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Insider moves
DBS acquires 300,000 units in Netlink for $252,000
With the additional units, Temasek's deemed interest in Netlink through Singtel and DBS Bank stands at 26.0%.
March 07, 2024
Broker's Calls
Singapore's SMEs may pose some threat to local banks: Bloomberg Intelligence
OCBC's weaker-than-peer credit quality in SME loans — 9% of its total — puts it at higher risk.
February 26, 2024
Bonds and treasuries
DBS receives new licence to underwrite non-financial corporate bonds in China’s interbank bond market
The move comes as foreign issuers are increasingly tapping the Chinese bond market, which is the second-largest in the world.
February 14, 2024
Banking & finance
DBS to merge various businesses, forming Global Financial Markets group
Andrew Ng, who is currently the head of Treasury Markets, will oversee the new enlarged group.
February 02, 2024
Environmental, Social and Governance
Keppel launches Sustainability-Linked Financing Framework; secures credit facilities with DBS and UOB of $500 mil each
The sustainability-linked revolving credit facilities have preferential interest margins tied to Keppel's sustainability targets.
January 23, 2024
Company in the news
Seatrium subsidiary secures $500 mil revolving credit facility from DBS, HSBC and Standard Chartered
The loan facility will provide additional funding and liquidity to Seatrium, increasing its financial flexibility.
December 29, 2023
Company in the news
Seatrium subsidiary secures $400 mil early refinancing from DBS, with possible sustainability-linked conversion
The three-year committed loan facility includes a “sustainability-linked conversion option”.
December 28, 2023
Sustainability
H&M partners DBS Bank to fund fashion suppliers’ decarbonisation efforts
The green loan programme is different from that of traditional banking solutions as it provides direct financing.
November 28, 2023
REITs
Starhill Global REIT obtains its first sustainability-linked facility of $50 mil
The REIT has entered into a facility agreement with DBS for a five-year unsecured sustainability-linked multicurrency facility.
November 21, 2023
Fintech
UBS, DBS and SBI execute world first live repurchase transaction of natively-issued digital bond on public blockchain
This is part of MAS’s Project Guardian, a government-industry partnership to test the feasibility of asset tokenisation.
November 15, 2023