Financial industry cuts back on lavish treats

SINGAPORE: They would buy their clients gifts such as hampers and treat them to expensive meals in country clubs. Top clients would enjoy a night of drinking and fun at KTV lounges, with the entertainment budgets that dealers and bankers get from their companies.
But with the economic downturn, it seems the financial industry is cutting [...]

OCBC ups training courses for staff

Instead of scaling back, OCBC Bank has increased its investment in training.
It has launched a structured training programme with a total of 62 courses to help its employees learn new skills and develop their careers with the Bank.
The number of courses represents a 60 per cent increase from the 25 offered in 2007.
These training courses [...]