SINGAPORE and 47 other jurisdictions, including the US, the UK and Australia, said on Friday (Nov 10) that they will work to start automatic exchanges in crypto-asset reporting in 2027. Read more at ...
Genting Singapore Q3 net profit up 59% to S$216.3 million
GENTING Singapore on Friday (Nov 9) posted a net profit of S$216.3 million for the third quarter ended September, up 59 per cent from S$135.8 million in the corresponding year-ago period. Read more at ...
The Future Of Business: Establishing An ASEAN Presence
The strategic geographic location of ASEAN countries is a cornerstone of their attractiveness to businesses seeking global expansion.
Singapore needs to be prepared for serious public order incidents, says its home minister
Singapore has not had many serious public order incidents in recent decades, but needs to be prepared, said Home Affairs Minister K. Shanmugam on Friday.
LSEG chief Schwimmer: IPOs to return ‘when the environment stabilises’
LSEG Chief Executive Officer David Schwimmer said the market for Initial Public Offerings in London and elsewhere around the world should recover from current lows caused by concerns about rising ...
Why The Singapore FinTech Festival (SFF) Is A Must-Go Experience For Anyone In The Finance Industry
Organised by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), the Singapore FinTech Festival (SFF) is the largest FinTech festival in the world ...
Property agent gets jail and fine for drunken behaviour, kicking police officer
Rochelle Chow Shuting's lawyers claimed she was trying to pick up her phone with her leg. They later said she was lifting the leg to regain balance. ( read original story ...)
Singapore stocks end Friday in red amid regional slump, STI down 0.9%
SINGAPORE – Local shares ended a rocky week in the red on Friday after tracking losses across the region and a downbeat session on Wall Street overnight.
Singaporean ‘Ah Long’ who ran illegal loan shark business from China and Malaysia gets jail and fine
Alan Sia Peng Xia worked for the syndicate for more than 12 years, earning at least S$756,000, before surrendering at Changi Airport due to his poor health.
Worker in Singapore praised for im-peck-able gesture towards chicken crossing the road
An act of kindness by a worker who helped a lost, panicking mother hen and her chicks to safety has catapulted him into the limelight.
More than half of Singapore’s rich investing more in safer assets like cash, gold: Study
This suggests a hesitancy towards volatile equity markets and riskier investments. Read more at straitstimes.com.
HSBC Asset Management names Lim Pang Qi as new chief for Singapore, South-east Asia
HSBC Asset Management (HSBC AM) on Friday (Nov 10) said it appointed Lim Pang Qi as chief executive officer (CEO) of South-east Asia and Singapore, and head of strategic partnerships for South-east ...
Singapore aims to become base for air taxi firms; CAAS working with regional counterparts on guidelines
Regional aviation authorities aim to come up with a set of reference materials by 2025 that each country can adopt to govern air taxi and drone operations.
Syngenta’s IPO Delay Darkens Outlook for 2023 Asia Pipeline
China has been the main source of big-ticket listings in Asia this year, with eight of the top 10 taking place in the country. IPOs in mainland China have raised $53 billion in 2023, down 37.6% from ...
Singapore-based startup EduFi raises funding for its student loan platform
EduFi, a fintech startup that enables financially strapped students to secure loans for their education, has raised $6.1 million in a pre-seed round led by Zayn VC with participation from Palm Drive Capital,
Ex-Blackstone veteran eyes Singapore mortgages
Former Blackstone Inc executive Kishore Moorjani has started a digital platform in Singapore selling pools of home loans to asset managers and financial firms seeking to bolster local currency ... ( read original story ...)