One area is small and medium-sized enterprises, which have struggled to compete in a global business environment. This is despite substantial support from the government in the form of cash grants, ta... ( read original story ...)
Bonuses tumble at Deutsche in Hong Kong and Singapore as bankers seek exit
Deutsche’s private bankers in Hong Kong and Singapore have been well rewarded this bonus round and their division continues to hire, but bonuses in the corporate and investment bank (CIB ... ( read original story ...)
Why open banking is less about data and more about CX
At the recent Asian Financial Services Congress in Singapore, Tech Wire Asia heard about the good, the bad, and the ugly of the open banking system from several analysts, but there were two key takeaw... ( read original story ...)
BNP Paribas provides global custody services for China Merchants Bank
BNP Paribas Securities Services has been selected to provide global custody services to China Merchants Bank, Singapore (China Merchants Bank), according to an announcement made by BNP Paribas Securit... ( read original story ...)
This F&B empire is a steal at current valuations, says UOB Kay Hian
SINGAPORE (Mar 8): UOB Kay Hian is initiating coverage on Koufu Group at “buy” with a target price of 95 cents, which implies a 41.8% upside to its last close of 67 cents. The move comes on UOB’s beli... ( read original story ...)
Singapore announces opening date for long-awaited Jewel Changi Airport
(CNN) — The wait is finally over for travelers who frequently fly into Singapore's Changi Airport. More than five years since revealing plans for the airport's stunning new addition, officials have an... ( read original story ...)
Southeast Asia’s biggest bank DBS bets on India to reduce reliance on Singapore
Mumbai/Singapore: DBS Group Holdings Ltd. aims to bolster loans to Indian consumers and small businesses as part of a plan to reduce its reliance on Singapore. Southeast Asia’s biggest bank will push ... ( read original story ...)
DBS is Maybank Kim Eng’s top pick amid expectation of wider NIM in 2019
SINGAPORE (Mar 7): Maybank Kim Eng Research says DBS Bank is its top pick among local banks on the back of its strong low cost deposit franchise. “Domestic banks, with lower loan to deposits (LD) rati... ( read original story ...)
All-Singapore buyout to take mobile operator M1 private
SINGAPORE -- Conglomerate Keppel and the publisher of the English-language Straits Times newspaper will buy all of mobile carrier M1 and delist the company. Keppel and Singapore Press Holdings ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore edtech startup Kalpha secures investment from Vietnam’s Nest Tech
Established in 2018 by Soe Moe Kyaw Oo, Nest Tech is focusing on technology startups in Singapore, Vietnam and Myanmar. Its other investments include Trophy Room, a peer-to-peer football gaming app (S... ( read original story ...)
Singapore a gateway for expansion? Not Impossible!
the Temasek-backed company is counting on its success in Singapore to accelerate its expansion in Asia and the rest of the world, its chief operating officer and chief financial officer David Lee told ... ( read original story ...)
Mobile marketing firm Affle buys omni-channel consumer platform Shoffr
Singapore-based Affle Holdings Pte. Ltd, which provides mobile commerce and marketing solutions for consumers and businesses, has acquired Singapore-based online-to-offline (O2O) consumer platform Sho... ( read original story ...)
Singapore is luring air and sea traffic with infrastructure push
(Bloomberg) -- Singapore is transforming its infrastructure to fend off competition from the seas to the skies. The island-city plans to begin operating its fifth terminal at Changi Airport, Asia’s se... ( read original story ...)
Singapore bans Swedish death metal band on religious grounds
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore banned Swedish death metal group Watain Live from performing a concert on Thursday over concerns about the band’s history of “denigrating religions and promoting violen... ( read original story ...)
Singapore axes controversial Swedish metal band’s gig
Singapore (AFP) - Singapore on Thursday axed a gig by a Swedish ... wrote Wilkie Ong Keng Soon on the Facebook page of Singaporean broadcaster Channel News Asia, adding the ban was the "right thing to ... ( read original story ...)
Volvo’s first driverless electric bus begins trial in Singapore
which is modeled after real road conditions in Singapore. Agnevall said the timeline for rolling out the technology will be "a staggered approach and it would take some years." Got a confidential news ... ( read original story ...)