JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia's largest bank by assets, PT Bank Mandiri Tbk (BMRI.JK), plans to open a full branch in Singapore as it makes a push into private banking in the city-state by targeting freshly declared wealth under Indonesia's tax amnesty scheme. ( read original story ...)
DBS : to Issue US$500 Million Green Bonds Due 2022
SINGAPORE--DBS Group Holdings Ltd. (D05.SG) Wednesday said it will issue US$500 million worth of green bonds, the first such issuance by the Singapore bank. The bonds, due 2022, will bear a quarterly coupon of three-month 0.62% over and above the U.S ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore artist tops ‘comic book Oscars’ nominations
A Singaporean artist's graphic novel has topped the list of nominations for the Eisners, the Oscars of the comic book world. Sonny Liew tells the BBC about the challenges he faced in making the book, which has been criticised by the Singaporean government ... ( read original story ...)
OCBC looks at using artifical intelligence to profile customer behaviour – and detect fraud
SINGAPORE - OCBC Bank is testing out ways to use artificial intelligence (AI) to build a profile of customer behaviour - and do so thoroughly enough to detect fraud. If the technology proves successful, it could prove to be crucial in the fight against ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s first e-commerce marketplace for energy powers up
Singapore began liberalising its energy market in 2001 ... Sustainable energy is not just a tree-hugging, feel-good thing. It’s a very practical business process. Lim said businesses can save about 20 per cent of their electricity bills by switching ... ( read original story ...)
Consolidation Likely For Singapore Stock Market
(RTTNews.com) - The Singapore stock market has moved higher in four straight sessions, advancing almost 100 points or 3 percent in its way to a two-year closing high. The Straits Times Index now rests just above the 3,305-point plateau although investors ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore voids marriage after husband’s sex change: report
Singapore has voided the marriage of a couple after the husband underwent a sex change, making their partnership a same-sex union that contravened the city-state's laws, a report said Tuesday. The couple married as man and woman in 2015 but the husband ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore is orderly, civil — and aghast over a family feud
Paint is chipping off the two-story house at 38 Oxley Road. If not for the empty white guard posts, few could tell it housed the man who built Singapore into a global symbol of order and opportunity. Now this modest former residence of Lee Kuan Yew ... ( read original story ...)
Transfer funds with just QR codes using OCBC’s Pay Anyone mobile app
SINGAPORE – Transferring funds has become even easier for OCBC Bank customers, who can send and receive money using just QR codes with its Pay Anyone mobile app, doing away with the need to share phone or NRIC numbers. OCBC Bank, which married QR codes ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore consumers can now instantly make travel claims from MSIG
DBS or POSB account holders in Singapore who purchase MSIG's travel insurance plans via the DBS website will now be able to receive their claims instantly. However, they need to also have an account with MSIG's customer portal to benefit from the service. ( read original story ...)
DBS takes orders for Singapore’s first offshore Green bonds
HONG KONG, July 18 (IFR) - DBS Group Holdings, rated Aa2/AA- (Moody's/Fitch), is marketing five-year US dollar Green bonds at Treasuries plus low 80 basis points area, the first offshore Green bond offering by a Singaporean issuer. The Singaporean bank is ... ( read original story ...)
Hierarchical, disorganised, anti-social: my internship at a Singapore bank
I’m an intern at a Singaporean bank. My work is too unstructured, I’m not learning much on the job, and I don’t get to network. http://news.efinancialcareers.com/sg-en/219062/which-banks-to-work-for-if-you-want-a-big-intern-salary-in-singapore ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore licenses first Chinese fintech firm, heating up competition with Hong Kong
“The establishment of Lu International in Singapore, an important financial hub of China’s belt and road initiative, means that Ping An’s successful and unique business model in China will be operating within Singapore’s well-developed financial ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore exports rebound in June after 2 months of flat growth
SINGAPORE: Non-oil exports in Singapore rose 8.2 per cent last month from a year ago after flat growth in the previous two months, trade agency International Enterprise (IE) Singapore said on Monday (Jul 17). However, on a month-on-month seasonally ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore – Telecoms, Mobile, Broadband and Digital Media – Statistics and Analyses
Researchmoz added Most up-to-date research on "Singapore - Telecoms, Mobile, Broadband and Digital Media - Statistics and Analyses" to its huge collection of research reports. Singapore has developed the status of a world leader in telecommunications ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore June exports rise 8.2 percent year-on-year for first time in two months
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore's annual non-oil domestic exports (NODX) grew for the first time in two months in June, thanks to an extended uptick in electronics sales on the back of improving global demand. Exports rose a higher-than-expected at 8.2 ... ( read original story ...)