Financial advisory

The relatively modest investment could burnish the growth strategy of iFast, which is on track for a multi-year growth trajectory

The deal will be funded with internal resources and external borrowings

Key figures in industries from finance and F&B to live music and art reflect on the challenging year they faced

Unlike models built for finance, AI for general use is not trained to weigh risk, comply with regulation or understand the structural forces that move markets

By integrating multiple business functions into one, shared services solution Propel with Singlife eases administrative burdens for firms, allowing them to better serve their customers and scale their...

A Centre for Enterprise Financing Advisory will also be launched later this year

IFAs account for 40.7% of the industry’s new business growth in 2024, outpacing tied agents, at 33.3%

In an ideal world, the independent financial adviser would be appointed by an external party – possibly regulators or even Sias – and should not receive payment from target companies

Ascend Asia has onboarded finexis as a member firm, ahead of the completion of its acquisition by the third quarter of this year