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THE tendency of global capital markets to overprice risks in emerging economies, as well as over-react to shocks, have not only prevented gaps in climate finance from being filled, but have also widened them, said Senior Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam.

AFTER hiking the interest rates on <a href="/banking-finance/dbs-raises-2-year-fixed-home-loan-rate-to-275-per-annum-highest-among-local-banks" target="_blank">fixed-rate home loan packages in late June</a>, DBS is raising its rates further to 3.5 per cent. This is a 0.75 percentage point rise from the earlier 2.75 per cent interest rate offered by Singapore’s largest lender.

AFTER hiking the interest rates on <a href="/banking-finance/dbs-raises-2-year-fixed-home-loan-rate-to-275-per-annum-highest-among-local-banks" target="_blank">fixed-rate home loan packages in late June</a>, DBS is raising its rates further to 3.5 per cent. This is a 0.75 percentage point rise from the earlier 2.75 per cent interest rate offered by Singapore’s largest lender.

THE trio of Singapore banks have raised the interest rates on their fixed-rate home loan packages to 3.5 per cent and above, weeks after DBS and UOB said they were reviewing their fixed-rate offerings.

SINGAPORE’S local banks have raised the interest rates on their fixed-rate home loan packages to 3.5 per cent and above, weeks after DBS and UOB said they were reviewing their fixed-rate offerings.

BLENDED finance is not new, but a fresh approach is required to scale the use of public resources to encourage private sector investments in sustainable development.

THE MONETARY Authority of Singapore (MAS) is injecting seed capital into a S$5 million Asia Climate Solutions Design Grant to fund innovations in blended finance, managing director Ravi Menon said on Tuesday as he urged a fresh approach to blended finance.

MUFG Bank has appointed Angus St John as its Asia-Pacific head of financial sponsor coverage – a newly-created role based in Sydney, Australia – which takes effect immediately.

SINGAPORE Savings Bonds (SSBs) have hit record highs, with the latest tranche for November that opened on Monday (Oct 3) offering a first-year interest rate of 3.08 per cent and a 10-year average rate of 3.21 per cent - both all-time highs.

SINGAPORE Savings Bonds (SSBs) have hit record highs, with the latest tranche for November that opened on Monday (Oct 3) offering a first-year interest rate of 3.08 per cent and a 10-year average rate of 3.21 per cent - both all-time highs.