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DBS BANK TO DOUBLE ITS SUSTAINABLE FINANCE TARGETS TO SGD50 BILLION BY 2024

DBS Bank has more than doubled its sustainable finance target to SGD50 billion from SGD20 billion…

MORATORIUMS POSE RISKS TO ASEAN BANKING SYSTEMS

By Leong Hung Lee, The Star Loan moratoriums and restructuring pose critical risks to the banking…

MINING FIRM WITH ZERO REVENUE: MOST TRADED PSE STOCK WITH 103% GAIN

Abra Mining & Industrial Corp. has no revenue and zero analyst coverage. Yet, the loss-making mining…

SINGAPORE SETS YEAREND TARGET FOR SHIFT AWAY FROM LIBOR

Singapore signaled that local banks and borrowers should move away from using the discredited London interbank…

C19 EDGES PHILIPPINES DEEPER INTO DEBT

By Beatrice M. Laforga Philippines’ outstanding debt reached P9.8 trillion (US$203.7 billion) at the end of…

AFFIN HWANG RECORDED STRONG AUM GROWTH IN 2020

Affin Hwang Asset Management Bhd’s (Affin Hwang AM) total assets under administration (AUA) rose 26 per cent from…

CREDITORS TO VOTE ON DISTRESSED SHIPPER’S FATE

Creditors to struggling Singapore shipper Pacific International Lines Pte (PIL) will vote soon on a restructuring…

SHORT MATURITY THAI BONDS IN DEMAND AS RATE VERDICT NEARS

The prospects for rate easing are boosting demand for shorter-maturity Thai bonds ahead of this week’s first…

THAIBEV CLOSE TO FILING US$10 BILLION IPO FOR ITS BREWERY UNIT

Thai Beverage is planning to lodge a filing to list its brewery unit on the Singapore…

ASIA FIXED INCOME ASSETS TO PERFORM WELL IN 2021: MANULIFE

Asset manager says asset class, with its solid fundamentals, poised to be in better shape for…