Asian currencies consolidated against the dollar in early trade ahead of the FOMC decision due later today.
‘The far right can’t attack my race here’: Balaji Srinivasan on why he chose Singapore over US
The former chief technology officer of US cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase explains why he left the United States for Singapore, arguing that the city-state offers a more innovation-friendly environme ...
OCBC Deploys Agentic AI to Speed Up Wealth Client Onboarding
OCBC is using agentic AI to cut private banking account opening times to 15 business days while streamlining KYC checks.
OCBC to use agentic AI to cut wealth onboarding time to 15 business days
The Helios platform will move the due diligence process before the relationship manager meets a prospective customer Read more at The Business Times.
Four Singapore bars make Asia’s 50 Best Bars 2026, led by Jigger & Pony
Zooming out, China recorded its strongest showing yet with seven bars making the top 50, including two Shenzhen bars in the top 10. Bangkok remained the region's most represented city with eight bars ...
Balaji Srinivasan’s Silicon Valley exit: Why the Indian-origin tech leader chose Singapore over US
The former chief technology officer of US cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase explains why he left the United States for Singapore, arguing that the city-state offers a more innovation-friendly environme ...
EGP Energy marks stock market debut with energising pop
EGP Energy Corporation shares debuted on the Singapore stock market on July 29 at 55 cents, four cents or 8% higher than the offer price.
Singapore’s financial sector grew 4.3% in 2025, created 4,200 jobs annually over five years
SINGAPORE – Growth in the financial services sector here slowed to 4.3 per cent in 2025, down from 7.3 per cent in 2024. This was broadly in line with the 2021 to 2025 average of 4.6 per cent, despite ...
Singapore ministers continue working visits in Australia after joint ministerial meeting
Singapore's defence, foreign affairs, and trade and industry (energy and industry) ministers are continuing with their respective working visits in Australia following the completion of the ...
Singapore growth to hold firm but AI boom a ‘major uncertainty’: central bank
MAS chief says a lengthy boom could lead to inflation, while a pullback in AI investments ‘could sharply weaken global growth’.
Assets under management in Singapore climb 10% to $6.7 trillion in 2025
The growth was mainly driven by traditional investments, according to the Singapore Asset Management Survey 2025. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
HSBC to Divest Singapore Insurance Unit to Allianz for $2.09B
HSBC is set to sell its Singapore insurance unit to Allianz for $2.09B, advancing simplification while retaining insurance distribution through a 15-year deal.
Citi expands Asia FX options desk with three senior trader hires in Singapore
HONG KONG, July 28 (Reuters) - Citigroup has appointed three senior traders to its foreign exchange options desk in Singapore as it seeks to boost its regional market-making and risk management ...
Singapore’s ACRA opens consultation on sustainability disclosure rules
Along with the consultation, ACRA introduced SA BOK to support the build-up of sustainability assurance skills.
HSBC commits to proprietary AI in Singapore as agentic treasury goes mainstream
HSBC AI Centre of Excellence in Singapore, announced July 27, 2026, will build proprietary agentic treasury AI systems using the bank's own transaction data — at a moment when 52% of financial ...
Refresher exam for property agents with fewer than 3 deals in 3 years amid industry review
Property agents failing to complete three deals in three years must pass a refresher exam as part of an industry review to raise professional standards. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at ... ( read original story ...)