The private-banking arm of Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation is adding more staff in Dubai, as the Singapore lender seeks a greater role managing the money of the Middle East’s wealthy and of Indians living overseas. Bank of Singapore plans to hire ... ( read original story ...)
Review: Singapore Airlines A380 Business Class JFK-FRA
This Review of Singapore Airlines A380 Business Class is from my recent JFK to Frankfurt flight. I hadn't flown Singapore Business Class for over 4 years, and knew not to expect anything close to the service and accommodations of Singapore Suites. ( read original story ...)
A café opened in Singapore that accepts bitcoin instead of cash and has a cryptocurrency ATM for people running low
and each coin is now worth about 0.13 of a Singapore dollar, or $0.10, Tome added. With an in-store cryptocurrency ATM, customers can make cash-to-bitcoin deposits while waiting for their coffee and sandwich at the café. Business Insider visited Ducatus ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore cryptocurrency cafe launches as regulators sound warnings
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Just a street away from Singapore's central bank, a cryptocurrency firm has set up what it claims is the first cafe in the city-state to be owned and operated by a business promoting its own digital coin. The downtown pitstop, which ... ( read original story ...)
5 Facts About Singapore-Listed REITs
Singaporeans love to invest in real estate. It is, therefore, no surprise that real estate investment trusts (REITs) have been a popular investment vehicle in Singapore since its debut in 2002. Without further ado, here are five interesting facts about ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Central Bank Urges ‘Extreme Caution’ on Bitcoin Investment
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), the country’s de facto central bank, has become the latest financial watchdog to issue a warning on the risks of investing in cryptocurrencies. Citing the recent “speculative” escalation in prices across ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s Latest Population Statistics and Outlook for the Property Market
The only recent piece of analysis that leaves much food for thought is Ku Swee Yong’s three-part articles on “Big Singapore Market Upgrade – Hype or Reality?” where he questions Morgan Stanley’s remarks that “property prices are on track to ... ( read original story ...)
Could Tech Relieve Singapore’s Aging Woes?
Singapore is embracing technology and focusing more on personal health, as an expected doubling of seniors over the next two decades forces the nation to confront politically sensitive decisions on financing and immigration. While Singapore’s aging ... ( read original story ...)
What changed market while you were sleeping
At 6.30 am, Nifty futures on the Singapore Stock Exchange were trading 31 points. Benchmark equity indices are seeing strong resistance at higher levels. Analysts believe there could be more consolidation on the indices and investors should rather focus on ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s hotel boom: Why now is the time to visit
(CNN) — Singapore's illustrious hotel history may have started with Raffles, but it took many decades for another new hotel -- the Marina Bay Sands in 2010 -- to capture travelers' popular imagination in the same way. Since then, the hotel scene in ... ( read original story ...)
Graying Singapore Embraces Technology to Face Health Challenges
Singapore is embracing technology and focusing more on personal health, as an expected doubling of seniors over the next two decades forces the nation to confront politically sensitive decisions on financing and immigration. While Singapore’s aging ... ( read original story ...)
Supporting Singapore’s growth
HSBC opened its doors in Singapore 140 years ago. The case for doing so for the (then) 12-year-old Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank was clear. The port of Singapore was the largest trading hub along the Calcutta to Hong Kong spice route, and so our first branch ... ( read original story ...)
Beware of fake Singapore Airlines, DBS phishing websites: Police
SINGAPORE - If you receive e-mails from DBS Bank or Singapore Airlines asking you for your personal information and credit card details, be on your guard as they may well be a phishing attempt, the police said in an advisory on Wednesday (Dec 20). ( read original story ...)
Keep an eye on mortgage rates
DBS Bank, OCBC Bank and United Overseas Bank (UOB ... In October, less than two months ago, the rate was 1.68 per cent. The three-month Singapore interbank offered rate (Sibor), the benchmark interest rate to which home loans are pegged, has climbed ... ( read original story ...)
Police issue alert on fake DBS Bank, Singapore Airlines websites
Several reports have been made by victims of phishing websites after they responded to e-mails purportedly sent by DBS Bank or Singapore Airlines, said the police on Wednesday (20 December). In these cases, the victims would either receive an e-mail ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore government employee fined for media leak
A Singapore civil servant was Wednesday fined but escaped jail for leaking confidential information to a journalist, a prosecution that a rights group described as an attempt to spread a "culture of fear". Government housing agency employee Ng Han Yuan ... ( read original story ...)