Bloomberg Weak global growth and uncertainty over interest rates are among rising ‘headwinds’ that threaten to drag on Singaporean banking profits, according to the city’s central bank. The potential for spillover from vulnerabilities in China’s financial system into Asia and anti-globalization sentiment are also among challenges highlighted in the Monetary Authority of Singapore’s annual assessment of the financial sector ...

  Bloomberg DBS Group Holdings Ltd. and Bank of Singapore, Asia’s largest home-grown private banks, will consider more acquisitions as they grapple for a bigger slice of business from the region’s growing number of millionaires. DBS would look at any deal that fits with its strategy and is at the “right” price, the bank’s consumer and wealth head Tan Su ...

  Bloomberg The yuan climbed to its strongest level in a week, as Chinese authorities work to halt the currency’s recent plunge with stronger fixings and a verbal defense. The currency rose as much as 0.26 percent to 6.8900 per dollar, the strongest level since Nov. 22, before trimming the gains to trade 0.24 percent stronger as of 5:31 p.m. ...