Singapore banks eye a share of Japanese FDI market

6 Jun 2016 - Channel NewsAsia
SINGAPORE: Local banks are eyeing lending opportunities on the back of rising interest among Japanese small- and medium-size enterprises (SMEs) to expand in Southeast Asia as they look for better investment returns. United Overseas Bank (UOB), for example, has recently reported a sizeable jump in deposit ...
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Singapore's Billion Dollar Financial Companies with the Best Dividend Yields

3 Jun 2016 - The Motley Fool Singapore
As of 13 May 2016, the Singapore stock market had 28 primary-listed financial firms with market capitalisations of over S$1 billion. From the list of 28, there are 20 that fall under the real estate investment trust (REIT) category. The remaining eight come from areas such as banking, capital markets, ...
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Singapore approves first loan application using IP collateral

2 Jun 2016 - Channel NewsAsia
SINGAPORE: Two years after it was launched, the S$100m Intellectual Property Financing Scheme (IPFS) disbursed its first loan backed by patents to a Singapore-owned footwear company. In a press release on Thursday (Jun 2), the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS), which oversees the scheme, ...
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Singapore: SPRING's S$2b scheme; Call Levels-DBS Vickers pact; New Migme app

2 Jun 2016 - DealStreetAsia
Fintech startup Call Levels has launched a co-branded app with DBS Vickers, while media firm migme has launched a a Android mobile client aimed at enhancing its offerings. In addition, SPRING Singapore has launched an S$2 billion loan programme targeted at small and medium enterprises (SMEs). SPRING ...
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The Three Numbers That Bolster CIMB Group Holdings Berhad

30 May 2016 - The Motley Fool Singapore
Malaysia has more than its fair share of banks. CIMB Group Holdings Berhad (1023.KL; KLSE: CIMB), whose history can be traced back to Kuching in 1924, is its many financial institutions. CIMB, which is an abbreviation of Commerce International Merchant Banks, is one of the world’s largest Islamic banks. ...
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Singapore banks gasp for air as customers shun Singapore savings bonds

30 May 2016 - Singapore Business Review
Take-up rates fell to 7.3% this month. The appetite for Singapore savings bonds have completely gone south, as the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) announced that issuances have amounted to a mere $164m this month. According to a report by Maybank Kim Eng, MAS is offering $7.6b SSBs for 2015 and ...
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Next Week’s News Today: All Eyes On The Banks Again

28 May 2016 - The Motley Fool Singapore
Market watchers could be poring over US economic numbers after Janet Yellen’s spoke at Harvard University on Saturday. The Fed Chair said that a rate would probably be coming in the summer – the operative word being “probably”. Technically, summer is between May and August. There are only two meetings ...
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Four local firms kicked out of Forbes' list of world's largest listed companies

27 May 2016 - Singapore Business Review
But 17 firms still made the cut. Four Singapore-based firms fell out of Forbes magazine's annual ranking of the world's 2,000 largest listed companies. The four companies which failed to make the cut this year are Avago Technologies, China Aviation Oil, Overseas Union Enterprise and CWT. Meanwhile, 17 ...
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The S$10 Billion Stock Club: These Are the Top Performers

27 May 2016 - The Motley Fool Singapore
There are billion dollar companies, and then there are S$10-billion dollar companies. The Singapore stock market boasts 10 primary-listed companies with market capitalisations of over S$10 billion. This select group are among the largest listed stocks in Singapore. A recent report provides some insights ...
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The Malaysian Equivalent of Singapore’s Companies

26 May 2016 - The Motley Fool Singapore
There are many similarities between Singapore and Malaysia. The peoples of both countries enjoy similar foods, have a similar culture, and also speak similar languages. That’s not all. The stock markets of both countries also contain companies that have similar businesses. For instance, there’s banking. ...
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