FROM BUSINESS TIMES
2 weeks 5 days ago
ALTHOUGH he was appointed an “investment manager” to some of ex-Georgian prime minister Bidzina Ivanishvili’s trust assets, this was nothing more than a label, Ivanishvili’s assistant George Bachiashvili said on Friday (Sep 9).
Kelly Ng
2 weeks 5 days ago
LOCAL lenders DBS, OCBC and UOB have welcomed new customers as depositors sought to take advantage of improved interest rates, demonstrating a significant sensitivity to rate hikes that matches a poll conducted last week by The Business Times (BT).
Yong Jun Yuan
2 weeks 5 days ago
ANY potential rate hikes would likely benefit Thai banks, especially the larger ones, said CGS-CIMB in a report on Thursday (Sep 8).
Vivienne Tay
2 weeks 6 days ago
AN effective leader offers teammates clarity on one’s vision by showing them how that translates into what the leader does every day.
Kelly Ng
2 weeks 6 days ago
Malaysia’s central bank raised the key overnight policy rate (OPR) by 25 basis points to 2.5 per cent on Thursday (Aug 8) in a widely-expected move, while noting that growth momentum is expected to continue.
Tan Ai Leng
2 weeks 6 days ago
Malaysia’s central bank raised the key overnight policy rate (OPR) by 25 basis points to 2.5 per cent on Thursday (Aug 8) in a widely-expected move, while noting that growth momentum is expected to continue.
Tan Ai Leng
3 weeks ago
EDO Kurniawan, Wirecard Asia Holding’s (WAH) former vice-president of controlling and finance, has been issued an Interpol red notice, the Singapore Police Force (SPF) said on Wednesday (Sep 7). The latest development comes weeks after a warrant of arrest was issued for Kurniawan, who left Singapore before the probe started on his alleged offences.
Vivienne Tay
3 weeks ago
A MAJORITY of high-net-worth (HNW) investors in Asia-Pacific (Apac) have expressed interest in sustainable investing and have increased conviction that sustainability will deliver superior returns, but these beliefs have not yet translated into action.
Kelly Ng
3 weeks 1 day ago
[ZURICH] THE concept of a crypto bank may seem a paradox to crypto natives. Early cryptocurrencies, such as Bitcoin, were born with ambitions of replacing traditional financial institutions and eliminating banking fees with public, distributed ledgers.
Kelly Ng
3 weeks 1 day ago
BANKS in Singapore are taking a more active approach in combating scams, working closely with the police at the Police Cantonment Complex.
Yong Jun Yuan
3 weeks 2 days ago
MALAYSIA’S largest 5 banks by asset size saw positive loan growth for the quarter ended Jun 30, but expect this pace to moderate in the rest of the year in the face of expected upcoming interest rate hikes and global headwinds.
Tan Ai Leng
3 weeks 2 days ago
CITI has formalised a new flexible work model for its operations globally, with Singapore part of the first phase to implement the model worldwide, Citi Singapore said on Monday (Sep 5).
Tan Nai Lun
3 weeks 2 days ago
SHARES of Asia-focused insurer Prudential have started trading on the Shenzhen-Hong Kong Stock Connect programme, the group announced on Monday (Sep 5).
Vivienne Tay
3 weeks 2 days ago
INDONESIAN e-commerce company Bukalapak has tied up with Standard Chartered to launch BukaTabungan, a digital banking service targeting Bukalapak’s users and Indonesia’s underbanked segment.
Vivienne Tay
3 weeks 5 days ago
THE Philippines raised 420.4 billion pesos (US$7.4 billion) from the first local-currency bond sale to retail investors since Ferdinand Marcos Jr became president.
See Toh Kok Siong
3 weeks 5 days ago
AXA Singapore has reportedly retrenched over 20 staff whose roles have been made redundant following the firm’s acquisition by HSBC earlier this year.
Nisha Ramchandani
3 weeks 5 days ago
IN an effort to inform OCBC Plus! Visa cardholders about a change in partner bank for its Link Rewards loyalty programme, NTUC’s FairPrice Group sent out SMSes with clickable links on Thursday (Sep 1).
Yong Jun Yuan
4 weeks 2 days ago
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) will take further action, which may include introducing customer suitability tests and restricting the use of leverage and credit facilities, to reduce consumer harm arising from cryptocurrency trading.
Tan Nai Lun
4 weeks 2 days ago
ASSET manager BlackRock has made several appointments to boost its South-east Asia wealth business while shuffling the leadership for BlackRock Sustainable Investing (BSI), its sustainable investment strategies platform.
Vivienne Tay
1 month ago
As the world grows more cognisant of the need to <a href="/companies-markets/valuing-natural-capital-asia-has-the-most-to-lose-and-gain" target="_blank">value and preserve natural capital</a>, the investment opportunities associated with it will correspondingly increase. As vast and varied as nature itself is, so are the ways for a financier to bank on natural capital.
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2 weeks 3 days ago
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