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DBS

DBS is a Singapore-headquartered multinational financial services group and one of Asia’s largest banks by assets. It offers comprehensive consumer, corporate, and investment banking services, including wealth management, serving individuals, SMEs, and large corporations across 18 markets, primarily in Asia. Renowned for its digital innovation and sustainability focus, DBS has been consistently named "Safest Bank in Asia" and "World’s Best Bank." Its overall strategy emphasises digital transformation and customer-centricity, with a strong presence in equity capital markets, reflecting a healthy deal pipeline and dual listing trends in the region.

Tanker traffic has largely halted on the Strait of Hormuz, a narrow passage connecting the Persian Gulf to the Gulf of Oman along Iran’s southern coast. The disruption is expected to hit global crude supply. Photo: Reuters

China-Middle East relations

Why the US-Israel war with Iran leaves Asian economies exposed

Mainland China imports vast amounts of oil from the Middle East but India, South Korea and others could fare worse, analysts say.

2 Mar 2026 - 9:30PMvideocam

Banking & finance

Will Hong Kong, Singapore capture Asia’s capital inflows? DBS CEO weighs in

9 Feb 2026 - 7:11AM

Hong Kong racing

Lor eyes DBS x Manulife Million Challenge glory with Regal Gem at Happy Valley

3 Feb 2026 - 5:43AM

Hong Kong racing

In-form Hayes rings up 700th HK win in emotional Happy Valley double

China Win and Romantic Son both carried the famous Lindsay Park Racing silks to success at the city circuit.

28 Jan 2026 - 11:39PM

Trainer David Hayes celebrates his 700th Hong Kong victory with jockey Keith Yeung Ming-lun. Photos: Kenneth Chan

Banking & finance

Chinese banks lure investors with gold-linked deposits amid soaring prices

Such products may offer better returns than fixed deposits, but these investments are not without risks, analyst says.

17 Jan 2026 - 9:30AM

Singapore

Singapore’s young graduates feel the heat in ‘draining’ job hunt

A dearth of entry-level jobs has forced some young Singaporeans to pivot to stopgap roles and entrepreneurship.

24 Dec 2025 - 1:00PM

Ant Group

Alipay+ announces sponsorship deal with WNBA team New York Liberty

The sponsorship follows the designation earlier this month of Liberty player Sabrina Ionescu as Ant International’s global brand ambassador.

19 Dec 2025 - 9:00PM

Peng Yang (left), CEO of Ant International, with Clara Wu Tsai, governor of New York Liberty. Photo: Handout

Ant Group

Ant International signs WNBA star Sabrina Ionescu as brand ambassador

Payments firm says star player ‘embodies the spirit of perseverance’ driving young people and small businesses to ‘uplift their communities’.

9 Dec 2025 - 12:01AM

Banking & finance

JPMorgan, DBS, Standard Chartered bosses swap deals for sneakers in charity run

Chairmen and CEOs join regulators and financiers in The Community Chest HKEX Gong Run to raise US$1.2 million.

23 Nov 2025 - 12:30PM

2025 National Games

Hong Kong baseball player’s struggle and sacrifice rewarded at National Games

Egon Chan says using all his work leave to play baseball will be worth it as Hong Kong return to Games with a stronger team this time.

12 Nov 2025 - 9:00AM

Egon Chan’s love for baseball makes the sacrifices to play worthwhile. Photo: BAHKC

Quantum computing

How quantum computing puts Asia’s financial systems at risk

Uneven security safeguards leave the region vulnerable to quantum disruptions that could destabilise trust in digital finance, experts warn.

29 Oct 2025 - 10:08AMvideocam

Quantum computing has the potential to break public-key cryptography or security systems of digital tokens such as bitcoin. Photo: Shutterstock

Banking & finance

Hong Kong’s e-HKD better suited to wholesale use than retail, HKMA says

After latest trials, de facto central bank decides to focus development of the digital currency on applications for financial institutions.

29 Oct 2025 - 9:38AM

Singapore

Why a US$70 day trip to Johor is now Singaporeans’ favourite leisure hack

Singapore residents made more than 11 million trips across the causeway in the first seven months of this year, fuelling a retail boom.

19 Oct 2025 - 1:39PM

Hong Kong economy

Fed rate cut boosts Hong Kong chief’s economy push

Lower interest rates may draw investors to Hong Kong stocks and property, as chief executive works to revive the city’s economy and its status as a global financial centre.

18 Sep 2025 - 5:15PM

Indonesia

Indonesia’s new finance chief plans US$12 billion boost for lending

The cash injection underlines Purbaya’s quest for a quick fix to a ‘drought’ in Indonesia’s financial system that has choked economic activity.

11 Sep 2025 - 7:35PM

Indonesia’s newly appointed Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa says his job is to “rev up the monetary and fiscal engines”. Photo: Reuters

Wealth management

A rising stock tide lifts sales of all financial products in Hong Kong

Sales soared 40 per cent to a record HK$6.07 trillion in 2024, according to a survey by the Securities and Futures Commission and Hong Kong Monetary Authority.

4 Sep 2025 - 6:34PMvideocam

Banking & finance

Hong Kong’s dollar-peg defence is bitter for borrowers as Hibor rises

Monetary authority’s successful defence of the US-dollar peg raises loan rates, putting pressure on borrowers and the property market.

26 Aug 2025 - 11:13AM

Indonesia

Boom or gloom? Indonesians cautious about spending despite economic growth

While foot traffic is up in shopping centres, there are more browsers than shoppers, association chairman says.

6 Aug 2025 - 11:35AM

There are more sales people than customers at a shopping centre in in Depok, Indonesia, on Tuesday. Photo: EPA

Wealth management

Hong Kong’s booming wealth sector to lead hiring and office expansion, HKMA says

Major private banks managed 14 per cent more assets in the first half and hired over 400 bankers in the last two years, HKMA’s Eddie Yue says.

4 Aug 2025 - 9:13AM

Taiwan

Deal or no deal with US? Taiwan avoids tariffs so far, but remains on edge

Taiwanese, US officials have been meeting, suggesting, analysts say, they are trying to reach deal.

19 Jul 2025 - 6:55AMvideocam

IPO

Hong Kong’s IPO dominance leaves Singapore grasping for lost allure

The listings of IFBH and Mirxes underline Hong Kong’s superiority, but Singapore is not giving up, bankers and analysts say.

30 Jun 2025 - 1:21PM

A view of the Singapore Exchange building in the central business district of Singapore on April 7, 2020. Photo: AFP

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