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SINGAPORE (June 22): Banks across Asia Pacific are missing out on a “significant economic, social and business imperative”: the ability to accurately assess customers’ credit risk, according to Silicon Valley analytics firm FICO.

SINGAPORE (June 13): A major proportion of Singapore CEOs (73%) remain optimistic about the world’s economic prospects amid growing global economic uncertainty and ongoing geopolitical changes, according to the KPMG International’s 2017 Global CEO Out

SINGAPORE (April 27): Investment in fintech companies in Asia has plunged from a high of US$8.6 billion ($12 billion) in 2016 to just US$492 million in the first quarter of this year.

SINGAPORE (March 29): A growing number of Singapore’s homegrown enterprises are becoming increasingly practical such that the traditional family business model may be going extinct, suggests new research jointly conducted by KPMG and CPA Australia.

SINGAPORE (Nov 1): Companies in Singapore have improved on risk management disclosures, according to a study conducted by the Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants (ISCA) and KPMG.

SINGAPORE (Sept 8): Oil and gas player Swiber’s spectacular financial meltdown appears unlikely to significantly affect local banks, with UOB Kay Hian maintaining its “overweight” on the sector.

SINGAPORE (Aug 18): Investments in venture capital (VC) backed financial technology (fintech) startups have declined by 49% in 2Q16, on the back of a tougher climate for marketplace lenders as well as a decline in mega-round activity.

SINGAPORE (July 5): Singapore Exchange (SGX) on Tuesday revealed that some 545 mainboard-listed companies reviewed for their Code of Corporate Governance (CG Code) disclosures scored an average 60%.