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CREDIT Suisse's business model has proved to be resilient through the Covid-19 crisis, and growth in its global wealth management business remains "very robust", the bank's group chief executive Thomas Gottstein told The Business Times.

CITIBANK Singapore aims to step up the pace of growth of its wealth business here, with ambitions to double its assets under management (AUM) and to triple the number of clients by 2025, said a top executive.

DIVIDEND-focused investors in Singapore may have been excited by news reports this past week that the United Kingdom's Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) will allow banks under its charge to begin paying dividends again.

SINGAPORE's latest trade deal with the UK may translate to more attractive terms of opening up for UK-based financial firms operating here. Under the free trade agreement (FTA) signed on Thursday, Singapore has agreed to start a review next year to consider raising the e-wallet payment limits under...

SINGAPORE and Shanghai will strengthen collaboration in financial services and innovation, as the latter develops the China (Shanghai) Free Trade Zone and spearheads the integration of the Yangtze River Delta region.

THE Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) is expanding the mandate of the steering committee that is overseeing the Swap Offer Rate (SOR) transition to Singapore Overnight Rate Average (Sora), it said in a press statement on Friday.

THE Singapore Exchange (SGX) has inked an agreement with the China Central Depository & Clearing Co (CCDC) to strengthen and promote the bond markets of both countries.

FOOD and agri-business giant Olam International on Friday announced the issuance of seven billion yen (S$89.8 million) of five-year sustainability-linked notes.

UOB Venture Management (UOBVM), the private equity arm of UOB, in collaboration with Credit Suisse, has raised more than US$60 million at the first close of its second impact fund.

MAPLETREE Industrial Trust (MIT) has obtained a S$300 million sustainability-linked facility from OCBC, marking its first foray into sustainable financing, its manager announced on Thursday evening.