Blockchain is a technology that enables fast and secure transfer of digital goods such as money and intellectual property online. The technology consists of an algorithm and distributed data structure, for managing electronic transfer without the need of a ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore braces for taxes, central bank tightening, trade talks
SINGAPORE: Singapore is bracing for possible tax increases and monetary policy tightening in 2018 against a backdrop of steady economic growth and benign inflation. The city state’s economy will probably expand 2.8 percent next year compared with an ... ( read original story ...)
The quiet Singaporean’s loud global finance revolution: Gadfly
Y. Pillay, who turned a fledgling fleet into Singapore Airlines Ltd. Menon, a Singaporean civil servant of Malayali extraction, is keeping Lee's dream alive in finance. While Hong Kong is the main money center for China, Indians and Indonesians will keep ... ( read original story ...)
Standard Chartered Bank to re-skill 3,000 workers in Singapore
Amid a changing financial industry, Standard Chartered Bank in Singapore said it will re-skill and re-train more than 3,000 employees in three years. This way, the bank said, all of its employees in the city-state will be ready for future roles. Last year ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Morning News For December 29
The sharpest social divisions in Singapore may now be based on class, instead of race or religion, a study released on Thursday (Dec 28) suggests. Singapore moves ahead on smart mobility – Autonomous scheduled and on-demand public transport by 2022 ... ( read original story ...)
2017 Yearender: Banking on tech with a human touch
Anyone trusting a bank with millions - billions ... The futuristic talk is in keeping with the Government's vision for Singapore as a wealth management hub. In its industry transformation map for financial services launched in late October, the Monetary ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore November bank lending rises 7.1 pct y/y
SINGAPORE, Dec 29 (Reuters) - Singapore’s total bank lending in November rose from a year earlier, on the back of increased lending to financial institutions and a rise in housing and bridging loans. Loans and advances by domestic banking units in the ... ( read original story ...)
Banking on tech with a human touch
Anyone trusting a bank with millions - billions ... The futuristic talk is in keeping with the Government's vision for Singapore as a wealth management hub. In its industry transformation map for financial services launched in late October, the Monetary ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore bans gay father from adopting his own son, won’t ‘condone’ such acts
A Singapore court has rejected a gay doctor's bid to adopt his biological child because he was born by a surrogate mother in the United States through a procedure not available for unmarried couples in the island state. In Singapore, sex between consenting ... ( read original story ...)
New study finds clear divide among social classes in Singapore
SINGAPORE - The sharpest social divisions in Singapore may now be based on class, instead of race or religion, a study released on Thursday (Dec 28) suggests. The Institute of Policy Studies' (IPS) Study On Social Capital In Singapore shows that on average ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore stocks drift higher as Asia hovers near decade highs
A trader looks at electronic screens on the dealing floor at DBS Bank's new headquarters in Singapore. REUTERS Singapore shares ended higher on Thursday, tracking gains in other Asian equities, with lenders such as DBS Group and Oversea-Chinese Banking ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore court rejects gay man’s bid to adopt biological son
SINGAPORE, Dec 28 (Reuters) - A Singapore court has rejected a gay Singaporean doctor's bid to adopt his biological child because he was born by a surrogate mother in the United States through a procedure not available for unmarried couples in the island ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore fuel oil stocks jump despite shrinking net imports
SINGAPORE, Dec 28 (Reuters) - Singapore weekly onshore fuel oil inventories jumped 11.3 percent, or 2.559 million barrels (about 382,000 tonnes), to an eight-week high of 25.190 million barrels (3.76 million tonnes) in the week ended Dec. 27, data from ... ( read original story ...)
SGX scales past 3,400 in afternoon session; DBS, OCBC advance
Singapore shares advanced on Thursday, tracking gains in other Asian equities, with lenders such as DBS Group and Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp emerging as top gainers. Asian shares rose to a one-month high and were on track for their best annual ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore actress Cheryl Wee reveals gender of baby
before announcing the news to the public on Instagram the day after. “It’s gonna be a little roy fongster!!” 30-year-old Wee said in her latest post, along with a photo the couple had taken during a shoot for Singapore Tatler. According to the ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Morning News For December 28
A former lawyer at Keppel Corp’s oil rig building business secretly pleaded guilty and cooperated with US authorities before the Singapore-based company agreed to pay US$422 million to settle charges it bribed Brazilian officials, according to court ... ( read original story ...)