LONDON -- Authorities in Singapore say they're working to have a Canadian man who is accused of robbing a bank in their country extradited from the United Kingdom. A statement from Singapore's Attorney General's Chambers and its Ministry of Home Affairs ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Deputy PM Responds to AML/Anti-Terror Financing Questions Regarding Cryptocurrency
Last week, a Singapore Member of Parliament, Foo Mee Har, posed some questions to the Singapore Prime Minister regarding enforcement of anti-money laundering (AML) and counter-terrorism financing and Bitcoin utilization where “conventional oversight ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore seeking to extradite Canadian suspect detained in Britain
SINGAPORE - Singapore said on Monday it was seeking to ... The suspect, David James Roach, allegedly stole $30,000 from a Standard Chartered bank branch in July 2016, before fleeing to Thailand where he was arrested. After serving a prison sentence for ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore store latest in worldwide expansion of BMW M
The Singapore M dealership features high-class furnishings, exclusively equipped vehicles and digital communication sales tools such as the Virtual Product Presentation (VPP). Vehicle configuration are done through a tablet-based M Mobile Customiser App ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Morning News For January 12
But GST probably won’t be the whole story. Singapore-based mobile payment app SpherePay has introduced an innovative credit function allowing consumers to make purchases in advance of payment. Singapore’s former housing and urban planning chief Dr Liu ... ( read original story ...)
Israel to ease dual-listing with Hong Kong, Singapore, Toronto
Singapore and Toronto are attractive markets to raise capital. The plan still requires the approval of the finance minister and parliament's finance committee. (Reporting by Steven Scheer; Editing by Tova Cohen) ( read original story ...)
The Week In Numbers: Singapore Construction Demand Expected To Increase
The value of construction projects in Singapore is expected to grow to between S$25 billion ... Finally, the impact of Brexit has been felt in London’s finance industry. According to Bloomberg, job vacancies in the industry fell 52% in December. ( read original story ...)
These Are the Taxes Singapore Could Hike in Next Month’s Budget
Online shoppers in Singapore generally aren’t taxed for their purchases if they don’t exceed S$400 ($300), Indranee Rajah, senior minister of state for law and finance, said in a November interview. Given how quickly online vendors are changing the way ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore-based XinFin Unveils Blockchain-powered TradeFinex Platform With India’s Largest Trade Organization Assocham
About XinFin FinTech Pte. Ltd XinFin is a Singapore-based blockchain technology company focused on international trade and finance across the globe. XinFin's XDC protocol is a hybrid blockchain that allows peer-to-peer contracts over regulated payment ... ( read original story ...)
Malaysia-Singapore ties tested by high-speed rail contract
KUALA LUMPUR/SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The leaders of Malaysia and Singapore ... A joint tender for the company that would build, operate and finance the trains and the rail assets closes on June 29, and a decision is expected by the end of the year. ( read original story ...)
COMMENT: Singapore’s political succession in a disruptive world
One piece at a time, the jigsaw puzzle that is Singapore’s political succession is falling into place. We know that Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong wants to step aside by the time he is 70, which will happen sometime after the next election and must be ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore December exports seen rising year-on-year, but at slower pace
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore’s exports are expected to have risen in December albeit at a slower pace than the previous month, according to a Reuters poll of analysts. Non-oil domestic exports in December were expected to have climbed 8.7 percent from ... ( read original story ...)
The Weekly Nibble: Singapore-Listed Stocks That Might Beat the Market in 2018
2017 Round-up Below is a round-up of the performance of the Singapore market last year – from the best ... a) 7 Things Investors Should Know About How Different Sectors Performed In The Stock Market Over The Past Year – click here In this article ... ( read original story ...)
2 Useful Valuation Ratios For Stock Market Investors
The market capitalisation to net income (or price per share to ... And generally speaking, a high PS ratio would correspond to an expensive stock. It’s also the same in reverse; a low PS ratio would correspond to a cheap stock. The Foolish bottom line ... ( read original story ...)
StanChart robbery suspect detained by UK after Thailand rejects extradition request
Singapore - David James Roach, the suspect in the 2016 Standard Chartered Bank robbery case, has been detained by the British authorities and Singapore is working to extradite him. Roach, a 28-year-old Canadian national, was detained in London last ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore central bank head hopes cryptocurrency tech will survive ‘crash’
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The head of Singapore’s central bank said on Monday he hoped the technologies underpinning cryptocurrencies such as blockchain would not be undermined by an eventual crash in the digital money. The city-state has been positioning ... ( read original story ...)