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BONDS may be a good addition to investing portfolios as interest rates and inflation are on the rise, but industry experts advise that investors keep to a balanced allocation in order to mitigate risks.

BONDS may be a good addition to investing portfolios as interest rates and inflation are on the rise, but industry experts advise that investors keep to a balanced allocation in order to mitigate risks.

BONDS with environmental, social and governance (ESG) objectives will continue to be a key growth driver for the Asia market, and it will account for between 35 per cent and 40 per cent of overall bond issuances in Asia in 2023, driven by investment-grade issuers, as well as...

CRYPTOCURRENCY and blockchain-related assets are gaining traction among investors, both retail and institutional. Although state investor Temasek is expressing interest in these areas, it is opting to focus on the “highest-quality projects”, managing director of blockchain investments Pradyumna Agrawal said. 

AS Asia-Pacific businesses grow to serve a growing market of customers, their spending on procurement has increased in tandem. Yet, the settlement process for most procurements remains inefficient.

THE next time you visit a UOB branch, don’t be surprised if you are routed to the wealth banking queue without explicitly seeking the service. It might be the effect of the bank’s “network net-worth wealth model”.

GREAT ideas are driven by great communities. Darian McBain knew that, which is why she set out to find other like-minded people when she moved to Singapore last year to lead sustainability at the country’s central bank.

THE Housing Development Board (HDB) has launched a new five-year green senior bond with a coupon rate of 4.09 per cent per annum, with an issue size capped at S$1.2 billion, according to a Bloomberg report on Tuesday (Oct 18).

FRANKLIN Templeton has hired Rahul Bhalla as its new head of Asia ETF (exchange-traded funds) distribution. The move marks the global investment firm’s foray into the Asian ETF market, it said in a press statement on Tuesday (Oct 18).

SMALL and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) can now get access to up to S$300,000 of working capital through DBS’ new artificial intelligence (AI) driven solution, which was launched on Tuesday (Oct 18).