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OCBC slashes onboarding time with AI

OCBC has introduced its agentic AI platform, HELIOS, to streamline the onboarding process for wealthy clients, reducing the time to open private banking accounts to...


Financial Services

Citi boosts FX options with senior trader hires in Singapore

Citi has bolstered its FX Options franchise by appointing three senior traders in Singapore, aiming to enhance its market-making and risk-warehousing capabilities for corporate and...


Financial Services

UOB Asset Management highlights global resilience despite heightened uncertainty

UOB Asset Management (UOBAM) has unveiled its third-quarter 2026 investment strategy, emphasising the global economy's resilience despite ongoing challenges such as inflation, tariffs, geopolitical tensions,...


Financial Services

HSBC offloads its life and health insurance business in Singapore to Allianz

HSBC Group has announced the sale of its life and health insurance business in Singapore, HSBC Life (Singapore) Pte. Limited, to Allianz for S$2.7b (US$2.1b)....


Financial Services

MAS, BOT sign MoU to combat digital fraud

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and the Bank of Thailand (BOT) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen cybersecurity cooperation and digital...


Financial Services

FWD Singapore and Ascend Asia partner to enhance financial services

FWD Singapore and Ascend Asia Financial Services Group have announced a long-term strategic partnership to enhance financial advisory distribution and improve access to quality financial...


Financial Services

uMINT becomes available on 1exchange, expands market

UBS Asset Management's tokenised USD money market investment fund, uMINT, has become available for secondary market trading on 1exchange, a regulated platform for tokenised real-world...


Financial Services

Neuberger strengthens APAC push with Ng hire

Neuberger, a global investment manager, has appointed Bertrand Ng as Alternative Product Specialist for the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region. Based in Singapore, Ng will join the...


Financial Services

GenAI skills demand outpaces training in finance in SEA

Generative AI has been identified as the most critical skill for finance professionals in Southeast Asia over the next five years, according to a survey...


Financial Services

HLB Private Bank disrupts private market access

HLB Private Bank, in partnership with Gaia Investment Partners, has unveiled new private market investment vehicles aimed at enhancing client portfolios with higher returns and...


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