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5 April 2022 07:01

The race to digital money is on – PwC’s 2022 CBDC Global Index shows which central banks are in the lead

For immediate release - SINGAPORE, 5 April 2022 – The future of money is digital. It is estimated that more than 80% of central banks are considering launching a central bank digital currency (CBDC) or have already done so* The 2022 PwC CBDC Global Index analyses and ranks the top retail and wholesale CBDC projects. The Index evaluates the current stage of CBDC project development also taking int

30 September 2020 11:00

Singapore’s tech startup funding ecosystem remains healthy despite global pandemic

PwC's report, Tech start-up funding trends and outlook: Singapore, found that the first half of 2020 saw relatively steady funding considering the pandemic, with funding for 2020 expected to reach 2019 levels.

10 February 2020 00:01

Majority of customers likely to stick to existing primary banking relationship after opening digital bank accounts, PwC study

A PwC study of over 1,500 customers in Singapore found that 67% of customers will continue to use their existing account as their primary account. 71% of customers have at least one pain point with their bank today and those with more than three pain points are more likely to open a digital bank account.

16 December 2019 14:10

An encouraging year for Singapore IPOs in 2019: PwC analysis

2019 has been an encouraging year for the Singapore capital market amidst the global uncertainties. Singapore saw a total of 11 Initial Public Offerings (IPOs) on the Singapore Exchange (SGX) with 4 listings on the Mainboard and 7 on the Catalist Board with total fund raised at S$3.07 billion and S$60 million respectively.
These results were published in PwC’s “Equity Capital Markets Watch: Sin

12 November 2019 12:00

FinTech firms in Singapore attract most global funding within ASEAN according to report by UOB, PwC and SFA

Singapore is also the launchpad for FinTech firms looking to move across ASEAN

12 November 2019 08:01

Asset Managers exceed investor expectations on risk/return and ESG, but overall fall short of investor demands - According to the Investor Alignment Index developed by PwC

Tuesday 12 November, 2019 - The Asset and wealth management revolution: Investor Perspectives - rethinking purpose and performance report is based on PwC’s point of view and the Investor Alignment Index developed by PwC with responses from 750 institutional investors and 10,000 retail investors around the world.
Ample scope to win more business

To determine what investors care about most

30 October 2019 11:00

Cyber risk climbs to the top risk for Singapore insurers

Cyber risk, technology and change management have been pinpointed as the three biggest concerns for insurers in Singapore, according to a poll of senior industry experts.

1 October 2019 11:25

PwC appoints new Singapore Asset & Wealth Management Leader

PwC Singapore has appointed Paul Pak as the new Leader of its Asset & Wealth Management (AWM) practice with effect from 1 October 2019. Paul succeeds Justin Ong, who has led the practice since 2006.

13 March 2019 08:00

New York, London and Hong Kong expected to remain as top listing destinations in 2030, Singapore on the rise

Emerging markets in Southeast Asia driving issuers’ interest to Singapore and Australia

22 January 2019 09:00

PwC: Assets under management in Asia Pacific to rise to USD29.6 trillion by 2025, faster than any other region

Date 22 January 2019 Contact Natalie Choo
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Singapore, 22 January 2019– The Asia Pacific (APAC) asset and wealth management industry is expected to be the centre for global Assets under management (AuM) growth in

20 December 2018 11:18

2018 IPO funds raised on SGX falls to its second lowest since 2008

Launched today, PwC’s ‘Equity Capital Markets Watch – Singapore: 2018 year in review’ found that Singapore’s 2018 performance has fallen from 2017’s stellar showing.

23 March 2018 10:00

Cyber threats topple over-regulation as top risk for Banking and Capital Markets CEOs

Date 23 March 2018 Contact Natalie Choo, Singapore Communications
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E-mail: natalie.yl.choo@sg.pwc.com
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Banking & Capital Markets (BCM) CEOs are bullish about economic growth – 57% believe it will improve over the next 12 months, compared