DBS posts 22% fall in Q2 net profit as provisions surge; DPS at 18 cents with scrip scheme applied
DBS chief Piyush Gupta expects top line and net interest margin (NIM) – a key indicator of profitability for banks...
Money Hacks: Why sticking to an asset allocation framework is key in volatile times (Ep 77)
This episode tackles good starter tips and discipline for asset classes and portfolio construction during this Covid...
Money Hacks: Why sticking to an asset allocation framework is key in volatile times (Ep 77)
This episode tackles good starter tips and discipline for asset classes and portfolio construction during this Covid...
Asean+3 growth tipped to slow sharply to 0.1% in 2020 before rebounding strongly to 6% in 2021: AMRO
THE economic growth of Asean, China, Japan and South Korea is tipped slow sharply to 0.1 per cent this year, down...
BREAKING NEWS
JustCo opening two more co-working centres in Singapore with total capacity of 2,000
JUSTCO's new co-working centres at OCBC Centre East and The Centrepoint will be able to house over 2,000 members...
Credit Agricole seeks to reclaim technology it developed with Wirecard
[PARIS] French bank Credit Agricole said on Thursday it will seek to reclaim the payments technology it was working...
Frasers Hospitality to open Tokyo serviced residence on Aug 7
FRASERS Hospitality, a member of Frasers Property, on Thursday said it is opening a 22-storey serviced residence...
Siemens beats forecasts for industrial profit
[ZURICH] Siemens posted better-than-expected industrial profit for its third quarter as the German engineering group...
US sends first shipment of crude to Saudi Arabia in over a decade
[NEW YORK] The United States sent a shipment of crude to Saudi Arabia in June, data from the US Census Bureau showed...
EDITOR'S CHOICE
Borrowers in jobs at risk face tighter processing for new home loans
HOME buyers are reportedly facing tighter credit assessment when they apply for mortgages - especially if they work...
Online retail sales spike points to sustained structural shift
RETAIL takings jumped in June on a partial reopening from the two-month "circuit breaker", but the sector is far...
SORA benchmark gets teeth against financial misconduct
THE Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) will prescribe the Singapore Overnight Rate Average (SORA) as a financial...
LIFESTYLE
Asia-US travel may only resume next year: James Liang
IF TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS are lifted between Singapore and another country such that you don’t have to quarantine...
Reflections on Singapore heritage food
WITH National Day upon us, what is it that really makes you feel Singaporean? For a lot of people, it's got to be...
Sushi that gives you bang for your buck
THE address says it all. Cuppage Plaza. Aka Little Japan. Where the pricey veneer and practised omotenashi crafted...
ASEAN BUSINESS
Asean+3 growth tipped to slow sharply to 0.1% in 2020 before rebounding strongly to 6% in 2021: AMRO
THE economic growth of Asean, China, Japan and South Korea is tipped slow sharply to 0.1 per cent this year, down...
GARAGE
JustCo opening two more co-working centres in Singapore with total capacity of 2,000
JUSTCO's new co-working centres at OCBC Centre East and The Centrepoint will be able to house over 2,000 members...
STOCKS
Seoul: Stocks track Wall St higher, won strengthens to 5-month high
[SEOUL] South Korean shares rose 1.2 per cent on Thursday, tracking overnight gains in Wall Street on strong...
Asia: Markets mixed as traders weigh stimulus, China-US tension
[HONG KONG] Asian markets were mixed on Thursday following a two-day rally, with nervous investors keeping an eye on...
Australia: Shares advance as miners, Wall Street surge
[BENGALURU] Australian shares rose on Thursday after Wall Street notched overnight gains on strong corporate...
Hong Kong: Stocks begin higher on Thursday
[HONG KONG] Hong Kong stocks opened on a positive note on Thursday boosted by vaccine hopes, while there was still...
Singapore stocks open higher on Thursday; STI up 0.8%
SINGAPORE shares rose on Thursday even as local lenders DBS and United Overseas Bank (UOB) posted lower Q2 earnings...
Stocks to watch: DBS, UOB, Wilmar, Sembcorp, Sembmarine, Singtel
THE following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Thursday:
BT WEEKLY
Rediscovering Singapore
THIS WEEK'S TOPIC: How might the tourism sector be boosted amid international travel curbs? What hidden gems do you...
Alliance expands in managed healthcare
AN ageing population and rising healthcare costs are long-term trends that Alliance Healthcare is zeroing in on as...
New portal to help Singapore SMEs navigate government support schemes
A NEW business portal set to launch on Aug 11 will aid small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in navigating the...
Digitise services to meet client's expectations
BUSINESS-to-business (B2B) customers are increasingly expecting a business-to-consumer (B2C) experience, said...
Diversifying risks in an income strategy
BACK in March, we were as stunned as anyone to be marching into an economic recession and an unprecedented global...
Odette keeps top spot at Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants awards
SINGAPORE’S three Michelin-starred restaurant Odette retained its top position in the 2020 Asia’s 50 Best...
Chinese tech's next battleground
Chu hai or "going to sea" is the ethos that China's tech giants have embraced with overseas expansion in the past...
Reflections on Singapore heritage food
WITH National Day upon us, what is it that really makes you feel Singaporean? For a lot of people, it's got to be...
Gold rallies on a surge of US jobless claims
GOLD futures this week have been volatile, dropping US$82 an ounce early in the week and then recovering US$46 (at...
FOCUS
Australia's Victoria state reports 471 new coronavirus cases
[SYDNEY] Australia's second most populous state of Victoria said on Thursday eight people have died from the...
UOB starts restructure work for debts paused on payments; Q2 profit down 40%
UOB has set up restructuring teams to assess borrowers who have taken a debt holiday amid the gradual unwinding of...
Broker's take: DBS says Singapore property plays 'too cheap to ignore' amid attractive valuations
DBS Group Research on Thursday called Singapore's property developers "too cheap to ignore", citing attractive...
Equipping workers with digital skills for a new future: SkillsFuture Forum 2020 panel
Q: Singapore has been looking at reskilling and retraining for a long time. What's really different this time with...
THE RAFFLES CONVERSATION
Flash forward
CHARLES Giancarlo, chief executive officer (CEO) of Pure Storage, which develops hardware and software used by data...
A mega-good match
ONE year ago, people who follow closely the world of technology, including this writer, were surprised by a multi-...
Banker on a mission
AS THE novel coronavirus pandemic continues to wreck uncertainty on Singapore's future, the man helming the...
People connector
WHEN Leong Soo Yee turns up for the virtual interview over Microsoft Teams, the executive director (Markets) of the...
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