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SOME banks in Singapore have suspended fixed-rate home loan packages amid rising interest rates. 

THE Association of Banks in Singapore (ABS) on Thursday (Apr 21) unveiled an industry standard questionnaire for banks in Singapore to engage their corporate clients on environmental risk issues.

THE Association of Banks in Singapore (ABS) on Thursday (Apr 21) unveiled an industry standard questionnaire for banks in Singapore to engage their corporate clients on environmental risk issues.

MALAYSIA'S ringgit hit a near two-year low on Wednesday (Apr 20) , dragged by strength in the US dollar, dim global growth prospects, and an overnight slump in oil prices, while other emerging Asian currencies trade mixed.

DBS is offering retail investors in Singapore to buy into a new ready-made and professionally-managed portfolio, modelled after its private banking unit’s flagship “barbell” product.

SINGAPORE-BASED businesses using Stripe can now accept local electronic fund transfer service PayNow across its suite of solutions, the global payments processing firm said on Wednesday (Apr 20).

BANK of America beat estimates for first-quarter profit on Monday (Apr 18), as strong growth in its consumer lending business helped offset a hit from a slowdown in global deal-making.

UOB Malaysia on Monday (Apr 18) named its deputy chief executive officer (CEO) Ng Wei Wei as the bank’s first CEO effective May 1, 2022. 

SOFTBANK Group Corp’s Shu Nyatta and Paulo Passoni, two of the three managing partners at the SoftBank Group Corp’s Latin America Fund, said they are leaving to start their own venture business focused on late-stage startups in the region. 

PETER Thiel, cofounder of Paypal, didn't actually use the word "war" in his Bitcoin 2022 keynote address, though he did tear up some US$100 bills and stoked an us-vs-them framing of global finance, naming enemies ranging from Warren Buffet to ESG (environmental, social and corporate governance).