The San Francisco Police Department did not immediately respond to the Daily News, but cops confirmed to the Chronicle that they are looking into Yeap's death. Yeap lived in Singapore and was from Penang, Malaysia, according to her Facebook page. ( read original story ...)
Singapore Institute of Technology launches recruitment drive
Singapore Institute of Technology (SIT), Singapore’s university of applied learning, has launched a two-pronged recruitment campaign via independent creative agency, Blak Labs. Both campaigns run through the line, including promotional videos online and ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Stock Market Draws Flat Lead
(RTTNews.com) - The Singapore stock market has moved lower in two of three trading days since the end of the two-day winning streak in which it had collected almost 25 points or 0.8 percent. The Straits Times Index now rests just beneath the 3,045-point ... ( read original story ...)
National Museum of Singapore opens 'digital gallery'
A new space exploring the relationship between art and digital technology opened this week at the National Gallery of Singapore with a first installation that presents Singapore's traditional performing arts via new technology. Gallery10 is equipped with ... ( read original story ...)
Bad debt worries cast a shadow on banks in Malaysia, Singapore
... about asset quality are clouding the outlook for banks in Malaysia and Singapore even as lending shows signs of stability. In Malaysia, outstanding loans in the banking system grew 5.3% in 2016, its slowest pace in at least 10 years, according to data ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore bank lending rise in December
SINGAPORE: Singapore’s total bank lending in December rose 1.1% from November, on the back of a rise in loans to the building and construction sector, central bank data showed. Reportedly, loans and advances by domestic banking units in the city-state ... ( read original story ...)
Stark jobs warning from senior Singapore banking techie: don’t become a specialist
He adds: “There are, for example, fewer specialist coding roles at banks in Singapore than there used to be. As banking technologists, we’re always working to automate systems that might do us out of a job.” “Until recently you could build an IT ... ( read original story ...)
UNICREDIT STRENGTHENS CORPORATE & INVESTMENT BANKING INTERNATIONAL NETWORK
Constance Au joined UniCredit from Deutsche Bank in Singapore where she most recently served as Director and Head of Corporate Banking Coverage Singapore. She holds a BA and an MA in Business Administration from the University of Toledo. Florence ... ( read original story ...)
Your next Asian banking job isn’t even advertised. Here’s how to uncover it
Here’s how to uncover these opportunities. http://news.efinancialcareers.com/au-en/150207/recruiters-reveal-their-nine-worst-resume-nightmares/ If you’re after a banking job in Hong Kong or Singapore, your search is unlikely to be straightforward. ( read original story ...)
Small savers flock to Singapore Savings Bond
This is on top of options such as the ATMs of DBS/POSB, OCBC and UOB, and the internet banking portal of DBS/POSB. Aditya Gupta, head of e-business Singapore, OCBC Bank said: "With many customers now banking on their phones, we want to offer them the ... ( read original story ...)
Bank of Singapore: Trump Trade Turning Into Trump Fade
Feb.01 -- Sim Moh Siong, executive director and FX strategist at Bank of Singapore, discusses the U.S. dollar, the impact of Donald Trump's policies on markets and the strengthening euro. He speaks to Bloomberg's Rishaad Salamat on "Bloomberg Markets." ( read original story ...)
What does this year hold for Singapore dollar?
With regards to the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), BMI pointed out that Singapore's central bank will likely keep its Singapore dollar policy on hold at its bi-annual meeting in April 2017 as growth and inflation remain within the monetary ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore stocks find favor with institutional investors in January, DBS leads
SINGAPORE (NewsRise) -- As institutional investors returned to the Singapore market in January, financial stocks were among their top picks. DBS Group Holdings, Southeast Asia's largest lender by assets, headed the popularity list for the third consecutive ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore SIPMM manufacturing PMI rises to 26-month high, SGD rises
the Singapore Institute Of Purchasing & Materials Management said on Thursday. The Manufacturing PMI increased to 51 in January of 2017, its highest since November 2014, from 50.6 in the previous month. Separately, the PMI for electronics sector rose to 51 ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s manufacturing PMI index rises again in January, GDP likely to grow 1 pct-2 pct in 2017
Singapore’s electronics and manufacturing PMI rose again in January. The manufacturing PMI rose 0.4 points to 51, while electronics PMI rose 0.6 points to 51.8. New orders index, production index and export orders all saw improvements. This follows the ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore manufacturing activity expands for 5th straight month in January
SINGAPORE: Manufacturing activity in Singapore grew for the ... A corresponding index for the electronics sector also posted an expansion, with the PMI for December at 51.8, an increase of 0.6 point from the previous month. Although the readings indicate ... ( read original story ...)