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THE financial crisis put the squeeze on executive pay last year, with almost half of the top brass at Singapore's leading firms having their salaries frozen or even cut. A survey has found that 44 per cent of chief executives, chief financial officers and business unit heads saw their salaries staying flat or falling last year, compared with 23 per cent of executives in the 2008 financial year. ... more

Risk appetite fell on Friday, US data trumping continued decent company earnings. US equities began the decline during the European afternoon, and accelerated to -2.9% after a steep plunge in the US consumer sentiment survey to the lowest level in a year. Following the previous day's disappointments in the NY

U.S. consumer sentiment ended unchanged in March from February, a survey released Friday showed, while the reading slightly beat expectations.









Consumer Confidence Index – United States – Home – Consumer Information – Advocacy and Protection

DBS GROUP Holdings is Singapore’s top bank brand, according to a survey of the world’s 500 leading banking names.
The Brand Finance Banking 500 report, which measures strength, risk profile and growth potential to calculate brand value, claimed DBS eclipses rivals United Overseas Bank (UOB) and OCBC Bank.
It put DBS’ brand value at US$1.52 billion (S$2.1 billion) last year – a 12 per cent hike fro… more

U.S. consumer sentiment was little changed in early January, as worries over income and high unemployment offset news of an improving economy, a survey released on Friday showed.







United States – Consumer Confidence Index – Unemployment – Home – Consumer Information

THE financial market rebound has put a spring in the step of Singaporeans. They are now showing a greater willingness to take risks with their money.
Investors who had sought refuge in cash and steady yield products like bonds are now looking for higher returns and ways to better grow their wealth, according to a new Citibank survey.
It found that 44 per cent of people who stopped investing in the… more