THE impact of climate change is continuing unabated, and Singapore and South-east Asia stand at the point end of its impact. HSBC Global Research recently reported that of the 20 global cities most vulnerable to rising sea levels, 15 are in Asia - including five in Asean.
THE Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has not found significant funds from Myanmar companies and individuals in banks in Singapore as part of its regular surveillance of the banking system, it said on Tuesday.
EUROPEAN asset manager Amundi has launched three flagship funds for retail investors in Singapore. All three funds hold either four or five-star Morningstar ratings as at Jan 31, 2021.
GREAT Eastern Holdings on Tuesday reported a 19 per cent increase in net profit to S$341.3 million for the fourth quarter ended Dec 31, 2020, from S$287 million a year ago.
WHILE the applause gets louder for the rising interest in sustainable investing - that is, investing according to environmental, social and governance (ESG) principles - calls for safeguards against greenwashing are also growing in volume.
THE maximum central clearing tenor for over-the-counter Singapore Overnight Rate Average (Sora) derivatives by global clearing house LCH has been extended to 21 years from 5.5 years previously.
WONG Kee Joo, most recently HSBC's Asia-Pacific head for global liquidity and cash management, will take over as the bank's Singapore CEO from June 1, according to an internal memo seen by The Business Times on Monday.
GLOBAL logistics property player GLP has obtained its first sustainability-linked (SL) loan of US$658 million from 10 undisclosed banks that participated in the deal.
DIGITAL payments services firm MC Payment made its Catalist debut on Monday morning following the successful completion of the reverse takeover (RTO) of Artivision Technologies on Feb 18.
THE maximum central clearing tenor for over-the-counter Singapore Overnight Rate Average (Sora) derivatives by global clearing house LCH has been extended to 21 years from 5.5 years previously.
