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WEBSTER'S dictionary defines bipolarity as "characterised by two directly opposing opinions, natures, etc". Three years after the mega-merger that created Standard Life Aberdeen plc, it's still trying to cure itself of just such an affliction.

SINGAPORE's bank lending ticked up 0.2 per cent in November to reverse an eight-month decline, according to preliminary data from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) on Thursday.

CREDIT Bureau Asia (CBA) on Wednesday launched Myanmar's first credit bureau.

HSBC chief executive Noel Quinn has the right idea, but he's going about it too slowly. In 2021, a lagging share price may force him to turbocharge his pivot towards the more lucrative Asian business. Selling the bank's US retail network and spinning off its ring-fenced UK unit...

CORPORATES' financial woes, the Hin Leong saga, working from home and startups' struggles - these themes were among the most popular with The Business Times (BT) readers this year.

Even if you resent China for being the epicentre of Covid-19, you've got to admire Beijing's leadership skills. Less than a year after the pandemic erupted, life is back to normal, while Europe and the US are still struggling. The country is now the world's shining economic...

SINGAPORE will renew its loan commitments totalling US$3.58 billion to the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

THE COVID-19 pandemic has crimped business activity, but most private banks in Singapore continue to report growth in assets under management (AUM) and net new inflows, helped by wealthy clients' wholehearted embrace of digital services.

LYNN is an investment officer at a boutique fund management outfit in downtown Raffles Place. She has an advisory customer who has talked to her about giving approximately $300,000 to charity in the midst of the ongoing pandemic. Lynn is also treasurer of a not-forprofit organisation, which is...

AS WE approach the end of this long year fraught with disruption, it is only natural for us to look to 2021 with hopes for a return to normalcy. But even as many industries recalibrate and adapt to the events of 2020, Singapore's banking industry faces significant changes...