Singapore banks

Boer, who has held senior roles at UBS and Credit Suisse, will take up the position on Sep 17

Rising long term bond yields haven’t stopped the Straits Times Index from soaring this year. BT senior correspondent Ben Paul delves into the opportunities and risks ahead.

Rising bond yields may reach a tipping point that chokes off growth and deflates richly priced blue chips

Lender sees digital assets moving beyond experimentation, even as cryptocurrency prices remain under pressure

The newly created senior position will oversee seven markets

Success in building Singapore’s financial system makes it easy to ‘focus too much on stability’

The average lump-sum investment among young adults is now about S$4,000; among young professionals, it almost S$8,000

UOB is overshadowed by weaker fee outlook and asset-quality concerns, but some analysts call it a ‘value play’

The city-state’s lawyers, financial advisers and banks say impact is hard to evaluate, still in ‘early stages’