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Financial services

Banking & Finance

Chinese financials’ earnings growth set to outpace wider market

The new Office for Investment: Financial Services will seek to attract investment to cities around Britain, finance minister Rachel Reeves said.
International

UK opens new concierge service in bid to woo more finance investment

Respondents to Citi's poll expect digital assets and tokenised securities to comprise 10 per cent of market turnover by 2030.
Companies & Markets

Citi expects global digital asset trades to hit US$2 trillion a day; DBS sees volume surge in H1

Lim Chung Chun, chief executive of iFast, says the integration of payments into the group's wealth management offering will help it deliver more convenient and cost-competitive services.
Companies & Markets

iFast Malaysian unit gets central bank approval to operate as e-money issuer

For companies, the new trade landscape has brought at least two challenges: managing their working capital with the increased costs and figuring out who’s in their supply chains, said HSBC head of global trade solutions Vivek Ramachandran
Singapore

Services trade to continue growing despite shifting trade landscape: HSBC global trade chief

Some of the nation’s biggest banks have been accused by the Trump administration of shutting customer accounts for political or religious reasons.
Banking & Finance

Trump signs order targeting banks over political discrimination

The term “remisier” often highlights their commission-based compensation, which understates their advisory expertise, says the writer.
Opinion & Features
LETTER TO THE EDITOR

It’s time for remisiers to reframe their professional identity

A stunning 77 per cent of teens and 20-somethings use online platforms and social media to answer their money questions, according to a 2025 Credit Karma survey.
Money Talk

Gen Z, don’t be fooled by GenAI financial advisers

Yoma said its revenue continues to be impacted by the depreciation of the Myanmar Kyat against the US dollar. Pictured is Yoma's director Melvyn Pun. PHOTO: BT FILE
Companies & Markets

Yoma Strategic’s H2 profit falls 12.4% to US$18.3 million

The initial plan was to site the IFC at the Thu Thiem urban area in Ho Chi Minh City, and this was later expanded to Da Nang’s Son Tra district.
ASEAN Business

Ho Chi Minh City, Da Nang push for billion-dollar projects as Vietnam plans site for new financial centre

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