After stalking a university student as she walked to a bus stop late at night, Chinnaiah Karthik pointed her in the wrong direction then punched ...
How Singapore got so good at SME banking
UOB, DBS and OCBC – have won Euromoney awards for best SME bank in Asia each year since 2016, two of them taking the global award as well. Why?
New ‘Singapore dream’ is more than just ‘material success’, No 2 leader Lawrence Wong says
Forward Singapore' feedback gathering exercise found Singaporeans were concerned about 'fulfilment, meaning, purpose', amid rising costs of living The report also featured what's seen as a tenet of ...
Singapore shares decline despite regional rally, STI falls 0.3%
At the bottom of the table was Singapore Airlines, which shed 2.4 per cent, or $0.15, to $6.06. The trio of local banks was in the red on Friday. UOB shed 0.9 per cent, or $0.25, to $27.03, while OCBC ...
The Singapore Dream no longer the ‘5Cs’ but leading purposeful lives, says DPM Wong
SINGAPORE: The "Singapore Dream" is no longer solely about material success – it now encompasses fulfilment, meaning and purpose in people’s lives, said Deputy Prime Minister Lawrence Wong on Friday ...
Opportune time to accumulate high-quality Singapore blue chips: OCBC
As such, she believes that the current weakness is an opportune time to accumulate high-quality Singapore blue chips for investors with a long-term investment timeframe. These investors can enjoy a ...
AI already makes 4 million decisions at OCBC each day, as the bank adds ChatGPT to the mix
Starting this November OCBC will be rolling out a dedicated ChatGPT-powered client to all 30,000 of its employees worldwide, following a successful six month trial on a group of 1,000, which concluded ...
UOB cards score big with early access to Taylor Swift, Ed Sheeran concert tickets
SINGAPORE – Taylor Swift’s tie-up with the third-largest bank in Singapore propelled the lender’s credit card fees to a record in the third quarter, the latest example of the American pop star’s ...
Singapore bags ‘Best Startup Business Environment in Asia’ title
Globally, Singapore ranks fourth behind the United States, Australia, and the United Kingdom. Singapore ascended 43 spots this year. The metrics for the total scoring include quality, quantity, and ...
China slowdown drives economy-class bookings up; business-class travel rises in Singapore
AS CHINA’S economic conditions slowed this year, so did the country’s demand for more premium classes of air travel when compared to 2019, said FCM, the flagship corporate travel arm of ...
Be Wary Of Singapore Shipping (SGX:S19) And Its Returns On Capital
What underlying fundamental trends can indicate that a company might be in decline? A business that's potentially ...
Singapore Producer Prices Continue To Fall In September
Singapore's producer prices decreased for the eighth straight month in September amid a decline in the non-oil index, data from the ...
Forward Singapore report: Key plans and how they will affect Singaporeans
What are the key plans mooted in the Forward Singapore report, and how will they affect the various members of the Singapore society?
Singapore Property Prices Rise More Than Expected, But Signs of Moderation Persist
By Fabiana Negrin Ochoa Property prices in the financial hub of Singapore rose by more than initially estimated in the third quarter, swinging from a ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore billionaire emerges as hurdle for TPG’s $1.8b InvoCare deal
Mr Ng and his brother, Robert Ng, control Far East Organization, Singapore’s largest private property developer. Through his family office, Kuang Ming Investments, Mr Ng intends to reject the deal at ... ( read original story ...)
Citi and HSBC: A tale of two wealth strategies
and the $529 million purchase of Axa Singapore two months later. While HSBC’s press release emitted aspiration, Citi adopted a more passive stance. It emphasized the deal’s capacity to “simplify” its ...