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Syfe launches JPMAM active ETF portfolio in Singapore
Syfe launches JPMAM active ETF portfolio in Singapore
The Equity Alpha portfolio targets an annual alpha of 0.5% to 1% at a fraction of typical annual fees.
6 hours ago
Kotak Life and Utkarsh Small Finance Bank ink life insurance partnership
Utkarsh SFBL offers Kotak Life’s insurance products to its 5.14 million customers.
6 hours ago
CIMB ties up with Ant Int’l to push digital treasury and liquidity framework
They will use Ant’s blockchain-based treasury management solution.
6 hours ago
Citi forms AI Infrastructure Banking team to tap $3t financing opportunity
The team aims to provide debt financing to fund data centres and other infra capacity.
6 hours ago
MUFG and Singlife seal $550m insurance financing deal
It ranks amongst Singapore’s largest insurance financings.
1 day ago
OCBC hit with complaint over coal power financing in Indonesia
The complaint notes it excludes financing for new coal plants under its framework.
1 day ago
Citi names Thai Nguyet Minh as markets head and country treasury for Vietnam
She joins from Maybank, where she was the Vietnam head of global markets.
1 day ago
Weixin Mini Programs' transaction value up 65% in LNY 2026
Transactions of Chinese tourists visiting Italy and Malaysia more than doubled.
1 day ago
Bank Central Asia’s net profit rise 5.8% to $287.65m in Jan 2026
Net interest margin fell on lower earning asset yield, noted CGSI.
1 day ago
OCBC’s net profit dip 2% to $5.87b on higher tax expenses
OCBC’s net profit dip 2% to $5.87b on higher tax expenses
1 day ago
RCBC’s net income up 11% to $183.71m in 2025 on loan and card growth
Credit card receivables rose due to the “successful acquisition of affluent customers.”
2 days ago
AUB’s net income up 12% to $220.12m on commercial loan growth
AUB’s net income up 12% to $220.12m on commercial loan growth.
2 days ago
PNB’s net income up 20% to $438.6m in 2025 on more loans and lower costs
It's bad loans ratio declined to 4.7% whilst operating expenses grew slower.
2 days ago
UOB’s net profit falls 23% to $3.69b in 2025 as allowances double
The bank raised provisions by S$1.5b, with higher allowances in Singapore and China.
2 days ago
Welcome Bank (Rural Bank) unveil e-signature and e-KYC services in loan apps
It eliminates the need for scheduled video calls or a hybrid application process.
3 days ago
Alipay’s AI Pay surpasses 100 million users
Consumers pay via voice command, eliminating the need to switch between pages.
3 days ago
Krungsri, Thai stock exchange push SETCarbon platform for SMEs’ green transition
The platform is now used by 380 organisation, with 85% being listed companies.
3 days ago
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