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IT IS transparency, not disclosure alone, that defines proper fair dealing from financial institutions, said Monetary Authority of Singapore's (MAS) managing director Ravi Menon on Monday, as the regulator notes the "uneven" culture and conduct practices in the financial industry here.

UNITED Overseas Bank (UOB) on Monday named Steven Phan Swee Kim, formerly area managing partner for Asia-Pacific at Ernst & Young, to its board. 

FUNDS under the Central Provident Fund Investment Scheme (CPFIS) posted positive returns of 7.82 per cent on average for the first quarter ended March 31.

STANDARD Chartered Bank (StanChart) plans to launch a foreign exchange (FX) e-trading and pricing engine in Singapore, with support from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), by the first quarter of 2020.

IT is transparency, not disclosure alone, that defines proper fair dealing from financial institutions, said Monetary Authority of Singapore's (MAS) managing director Ravi Menon on Monday, as the top regulator noted as well the "uneven" culture and conduct practices in the financial industry here.

INTERNATIONAL law firm Allen & Overy has welcomed Pallavi Gopinath Aney to its Singapore office as a capital markets partner, amid a string of movements within the legal profession in the city-state.

INVESTMENT platform CapBridge has inked a Memorandum of Understanding with CIMB to help regional SMEs (small and medium enterprises) and mid-corporate firms raise private capital via the startup's investment platform or its affiliated private exchange, 1exchange (1X).

AFTER being de-sensitised for many years by virtually zero interest rates, one can suddenly earn a positive yield on cash again in many major currencies. While the rates may still not be terribly exciting - 12-month USD Libor yields are now approximately 2.75 per cent per annum,...

TEMASEK Trust, the philanthropic arm of investment company Temasek Holdings, has established ABC World Asia, a private equity fund dedicated to impact investing.

THE Singapore FinTech Association (SFA) has launched a regtech sub-committee to promote the invention and adoption of technologies to overcome regulatory challenges in Singapore.