SINGAPORE Exchange (SGX) on Friday said its securities and derivatives markets will remain open and accessible as Singapore closes most workplaces for a month from Tuesday.
THE Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) on Friday said that all financial institutions will continue to operate, although with reduced staffing on their premises, in line with the advisory from the Ministry of Health on maximising telecommuting. 
WITH Singapore on Friday announcing further movement restrictions within the country due to the virus outbreak, OCBC said that its annual general meeting (AGM), originally scheduled for April 30, will be postponed.
DBS announced its third round of liquidity relief measures for individuals and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) on Friday, on top of the recently unveiled relief package by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS).
BANKING fees from mergers and acquisitions (M&A) transactions in the Asia-Pacific, excluding Japan, fell to an eight-year low of US$473.1 million in the first quarter of 2020, down 39.2 per cent from a year ago, according to Refinitiv data as at April 2.
SINGAPORE banks this week slashed several rates on their flagship deposit accounts, reflecting the weaker rate environment globally.
GREAT Eastern is offering a six-month grace period for life insurance premium payments, for Singapore customers whose incomes have been affected by the Covid-19 outbreak.
SINGAPORE banks face uncertain times ahead as a combination of unprecedented global lockdowns and latest virus relief measures here and around the region put question marks over the full hit to their income and credit provisions for 2020.
SMALL and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are now weighing the cost of taking up loans or deferring existing payments as they add to future obligations, even as they get some breathing room to manage their cashflow on the back of measures announced by the Monetary Authority of Singapore...
SEASONED small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) that have weathered cycles through the years are assessing their liquidity while on good credit standing, even as they have an estimated 30-40 per cent of their existing credit lines still untapped, a top banker from OCBC said.
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