Chapter 260 Development Bank of Singapore
In the blink of an eye, a week passed. Tang Bao and Kate are still enthusiastic, and they go to various attractions in Singapore every day. And among the accompanying personnel, there are also two more figures, Ray and Natalia. Despite eliminating Simocco's threat, they did not let their guard down.
"Hey, Officer Teresa, chili crab, Singapore's famous delicacy, do you want to try it together?" Tang Bao, Kate and the others were fighting against a large plate of chili crabs, when they suddenly noticed that Theresa, a white policewoman, was walking towards them, so they smiled and invited her.
"Thank you."
Theresa looked at Tang Bao holding the golden pepper crab in his hand, and smiled and declined. "Just received a notification from Interpol that Simoko tried to kidnap you and was found dead in Namibia."
"Dead? Ha, it's good to be dead. Such scum should have died a long time ago! Tang Bao pretended to be surprised, and then laughed happily. It was rare for Officer Teresa to notify me in the first place, did he want to tell me that the threat had been lifted? ”
Silent.
Theresa stared at Tang Bao silently, observing his reaction. However, Tang Bao's reaction was normal, and no abnormalities were found.
"Officer Teresa, why are you looking at me with that expression, I have flowers on my face?" Tang Bao said with a smile.
See here.
Theresa ignored Tang Bao's ridicule and said calmly: "The mastermind of the kidnapping case, Simoko, died suddenly, but we can't be sure that the kidnapping of you by the other party will end here, so we still need to protect you for a while." Hope it doesn't bother your life! ”
"Whatever you say, you are so responsible for my safety, I can't be grateful, why bother." Tang Bao said with a smile.
"There's nothing else, I won't bother." With that, Theresa turned to leave.
"Hey, Officer Teresa, don't you want to try the pepper crab. It's really delicious......" Tang Bao shouted at Theresa's back.
See here.
Kate, Ray, and Natalia all laughed silently.
"Boss, Officer Theresa suddenly came to tell you about Simocco's death, it seems that the purpose is not simple." Ray reminded.
"Heh, they have never been innocent from beginning to end." Tang Bao said with a light smile without care.
Then.
After destroying another chili crab, Kate suddenly felt that her stomach was a little stretched, and she couldn't eat it. "Boss, where are we going to play in the afternoon?"
Play?
The land in Singapore is so big, and the places to play and have fun, Tang Bao and Kate have almost been there. Besides, Tang Bao's trip was not a special trip to vacation. It's almost time to get down to business. This is also the reason why Tang Bao did not call the tour guide Zheng Xiaoxue to accompany him today.
"Go to the Development Bank of Singapore!" After thinking about it for a while, Tang Bao made a decision. As Singapore's largest commercial bank, the Development Bank of Singapore (DBS) is also a leader in investment banking, asset management, securities business, etc., and its position in Singapore's capital market is extraordinary.
Tang Bao wants to make a big impact in Singapore's capital market, and if he can get help from the Development Bank of Singapore, it will be twice the result with half the effort.
"Development Bank of Singapore?" Kate only showed a slight hint of surprise before regaining her composure. She realized. From this moment on, perhaps the leisurely life has also come to an end for the time being.
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Afternoon.
Tang Bao, Kate, Ray, and Natalia went to the Singapore Development Bank as planned.
"Hello, what business do you need to handle?" The business staff at the bank window looked at Tang Bao. Asked with a smile on his face.
"Open an account, make a deposit!" Tang Bao did not hesitate, and explained his intention very concisely and clearly. Next, hand over your passport.
The business personnel are skilled but calm. It takes about a minute to complete the account opening process. Then, Tang Bao didn't say anything and took the opened account. Then he turned around and left the Development Bank of Singapore.
"Boss, are you here just to open a useless account!?" Kate was very puzzled by Tang Bao's actions. Ray and Natalia, on the other hand, remained silent, after all, they were responsible for Tang Bao's safety, and they didn't understand other questions.
Scold.
Tang Bao didn't explain, just took Kate's mobile phone and quickly dialed a series of numbers, "Hey, transfer all the funds in the 630-230-865-322-09031 account to the account of the Development Bank of Singapore, the account number is 5300-6217-8333-5321-178." ”
Then.
Tang Bao repeated the account number twice, "How long will it take to transfer it?" ”
"Please rest assured, the transfer will be completed within five minutes!" A respectful voice came from the other end of the line. "After the transfer is completed, our bank will notify you by phone in time."
"Okay."
Tang Bao hung up the phone.
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After about a few minutes, Kate reminded, "Boss, the phone opened by the Swiss bank, the transfer business was completed, and a total of 675 million US dollars was transferred to the account of the Development Bank of Singapore. ”
"Hmm."
Tang Bao nodded in understanding and didn't say much.
See here.
Kate suddenly felt confused, went to Singapore Development Bank to open an account, and suddenly transferred a large amount of money into the account, she really couldn't understand Tang Bao's intentions. However, she believes that Tang Bao will not do meaningless things, and this move must have a deep meaning.
"Let's go back to the hotel!" Tang Bao said with a light smile.
Belch.
This is going back? Kate was very surprised by Tang Bao's decision, which was seriously inconsistent with what she expected. "Boss, you deliberately went to the Singapore Development Bank, shouldn't you be here to talk about investment cooperation, why did you just open an ordinary bank account and go home."
Raffles Hotel.
Back in the hotel room, Tang Bao sat leisurely in the living room, sipping fine wine, and occasionally chatting with Kate, which seemed very comfortable.
"Hmm, boss, what is the purpose of your actions this afternoon?" Kate finally didn't hold back her curiosity and asked.
"Haven't figured it out yet?" Tang Bao smiled lightly and asked.
Kate shook her head.
"Heh, it's not your fault. After all, you don't know much about the business background of the Development Bank of Singapore...... Tang Bao said with a smile, and then explained the situation, "The Development Bank of Singapore is a comprehensive development bank, not only involved in commercial retail banking, but also involved in investment banking, asset management, securities investment and other businesses. Singapore is one of the international financial centers, and there are many multinational banking institutions, and it is not surprising that the local Singapore Development Bank will compete fiercely with European and American multinational banking giants. They may not have any competitive advantage in the world, but in Singapore, they are very attentive and will not tolerate being overtaken by European and American banks, especially in the competition for high-end customers, which is very fierce! What would you do if you were a staff member of the Development Bank of Singapore and you found out that there was a huge amount of money in your client's account? ”
"Recommend financial products!" Kate replied without thinking. In the United States, banking institutions will recommend various financial products to high-quality high-end private customers, and even if the recommendation is unsuccessful, they will maintain and strengthen the personal relationship with these high-end customers through various ways. Because these bankers firmly believe that one day, there will always be a reward for their efforts, and sooner or later the money will be used by them.
"Yes."
Tang Bao smiled and nodded, "The Singapore Development Bank has found that it has an extra high-end customer, and there is no reason to ......be indifferent."
Oh.
Kate nodded in understanding. Rather than taking the initiative to seek cooperation with the Singapore Development Bank, it is better to let the other party take the initiative to come to the door, so that you will not be in a passive position in the negotiations. However, she still couldn't figure out why Tang Bao chose the Development Bank of Singapore. After all, international giants such as BNP Paribas, UBS, Citibank, and Japan's Mitsubishi Bank all have branches in Singapore.
"Boss, you have to go to great lengths to contact the Singapore Development Bank, what must he do?" Kate asked, confused.
"Huh. Does he have to be? It's not that exaggerated, but the Development Bank of Singapore is the boss of Singapore, and it is a state-owned bank that the government focuses on supporting, so it is taken care of in all aspects, and it is much less constrained by rules, and it is easier to play the side game. By cooperating with it, we can go more smoothly in Singapore's financial market! Provided, of course, that our actions do not threaten Singapore's financial markets. Tang Bao replied with a smile.
This.
Tang Baolai Singapore's main goal is to short the Nikkei. However, due to the huge amount of funds mobilized, the futures position will not be small, but the Singapore International Financial Exchange has strict restrictions on the total positions of clearing members, institutions and individual accounts, and Tang Bao's large amount of funds will be restricted.
It just so happens that the Development Bank of Singapore is the core clearing member of the Singapore International Financial Exchange, with many trading seats and high futures position limits.
Most importantly.
The Development Bank of Singapore (DBS) has a special government background and is not subject to strict rules, even if it temporarily exceeds its position limit, and the exchange will only turn a blind eye to its monitoring.
In the previous life, the bankruptcy of the British Bank of Bahrain was known to be caused by the failure of futures trader Nicolison to speculate on the Nikkei 225 index, but few people would care about the disgraceful role played by the Singapore Financial Exchange in this matter, because it deregulated and connived at some clearing members, and did not deal with it in a timely manner when the Bank of Bahrain obviously exceeded the upper limit, which led to huge losses for the Bank of Bahrain.
Of course.
The deregulation of the market by the Singapore Financial Exchange is not only to secretly support some clearing members, but also to strengthen its own competitiveness. It can be said that the bankruptcy of the Bank of Bahrain is the result of the competition between the Singapore Financial Exchange and the Osaka Stock Exchange for the Nikkei 225 index futures market.
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Tick tick tick.
"Hello, is this Mr. Tang? I'm Wang Shuo, Investment Manager at Development Bank of Singapore, and I'd like to visit Mr. Tang! ”
As soon as Kate answered the phone, she heard a gentle voice remember.
Then.
Kate took the phone away slightly and whispered to Tang Bao, "Boss, your fish has bitten." The investment manager of the Development Bank of Singapore would like to come and visit! (To be continued......)