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UOB’s Jacquelyn Tan on triumphing over expectations, biases to succeed in the banking industry
UOB’s Jacquelyn Tan on triumphing over expectations, biases to succeed in the banking industry
Tan shares how she leads 7,000 people across the region and her thoughts on women in banking.
UOB prices A$1.5b dual tranche 3-year senior unsecured bond
The notes are expected to be issued on 16 March 2023.
DBS CEO Piyush Gupta earned 13.3% more in 2022
Gupta’s salary is S$1.5m in 2022, up from S$1.2m in 2021.
Card payments trump cash in Singapore
Over 9 in 10 of respondents in Visa’s latest study said they use cards to pay.
Banks offer flexiwork, mentor programmes to uplift women’s careers
This International Women’s Day, we spoke with Singapore’s big three banks on how they are helping close the gender gap in their workforces.
WealthTechs win by managing wealth and not the wealthy
WealthTechs are breaking down barriers to entry by fractionalising costs of assets, analysts said.
Maybank Singapore’s profit before tax doubles to S$655.92m in 2022
This was reportedly thanks to higher income and lower loan loss allowances.
OCBC reports record net profit of S$5.75b in 2022
Full-year dividend is at 68 cents per share, 28% higher than in 2021.
Citibank Singapore names retail banking head
Matt Read’s appointment will take effect on 17 April.
UOB Group posts record core net profit of $4.8b in FY22
Compared to FY21, the group’s core net profit rose 18%.
SG, India enable real-time cross-border payments
This is possible with the linkage of PayNow and India’s Unified Payments Interface.
DBS Digital Exchange's Bitcoin trading up 80% in 2022
The members-only exchange also doubled its customers during the year.
DBS names new group head of consumer banking, Singapore country head
She Tse Koon takes over from Sim S. Lim, who is retiring from executive duties.
High interest rates carry DBS to record net profit of $6.14b in 2022
Total income surpassed S$16b for the first time in the bank’s history.
Trust for Singapore banks rises for second consecutive year: study
The index rose to 70 points, indicating high trust in banks.
Deutsche Bank names Serene Wee as managing director for SEA wealth business
Wee joins from Credit Suisse, where she spent 19 years working with UHNW clients.
OCBC CEO Helen Wong appointed as executive director
She will now assume responsibility for both roles.
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