GREAT Eastern on Wednesday (Nov 2) posted a 30 per cent increase in net profit to S$278 million for the third quarter ended Sep 30, from S$213.3 million a year ago.
AGAINST a rising-interest-rate backdrop, the Singapore Savings Bond (SSB) is offering an all-time high first year and 10-year average return of 3.26 per cent and 3.47 per cent respectively for the December tranche, which opened on Tuesday (Nov 1).
BUSINESS advisory group Nexia TS announced on Tuesday (Nov 1) that it has rebranded as CLA Global TS, a move which comes after the group joined CLA Global as an independent network member.
INVESTMENT management group Fidelity International announced on Tuesday (Nov 1) that it has appointed Sabrina Gan as its new head of South-east Asia and country head of Singapore.
THE seventh Singapore Fintech Festival (SFF) began on Monday (Oct 31), with a large number of speakers and exhibitors participating in the week-long programme that is back as an in-person event for the first time since 2019.
SOUTH-East Asia’s third-largest lender UOB announced on Monday (Oct 31) that it will stop financing upstream oil and gas (O&G) projects from 2023, among its wider net-zero commitments by 2050.
SOUTH-east Asia’s third-largest lender UOB announced on Monday (Oct 31) that it will stop financing new upstream oil and gas (O&G) projects from 2023, among its wider net-zero commitments by 2050.
THE Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) sees promise for a purpose-bound digital Singapore dollar (Singdollar) to support government payouts and various other digital voucher schemes.
THE use of data and artificial intelligence (AI) has become essential to DBS’ operations – from hiring, to predicting staff attrition, to pre-empting which customers may find themselves in financial distress.
