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Trust Bank hits one million customers, launches investment products
Trust Bank hits one million customers, launches investment products
SINGAPORE digital bank Trust Bank has hit the one-million-customer milestone, making up about 20 per cent of the adult population in the city-state. It crossed the milestone in February,...
StanChart CEO Winters’ 2024 pay jumps 46% on-year
StanChart CEO Winters’ 2024 pay jumps 46% on-year
The surge in total remuneration comes mainly from a nearly 78% increase in the long-term incentive awardSTANDARD Chartered chief executive officer Bill Winters’ total salary for 2024 came up...
Jefferies hires two senior traders from CLSA in Asia push
Jefferies hires two senior traders from CLSA in Asia push
JEFFERIES Financial Group hired two senior traders from CLSA, building out in Asia-Pacific after its revenue in the region jumped last year, a source familiar with the matter said....
StanChart to return US.5 billion more as earnings beat
StanChart to return US$1.5 billion more as earnings beat
STANDARD Chartered said it would hand back US$1.5 billion more to shareholders as it reported fourth-quarter earnings that beat estimates, boosted by a strong performance in its trading and...
StanChart to return US.5 billion more as earnings beat
StanChart to return US$1.5 billion more as earnings beat
STANDARD Chartered said it would hand back US$1.5 billion more to shareholders as it reported fourth-quarter earnings that beat estimates, boosted by a strong performance in its trading and...
IMF calls for Thai rate cut to support inflation, ease debt load
IMF calls for Thai rate cut to support inflation, ease debt load
A FURTHER reduction in Thailand’s policy interest rate will help shore up low inflation and ease the burden for local borrowers, according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The...
Chinese bubble tea chain Mixue aims to raise HK.45 billion in Hong Kong IPO
Chinese bubble tea chain Mixue aims to raise HK$3.45 billion in Hong Kong IPO
Bookbuilding for the IPO starts on Friday and the stock is due to begin trading on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on Mar 3CHINA’S largest bubble tea and drinks...
Apple’s Tim Cook meeting with Trump as tariffs threaten iPhones
Apple’s Tim Cook meeting with Trump as tariffs threaten iPhones
PRESIDENT Donald Trump is meeting with Apple CEO Tim Cook at the White House on Thursday (Feb 20), according to a source familiar with their plans.The source shared the...
Stocks to watch: Wilmar, SIA, Genting Singapore, Seatrium, Starhub, FEHT, The Hour Glass
Stocks to watch: Wilmar, SIA, Genting Singapore, Seatrium, Starhub, FEHT, The Hour Glass
THE following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Friday (Feb 21): Wilmar: It posted on Thursday a 39.4 per cent fall in net...
Spirit Airlines to exit bankruptcy under go-private deal
Spirit Airlines to exit bankruptcy under go-private deal
SPIRIT Airlines won court approval to leave bankruptcy via a lender-backed take-private deal after rejecting a takeover offer from rival Frontier Group Holdings.Judge Sean Lane said on Thursday (Feb...