The bank declared an interim dividend of 60 cents a share and a capital return dividend of 15 cents a share. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
‘Business has increased by 30%’: Local drivers see improvement amid LTA enforcement against illegal ride-hailing services
As Singapore ramps up enforcement efforts against drivers providing illegal ride-hailing services within the country and across the border, local licensed drivers are reportedly seeing their business ...
Ninja Van slashes Singapore workforce by 12%
Singapore’s logistics company Ninja Van has cut its Singapore workforce by around 12%, its third round of layoff since last year.
In this high-tech Singapore factory, robot dogs check human work
The Hyundai Motor Group Innovation Center is Singapore’s first EV manufacturing plant. Automation leads the way here and Boston Dynamics’ four-legged robot dog Spot in charge of inspecting human ...
BNY appointed investment manager for OpenEden’s tokenised US Treasury fund
Singapore-based fintech firm OpenEden said on Wednesday it has appointed U.S. financial firm BNY as the investment manager and primary custodian for assets backing its tokenised U.S. Treasury fund.
S’pore banks face headwinds in rest of 2025, but DBS is pulling ahead, say analysts
Net interest margins to decline, limited loan growth and higher credit costs are challenges. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Singapore warms to ‘Made in China’ label as stigma fades
Chinese brands are making major inroads in the Southeast Asian city-state as they shed their image as cheap knockoffs.
Singapore Telecommunications logs 14% rise in first-quarter profit
Singapore Telecommunications reported a 14% rise in first-quarter underlying profit on Wednesday, driven by strong performance from Australian unit Optus and contributions from regional associates ...
Who is buying Singapore’s 3rd largest telecom provider M1 in $780M deal?
Singapore’s Simba Telecom is spending SGD1 billion (US$780 million) to acquire a majority stake in M1, the third largest telecom provider in the country.
Global-City Singapore: SG60 And Beyond
Singapore Deputy Prime Minister Gan Kim Yong shed light on challenges behind US tariff negotiations and urged companies to continue investing in talent, AI technology to adapt to a changing world.
Crypto mogul Do Kwon, known as ‘the cryptocurrency king,’ pleads guilty to fraud charges
South Korean cryptocurrency mogul Do Kwon pleaded guilty on Tuesday to two fraud charges arising from the $40 billion collapse of a cryptocurrency ecosystem that had promised investors their money was ...
SG60: The future of Singapore’s economy
Singapore now enters a critical phase of economic restructuring, driven by rapid advances in digitalisation and artificial intelligence (AI). The advent of generative AI, process automation and ...
SG60: The development of Singapore’s corporate and securities law over the last 6 decades
SINGAPORE’S corporate law framework has undergone remarkable transformation over the past 60 years, evolving from a colonial-era system into a globally respected, business-friendly and sophisticated ...
SG60: From surge to stability – a timeline of Singapore’s property market cooling measures, 1995 to 2025
By Q4 2008, the country was in recession, dragged down by the global financial crisis. Over the course of the year, the combined market capitalisation of Singapore-listed equities shed half its value, ... ( read original story ...)
Same mission, new millennium
New economy businesses are another growth area. HSBC launched a US$150 million venture debt offering in Singapore in 2024 to help high-growth companies scale, alongside a US$1 billion Asean Growth ...
Asia’s financial super-connector
AS TRADE routes shift and geopolitical tensions reshape global wealth flows, Standard Chartered is positioning itself as Asia’s financial super-connector – with Singapore at the heart of this strategy ...