Ms Jacquelyn Tan, UOB's head of personal financial services in Singapore, said: "This partnership delivers on all three expectations (faster, simpler, and more convenient banking services) as customers have more ATMs to choose from and do not have to worry ... ( read original story ...)
A Trump national security adviser tapped as Singapore envoy
A top national security adviser to U.S. President Donald Trump is in line to be U.S. ambassador to Singapore. K.T. McFarland came into ... McFarland worked as a Fox News analyst before joining Trump's national security team. She previously worked for ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s DBS to boost private banking in London
Singapore’s DBS, south-east Asia’s biggest bank by assets, will use a new UK licence to quadruple the size of its hitherto tiny London wealth management operation, in a post-Brexit endorsement of the UK as a destination for rich Asian investors DBS ... ( read original story ...)
Chart of the Day: Electronics PMI continues its uptrend in March
According to the Singapore Institute of Purchasing & Materials Management, the faster rate of expansion is attributed to higher electronic factory output, new orders, new exports, and higher inventory level. Meanwhile, imports as well as electronics ... ( read original story ...)
Fighting terror with technology
It helps automate detection of suspicious activity, working with cameras and microphones placed around the island. The system is able to spot and identify something suspicious, like an idling vehicle or an abandoned object. It then alerts a human operator ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore strengthens tax cooperation with other countries
SINGAPORE: One year after the ratification of the OECD Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters, Singapore has entered into automatic exchange of information agreements. During French President Francois Hollande’s visit to Singapore ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore stock exchange sign MoUs with two lending companies
SINGAPORE: Aimed at helping startups find access to capital, Singapore’s stock exchange (SGX) signed two separate Memorandums of Understandings (MOUs) with separate stakeholders in the startup economy. The agreement that can be considered unique to our ... ( read original story ...)
Afghanistan, Singapore ink MOU as President Ghani visits
SINGAPORE: Afghanistan will send senior officials to Singapore to attend programmes on topics such as public administration, urban planning and sustainable development under an agreement signed on Friday (Apr 7), Singapore's Ministry of Foreign Affairs ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore, Afghanistan eyes to upgrade bilateral relations
SINGAPORE: Afghan President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani called on President Tony Tan Keng Yam at the Istana on Friday (April 7), during his first official visit to Singapore. At the meeting, the two presidents reaffirmed the friendly relations between ... ( read original story ...)
Pre-orders for Samsung Galaxy S8, S8+ to start Apr 7
SINGAPORE: Samsung's latest flagship smartphone will be available for pre-orders from Friday (Apr 7), the electronics giant announced on Wednesday. The long-awaited Galaxy S8 is the technology company's first new premium phone after it permanently ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore cuts jail term for megachurch leader in pop music fraud case
A Singapore court on Friday cut the jail sentence for the co-founder of one of the city-state's most popular churches, after he appealed his conviction and sentence for misusing millions of dollars to support of his wife's pop singing career. The Court of ... ( read original story ...)
Losing Streak May End For Singapore Stock Market
(RTTNews.com) - The losing streak has hit three sessions now for the Singapore stock market, which has fallen almost a dozen points or 0.4 percent along the way. The Straits Times Index remains just above the 3,175-point plateau, although the market may ... ( read original story ...)
Is Singapore’s property market headed for a quick upswing?
After a long, plodding downtrend, Singapore's housing market may be gathering forces for a rebound. Sigrid Zialcita, managing director for Asia Pacific research at Cushman & Wakefield, told CNBC's "The Rundown" last week that she expected a turning point ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore's security industry, plagued by high turnover, to see robots in its midst
SINGAPORE: It cruises past a row of parked cars under the blazing hot sun at Outram Road. Suddenly, it stops in its tracks and zooms in on something. “It has potentially identified a blacklisted car, through its car-plate," explained group managing ... ( read original story ...)
Standard Chartered in Singapore poaches ANZ staff
It has been hiring for its structured finance team. Standard Chartered has been hiring for its structured finance team in Singapore with the appointment of a new director who has regional responsibilities. Soon Huat Tng joined Stan Chart last month as a ... ( read original story ...)
Strong IPO pipeline for 2017: Report
SINGAPORE – Soaring equity markets in the first three months of the year supported the highest number of initial public offerings (IPOs) globally since 2007, according to a report by professional services firm Ernst & Young (EY). In the first three ... ( read original story ...)