Court documents showed the largest sum of money Benjamin Chung Hiang Wee took was from his uncle, an odd-job worker.

Former manager with DBS Bank admits cheating 7 victims, including his uncle, of over S$1 million

[SINGAPORE] A former manager with DBS Bank has admitted to cheating seven victims, including his own uncle, of nearly S$1.4 million in total.

The central bank says the proof-of-value exercise will lay the groundwork for deeper industry collaboration.

MAS partners banking industry to tap AI, machine learning to combat financial crime

It will use these techniques to enhance scam-detection capabilities

The Federal Reserve left interest rates unchanged last week.

Barclays becomes latest brokerage to bet on no Fed rate cuts in 2026

US inflation remains well above the Fed’s 2 per cent target

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The process is expected to run at least into next year but with both the government’s credibility and UBS’s business model at stake, manoeuvring is already underway on both sides.

Swiss lawmakers gather to discuss law that will shape UBS future

Early signals from the committee will influence what is likely to be months of intense lobbying

 The central bank has kept its benchmark policy rate unchanged since July last year.

Top Bank of Korea official says it’s time to consider rate hike

The South Korean currency has recently touched its weakest level against the US dollar since the global financial crisis

The 67% year-on-year increase in April suggests regional borrowers are seeking to diversify their funding needs and not just dashing to meet their liquidity requirements.

Asia bond sales jump in April as war lull spurs rush in issuance

Year-to-date volumes in the region are now broadly flat from a year earlier, in line with global markets

Rising energy prices are stoking inflation in Australia, where lenders are setting aside larger buffers in expectation of a souring economic outlook.

National Australia Bank profit misses estimates as software costs weigh on bank

The bank will pay an interim dividend of 85 Australian cents per share

A long-anticipated return to private equity dealmaking appears to be derailed, and large institutions are trying to figure out how to navigate geopolitical turmoil and new AI tools.

‘Golden’ or ‘garbage’: Milken signals new private credit era

It is a time of turmoil for private equity firms, which have been struggling to exit investments

Japanese markets will be closed from Monday to Wednesday for Golden Week, which could cause wild swings in the yen due to thin liquidity, say analysts.

Yen jumps sharply as Japan warns it is ready to intervene again

Tokyo’s ramped-up rhetoric comes as the yen stays under pressure from wide US-Japan interest rate gaps