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SINGAPORE (Jan 23): RHB Research has an “overweight” rating on banks for the sector’s strong growth and high yields; the consumer and industrial space as defensive sector picks; as well as REITs that are beneficiaries of improving economic activity,

SINGAPORE (Jan 8): Credit Suisse is recommending Singapore investors stick with a portfolio of quality, high-yield stocks and stocks with low embedded expectations to ride out any volatility in 2019 while positioning for a market recovery.

SINGAPORE (July 24): The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has ordered banks and other financial institutions to tighten their customer verification processes.

SINGAPORE (July 16): RHB Research is upgrading Singapore’s banking sector to “overweight” from “neutral” on expected widening NIM (net interest margin) despite the property cooling measures.

SINGAPORE (Apr 16): Phillip Capital is of the view that Singapore’s oil and gas (O&G) sector is facing an extended period of soft conditions.

SINGAPORE (Feb 7): While prevention technologies have managed to deter identity fraud activities such as card skimming, criminals are now beginning to steal identities or even constructing entirely new ones to obtain real credit cards from banks.

SINGAPORE (Jan 30): Close to nine in 10 banks globally say addressing cybersecurity in the top priority in 2018, amid a shift toward digitalisation and innovation for future growth.

SINGAPORE (Oct 4): A majority of small medium enterprises (SMEs) in Singapore are unlikely to qualify for business financing, according to recent data from Linkflow Capital.

SINGAPORE (Aug 31): Singapore's total bank lending in July fell 0.5% from June, due to a decline in loans to businesses, central bank data showed on Thursday.

TOKYO (Aug 16): Mizuho Financial Group Inc. is raising a fund to build dormitories to profit from the shortage of accommodation for the surging number of international students at Japan’s universities.