Daily Debrief: What Happened Today (Dec 13)

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Ability to search for citizens’ IC numbers on Acra’s Bizfile raises privacy concerns

ONLINE netizens raised privacy concerns over the search function on online portal Bizfile, which allows users to search for the National Registration Identity Card (NRIC) numbers of some citizens – who are likely to be shareholders or directors of private Singapore-registered companies.

Four North Bridge Road shophouses up for sale at S$37 million guide price

A QUARTET of freehold conservation shophouses in District 7 have been put up for sale via an expression of interest exercise at a guide price of S$37 million.

UOB names its corporate banking head Leong Yung Chee as new group CFO 

UOB has appointed Leong Yung Chee, its current head of group corporate banking, as its next group chief financial officer, the bank said on Friday (Dec 13). 

Panin Bank acquisition could add 2-3% to DBS or OCBC profit: RHB

A FULL takeover of Bank Pan Indonesia could add 2 to 3 per cent to the bottom line of DBS or OCBC, said RHB in a report on Friday.

Singapore shares end flat amid mixed Asia markets as investors digest China’s monetary easing plans

SINGAPORE stocks closed unchanged on Friday, as China pledged further monetary easing to brace itself for more trade tensions with the United States.