago period – placing the country as the…

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HSBC Singapore names 3 senior hires for retail banking and wealth management, Banking & Finance

HSBC Singapore names 3 senior hires for retail banking and wealth management, Banking & Finance

Singapore HSBC Singapore on Thursday announced three new senior appointments within its retail banking and wealth management unit. Alice Fok has been appointed as head of customer propositions and marketing, Ranojoy Dutta as head of…

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Singapore government bonds benefitting in low-yield world: DBS, Banking & Finance

Singapore government bonds benefitting in low-yield world: DBS, Banking & Finance

Fri, Aug 16, 2019 – 11:40 AM THE global low-yield environment will continue to bode well for Singapore Government Securities (SGS) bonds, said Eugene Leow, rates strategist at DBS Group Research, on Friday. In particular,…

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OCBC’s Wing Hang buyout trebles contribution from Greater China, Banking & Finance

OCBC’s Wing Hang buyout trebles contribution from Greater China, Banking & Finance

Singapore OCBC has seen a tripling of its Greater China earnings contribution over the last five years on the back of its US$5 billion Wing Hang acquisition in 2014, with the piping of OCBC’s regional…

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