Oversea Chinese Banking : Bank of Singapore to open in UAE

Dubai - Mubasher: Bank of Singapore has been granted a Category 4 licence to open a branch in the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), according to a statement. The bank will offer a comprehensive range of customised private banking solutions. ( read original story ...)

Bank of Singapore sets up branch in Dubai financial free zone

Bank of Singapore (BoS), a subsidiary of Singapore's second biggest lender OCBC Bank, said here on Tuesday it has been granted a Category 4 licence to operate a branch in the Dubai International Financial Center (DIFC). The license allows BoS to offer a ... ( read original story ...)

People: CME hires new energy head for Asia-Pacific

Commonwealth Bank has appointed Jason Dunn as global head of commodities structuring in Singapore, according to a source familiar with the move. Prior to joining the Australian bank in September, Dunn worked for Noble Group as a director of client solutions. ( read original story ...)

Private banks to disclose all fees and charges in bond sales

SINGAPORE – Come March, private banks in Singapore will have to disclose fully all fees, charges and rebates in bond sales under enhanced standards in the Private Banking Code of Conduct, the Association of Banks in Singapore (ABS) said on Tuesday (Nov 22). ( read original story ...)

Top firm in Singapore private banking hiring spree

Bloomberg News reports that the BSI bankers joining Julius Baer specialize in managing the wealth of non-resident Indians, the person said, asking not to be identified because the matter is confidential. The Monetary Authority of Singapore said in May it ... ( read original story ...)

Self-Driving Cars Coming to Boston

During the road trials, nuTonomy's software is expected to learn local signage and road markings, as well as build on behavioral knowledge gained during recent trials in Singapore. "These tests in the City of Boston will enable our engineers to adapt our ... ( read original story ...)

This is What President Trump Means for Singapore

American politics usually have limited impact on the rest of the world. But what’s happening in the U.S. right now has the potential to affect Singapore – in particular – because of the anti-free trade stance of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump. ( read original story ...)

Singapore slips in ranks of real estate investment favourites

Core assets such as office spaces in Singapore’s CBD are favoured by investors and institutions, but yields and returns have declined on the back of a weaker macroeconomic outlook. Singapore fell 10 places for city investment prospects, dropping to 21 ... ( read original story ...)

Poll – Singapore CPI seen escaping deflation in October

SINGAPORE Singapore's consumer price index (CPI) is likely to be flat in October from a year earlier, escaping deflation for the first time in two years, helped by recent gains in global oil prices, a Reuters poll showed. The median forecast in a Reuters ... ( read original story ...)