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HDB issues S$700m notes due in 2027

THE Housing and Development Board (HDB) has issued S$700 million worth of seven-year notes carrying a fixed coupon rate of 1.76 per cent per annum.

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Virus outbreak a wild card for Singapore banks’ bad loan buffers

SINGAPORE banks have guided on the size of provisions that can cover the impact from the Covid-19 outbreak ahead, but analysts say the lenders may have to stomach more if the disruption to supply chains and consumer demand extends beyond the first half of this year. ...

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Digibank contender Sheng Ye eyes Singapore homecoming

HONG Kong-listed supply chain financing company Sheng Ye Capital might be an unknown name here, but its chairman and founder Jeff Tung intends to change that with its digital bank ambitions in Singapore.

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US feels the ripple effects of Covid-19 as indexes dip

BULLS and bears are grappling over a question that may decide the fate of the stockmarket expansion: Can medical authorities around the world contain an epidemic before it causes a lasting economic slowdown?

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Experian eyes growth in Asia-Pacific

GLOBAL information services company Experian is ramping up growth in the Asia-Pacific with a recent string of investments and acquisitions as it sets its sights on creating an ecosystem to solve the financial inclusion challenge in the region.

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OCBC sees 2% revenue growth hit for 2020 from virus outbreak

OCBC Bank is expecting a revenue growth hit of about 2 per cent from earlier projections for FY2020 as a result of the novel coronavirus outbreak, even as it raised dividends on the back of a solid fourth quarter with profits that beat analyst expectations.

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UOB Q4 net profit up 10%; bank looks to South-east Asia to sustain growth

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HSBC is no man’s land for its interim CEO – or anyone

HSBC Holdings is embarking on a radical overhaul while it continues the hunt for a permanent chief executive. For investors, the strategic muddle of this bizarre situation should be at least as troubling as the stinging cuts, US$7.3 billion in charges and suspension of buybacks that the...

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Singapore banks see 10% of portfolio vulnerable to virus outbreak impact

SWEPT into fresh uncertainty from the virus outbreak, Singapore banks are cautious over the next three to six months, with about 10 per cent of their total loan portfolio seen to be exposed to vulnerable sectors for now.

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Gigacover extends free Covid-19 coverage to insured freelancers, Gojek drivers

INSURANCE provider Gigacover on Friday said it is extending its Covid-19 coverage further, at no additional cost, to freelancers on their income protection insurance plans, a key group of which includes Gojek drivers.

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