SGX mandates mainboard IPO firms to allot 5% for small investors

It is aimed to facilitate greater retail participation. Singapore exchange announced that it will be mandating all mainboard IPO companies to allocate at least 5% of $50m, whichever lower, to retail investors. According to Chew Sutat, SGX's Executive Vice ... ( read original story ...)

Banking on his new skills

He chose to pursue a Bachelor of Business in Banking and Finance (Double Major), awarded by Murdoch University, at Kaplan in Singapore because of the programme’s ideal duration and flexible study schedule. “With a diploma in banking and finance from ... ( read original story ...)

Judge to Rule on Singapore Teen's Asylum Case This Month

CHICAGO — A Chicago immigration judge will decide this month whether a Singapore teenager arrested for online posts mocking his government will be granted asylum in the U.S. Amos Yee testified at a hearing lasting most of Tuesday. Kenneth Jeyaretnam ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore millennials look to property for financial security

The latest survey by Manulife found that 68 percent of Singapore millennials plan to purchase property. Despite having the lowest satisfaction with rental yields in Asia, Singapore millennials (those aged between 25 and 34) favour investing in property ... ( read original story ...)

SCB’s regional CEO Anna Marrs visits Bangladesh

Anna Marrs joined Standard Chartered as Group Head of Strategy and Corporate Development in January 2012. Anna has lived and worked primarily in New York, London and now Singapore, where she lives with her husband and two children. She holds an MBA from ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore needs 15,000 rail engineers by 2030: Transport

As it expands its MRT network and improves rail reliability. The Ministry of Manpower is in need of additional 15,000 rail engineers and technicians by 2030, as it grows Singapore's rail network. According to Transport Minister Khaw Boon Wan, LTA and the ... ( read original story ...)

Home loans war between DBS and UOB results in competitive rates

DBS grew its home loan book 10.1 per cent last year to S$64.5 billion. UOB was not far behind, expanding 9 per cent to S$61.5 billion. OCBC Bank, the second largest bank in Singapore, grew its home loan book by 7.3 per cent to S$60.1 billion. Ms Tok said ... ( read original story ...)

Intuit Singapore to Launch Self-Employed Mobile App

SINGAPORE, March 7, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Intuit Inc. (Nasdaq: INTU), the global leader of small business management and accounting software solutions, today announced plans to launch QuickBooks Self-Employed, a new way for the Singaporean self-employed ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore's otters get upwardly mobile

Singapore's famous and much-loved urban otters have a new skill - climbing ladders. Photographer Bernard Seah filmed two of them coming out a drain last week. ( read original story ...)