The fintech industry of Singapore is praised by some of the largest banks and financial institutions across the world, including UBS, DBS and Citibank. In the past few years, the three multi-billion dollar banks established innovation labs and investment ... ( read original story ...)
Cheap travel deals fuel demand from Singapore holiday makers
SINGAPORE - Undaunted by the spate of global terror attacks ... Although people continue to travel to the US for business and studies, demand for leisure travel has taken a hit despite the lower airfares -- which have gone down by 15 to 20%, said Ms ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Stock Market May Be Stuck In Neutral
(RTTNews.com) - The Singapore stock market has ticked higher in consecutive trading days, gathering more than a dozen points or 0.4 percent along the way. The Straits Times Index now rests just beneath the 3,140-point plateau, although the rally may stall ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Telecommunications : Singtel Group inks agreements for S$4.1 billion of credit facilities with international banks
N.A., Singapore Branch, BNP Paribas, The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd., Citibank N.A.,Singapore Branch, DBS Bank Ltd., The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited, Singapore Branch, Mizuho Bank, Ltd., Oversea- Chinese Banking Corporation ... ( read original story ...)
4 most in-demand skills in Singapore to land a banking or finance job in 2017
As Singapore restructures its economy to rely less on foreign labour and push for greater productivity and upskilling its workers, the local jobs market has come under some pressure. In 2016, Singapore saw lower job vacancies and rising unemployment, as ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s SMRT in talks to sell taxi business to Grab
SINGAPORE: Singapore’s SMRT Corporation Ltd is in talks to sell its taxi business to private-hire operator Grab. If successful, the deal will see SMRT, the third largest cab operator with a fleet of 3,400 taxis, exiting the business it has been in for 27 ... ( read original story ...)
India improving its business environment: Envoy
Indian envoy to Singapore Jawed Ashraf said even while opening up its business environment, India will remain one of the most open economies to trade with and invest. India will continue to do more to make it easier to do business in the country while ... ( read original story ...)
Project Singapore gathers pace
The essential task of Project Singapore is to remove -- or reaccommodate ... Yaowarat and Khao San roads included, well, it was news pretty well everywhere but Pyongyang. Of course every follower of Thai politics knows the next step: Mr Vallop was misquoted. ( read original story ...)
Singapore bets on driverless future
nuTonomy is currently testing six vehicles and is aiming for the commercial launch of its on-demand robo-taxi service in Singapore next year. Kyodo News reporters recently took a ride in an autonomous car that is being tested by Smart (Singapore-MIT ... ( read original story ...)
I’m a banking recruiter in Asia. Here’s how to keep me happy
You really need to be on my good side. http://news.efinancialcareers.com/sg-en/235989/ideal-employer-asia-top-10/ It’s the busy(ish) season for hiring in the Singapore banking sector. Finance professionals have their bonuses and some are sending resumes ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore banks to remain under pressure despite recent loan recovery
Woes concerning oil and gas are also not over. Whilst there is general optimism seen in the ASEAN banking sector, Singapore banks will continue to face challenges and remain under pressure. According to BMI Research, Singapore banks will continue to face a ... ( read original story ...)
HDB loan vs bank loan
However, CPF rates do not change often. For bank loans, things get a bit more complicated. Bank loans can be based on the Singapore Interbank Offered Rate (SIBOR), Swap Offer Rate (SOR), or a bank’s Internal Board Rate (IBR), of which Fixed Deposit Home ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore, Malaysia stocks rise after Wall Street gains on Trump tax reform bets
SINGAPORE: Singapore shares edged higher and Malaysia stocks climbed to almost two-year highs on Friday, following an overnight rally on Wall Street amid renewed optimism over U.S. tax reforms. U.S. stocks rallied overnight after Treasury Secretary Steven ... ( read original story ...)
China Mobile, others approached for buying into Singapore telco M1: sources
SINGAPORE Top shareholders in Singapore telecoms company M1 Ltd (MONE.SI) have approached potential buyers China Mobile (0941.HK) and global private equity firms, among others, to sell their combined majority stake in the firm, sources familiar with the ... ( read original story ...)
China Mobile, others approached for buying into Singapore telco M1
SINGAPORE: Top shareholders in Singapore telecoms company M1 Ltd have approached potential buyers China Mobile and global private equity firms, among others, to sell their combined majority stake in the firm, sources familiar with the matter said. ( read original story ...)
UnUsUaL IPO
UnUsUalL IPO will be the next Singapore IPO for retail and institutional investors. MM2 Asia announced on 4 April 2017 that it would launch the IPO shares of its unit UnUsUaL. Some 97 million shares at $0.20 per share would be placed. I believe UnUsUaL IPO ... ( read original story ...)