SINGAPORE, July 19 (Reuters) - NetLink NBN Trust units closed steady at their offer price on Wednesday, although analysts said the muted debut was not a surprise given the large size of the listing and that the outlook for Singapore's IPO market remained ... ( read original story ...)
Marathon: Singapore ‘a great global stage’
And that can only help the Standard Chartered Singapore Marathon's (SCSM) hopes of achieving elite status. The WMM, an international series featuring the world's largest and most well-known marathons, comprises marathons in Berlin, Boston, Chicago ... ( read original story ...)
Singaporean bank UOB planning wholly owned unit in Vietnam
This marked its ninth such unit in the region, after ones in China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore and Thailand. UOB has arranged more than $3 billion in foreign direct investment from Asia to Vietnam in sectors including ... ( read original story ...)
Alvaro Morata to undergo Chelsea medical before jetting off to meet new team-mates in Singapore
Alvaro Morata is expected to join his new Chelsea team-mates in Singapore next week. Morata flew into London on Thursday from Real Madrid's Los Angeles base and met up with wife Alice Campello who jetted in from Spain. Morata will have a medical before ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s Influential Female Corporate Leaders
Adeline has also held various other leadership roles at Visa, Citibank, and UOB. She has been a part of the startup team for Jetstar as well as a board member of Singapore Tourism. linkedin.com/in/adeline-kim-0a317522 2 Anamika Talwar Managing Director ... ( read original story ...)
15 Local Dishes You Shouldn’t Miss at The First Singapore Restaurant Festival!
For starters DBS and POSB cardmembers are entitled to purchase the exclusive Singapore Restaurant Festival Dining Voucher Set worth $100 at a discounted rate of $70, which is redeemable at over 200 participating restaurants! That’s equivalent to a 30% ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Hosts a Full-On Maker Extravaganza
Speakers include Dale Dougherty (founder, Maker Media), Rajiv Mongia (director, Technology Outreach Programmes, Intel Corporation), Assistant Professor Lim Tit Meng (chief executive, Science Centre Singapore), Khoong Hock Yun (ACE, IMDA), Veera Swaminathan ... ( read original story ...)
Singtel begins 800Mbps LTE-A rollout on Orchard Road
"We are pleased to again partner with Singtel on this important step in the journey towards 5G," said Martin Wiktorin, president of Ericsson Singapore, Brunei, and Philippines. "In delivering Singtel's Gigabit-class LTE network, we are enabling an enhanced ... ( read original story ...)
News Roundup (July 2017)
The penthouse is expected to test the endurance of demand for luxury property in Singapore, the segment of the market that suffered most from the government’s property cooling measures. Property consultancy JLL revealed that luxury home prices in the ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore: A haven of stability
Despite the sluggish market and weak economic outlook, Singapore is still considered a safe bet by foreign investors, according to analysts. Although the property cooling measures such as the Additional Buyer’s Stamp Duty (ABSD), imposed by the ... ( read original story ...)
OCBC Bank fights money laundering with AI double act
Singapore’s OCBC Bank has piloted two fintech solutions from a pair of start-ups as it looks to combat money laundering and terrorism financing via artificial intelligence (AI). The two firms involved – BlackSwan Technologies and Silent Eight – were ... ( read original story ...)
DBS raises S$685m through first green bond by a local financial institution
SINGAPORE—DBS Group Holdings has launched Singapore’s first green bond by a financial institution. The US$500 million (S$685 million) floating rate green bonds will be issued with a five-year maturity, to yield a quarterly coupon of three-month US ... ( read original story ...)
Some banking services to be disrupted over 2 days in August, DBS warns
SINGAPORE — Customers of Singapore’s largest banking group DBS Bank may experience problems in accessing selected banking services on the DBS network over the first weekend of August, according to an email sent out to the bank’s clients seen by TODAY. ( read original story ...)
Singapore upbeat on more tourist arrivals from India
With a growth of over 8 per cent during 2016, and during January-April quarter of 2017, more than 3,50,000 Indian tourists visiting Singapore for either business holidays, the number continues to grow, GB Srithar, Regional Director, South Asia, Middle East ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Airlines reviews nut policy after toddler scare
An allergy scare involving a three-year-old toddler has prompted Singapore Airlines to review the serving of nuts on board its flights. Marcus Daley suffers from anaphylaxis, a potentially life-threatening condition which can be triggered by food including ... ( read original story ...)
Property-bound Singapore capital now prefers home turf
THE capital flight to greener pastures abroad from Singapore has slowed to a trickle, amid a turnaround in the property market at home. Data compiled by Real Capital Analytics and Knight Frank Research shows that the number of outbound investment deals ... ( read original story ...)