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When financial institutions are no longer built to serve
SINGAPORE (Oct 5): A gaping rift between Wall Street and Main Street remains even a decade on from the global financial crisis (GFC) as financial systems around the world continue to function without a core purpose, according to an associate editor and gl
October 05, 2017
Singapore June bank lending rises 7.6% on-year
SINGAPORE (July 31): Singapore's total bank lending in June rose 7.6% compared to a year earlier, helped by increases in housing and bridging loans, central bank data showed on Monday.
July 31, 2017
Global Markets
Risky and complex US loan wagers are red hot in low-yield Asia
NEW YORK (May 19): Asia’s yield-hungry investors have a lot riding on the financial engineers of Wall Street.
May 19, 2017
Yanlord inks $1.5 bil credit facility with consortium of 26 financial institutions
SINGAPORE (April 24): Real estate developer Yanlord Land Group today signed a landmark US$1.05 billion ($1.5 billion) syndicated 3.5 year credit facility with a consortium of 26 global banks and financial institutions, for refinancing and general corpora
April 24, 2017
Nam Cheong announces over $300 mil in liabilities; mulls restructuring
SINGAPORE (April 24): Nam Cheong, the OSV builder has revealed the extent of “various obligations” owed to financial lenders and trade creditors that have fallen due, and that it expects to fall due.
April 24, 2017
Triyards says no going concern worries, to review potential impact of Ezra bankruptcy filing
SINGAPORE (March 22): Triyards Holdings, the 60%-owned subsidiary of beleaguered offshore company Ezra Holdings, says it is in the midst of assessing the potential impact of Ezra’s recent bankruptcy filing on the group – but, at this stage, does not
March 22, 2017
Singapore Dec bank lending edges up on construction sector loans
SINGAPORE (Jan 31): Singapore's total bank lending in December rose 1.1% from November, on the back of a rise in loans to the building and construction sector, central bank data showed on Tuesday.
January 31, 2017
Are you a prisoner in your own bank?
SINGAPORE (Dec 2): “Hidden defection”, they call it. This is the term Bain & Company uses to describe the act of purchasing a new banking product from a competing bank or financial technology (fintech) firm.
December 02, 2016
Broker's Calls
Singapore banks face near-term headwinds; muted 3Q expected
SINGAPORE (Oct 12): Goldman Sachs expects 3Q to be muted quarter for DBS, OCBC and UOB, with margins coming pressure and muted credit growth. Meanwhile, the Singapore banks appear to be bracing for more defaults in the oil & gas sector though exposures sh
October 12, 2016