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Banks from HSBC to Citi shrug off China risks, embrace HK - THE EDGE SINGAPORE

Global Markets

Banks from HSBC to Citi shrug off China risks, embrace HK

Hong Kong is the place to be if you want to participate in the Chinese capital markets

Banking & finance

DBS has enough to fund $2.7 bil bid for Citi India unit: Sanford C. Bernstein & Co

A takeover of Citi’s India unit would be DBS’s largest acquisition since 2001.
Pushing boundaries - THE EDGE SINGAPORE

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Pushing boundaries

Founder of The Great Room, Jaelle Ang, on how she quells the naysayers and pushes the boundaries towards success

Banking & finance

Zilingo CFO Perry returns to Citigroup to head APAC technology investment banking department

Perry is returning to Citigroup amid a flurry of tech deals in Asia Pacific.

Banking & finance

UBS, Citigroup differ on how MAS’s move to cap bank dividend payouts will pan out

UBS Group AG and Citigroup Inc. are at odds on how Singapore’s move to cap dividend payouts at the nation’s banks will play out for equity investors.

Telecommunications

Singtel issues $1.05 bil 10-year notes with 1.875% p.a. coupon

Singapore Telecommunications says subsidiary Singtel Group Treasury (SGT) on Wednesday issued US$750 million ($1.05 billion) worth of 10-year notes, guaranteed by Singtel.

Company in the news

Singapore forex platform raises $23.5 mil in series B funding, counts HSBC and Citigroup among investors

HSBC and Citi join Goldman Sachs Group Inc. as investors in Spark Systems after participating in series B funding that’s raised US$16.5 million (S$23.5 million) over two rounds, according to Chief Executive Officer Wong Joo Seng.

In print this week

Which private bank play should investors bank on?

SINGAPORE (Aug 11): Singapore’s three local banks – DBS Group Holdings, Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp and United Overseas Bank – have expanded regionally over the last couple of decades, putting them in a stronger position to gather onshore assets fo

Commodities

Oil could hit US$60 before year-end, says Barron's citing Citi analyst

BENGALURU (July 10): Accelerating world oil demand and reduced supply from the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec) could push crude prices up to US$60 ($82.92) a barrel before the end of the year, according to a report from Barron&#39

Investing strategies

There’s no better time than now to buy into US banks. Here’s why

SINGAPORE (June 30): The Bank of Singapore (BoS), a subsidiary of Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation (OCBC), remains “overweight” on the US financial sector due to the potential de-regulation for US banks as well as their prospects for higher-than-ex
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