Renald Yeo

Renald Yeo

JOURNALIST

Renald writes about banks for The Business Times. Before that, he tracked macroeconomic trends and SME struggles.

The programme aims to equip accountancy and corporate finance workers with practical skills to use AI effectively and responsibly.

More than 15,000 sign up for national accounting body’s AI programme in two months

2026-08-28T06:00:25.000Z
Under the qualification arrangement, eligible ICAI members will be exempted from all six foundation-level modules of the Singapore Chartered Accountant Qualification.

Singapore, India accounting bodies take ‘stepping stone’ towards mutual recognition of qualifications

2026-08-21T09:37:57.000Z
Lim Soon Chong, group head of global transaction services at DBS, says the lender has processed about S$10 billion in tokenised payments cumulatively over the past two years.

DBS expects tokenised finance investment to catch up with traditional payments, custody in 2-3 years

2026-08-21T08:15:50.000Z
Tan Choon Hin, currently the bank’s deputy chief risk officer, will begin in his new role on Sep 1.

UOB names Tan Choon Hin to new Asean, Greater China role

2026-08-18T04:26:09.000Z
Jacquelyn Tan, UOB’s head of group personal finances, says digital wealth will play a ‘meaningful’ role in the lender’s wealth growth.

UOB’s digital wealth sales, transactions jump almost 50% as clients invest more online

2026-08-16T23:00:00.000Z
DBS was the first of the three banks to report its Q2 results on Thursday (Aug 6), followed by OCBC and UOB on Friday.

5 takeaways from Singapore banks’ Q2 results – diverging outlooks, China tax rules emerge as new watchpoint

2026-08-08T00:00:00.000Z
OCBC’s non-interest income is up 51% at S$1.91 billion, driven by broad-based growth across fee, trading and insurance income.

OCBC raises 2026 loan growth forecast after Q2 profit jumps 22%, lifts dividend

2026-08-07T12:52:30.000Z
DBS’ total income is up 6% at a record S$6.09 billion.

DBS raises 2026 guidance as wealth business powers growth in Q2 despite lower rates

2026-08-06T09:57:38.000Z
Patricia Quek, UBS’ business sector head for Singapore and Malaysia, likens discovering its offerings to using an Apple smartphone for the first time.

From billionaires to towkay heirs: UBS widens Singapore wealth push

2026-08-05T06:59:46.000Z
The Big Four’s dominance in STI audits may not have pushed up fees, but this concentration has implications beyond competition, industry players say.
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No room for a fifth? The Big Four’s iron grip on STI audits

2026-07-31T07:30:00.000Z