SINGAPORE: The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has issued two prohibition orders against former OCBC Securities representative Prem Hirubalan. Mr Hirubalan was convicted in June last year for conducting unauthorised share trades in the accounts of ... ( read original story ...)
Creative Technology awarded S$36m in lawsuit against Huawei
SINGAPORE: Creative Technology and its subsidiary QMax Communications have been awarded about S$36 million in a legal tussle with Huawei over its failed wireless broadband venture. The Singapore technology company said in a SGX filing on Wednesday (Aug ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore telcos, finance players to aid SMEs in technology adoption
The Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) has signed seven agreements with Singapore telco players and financial institutions to provide assistance to small and medium-sized enterprises in technology adaptation. The seven memoranda of intent were ... ( read original story ...)
“How I knew I was ready to leave Singapore banking…and move to Thailand”
(I’ve been in Asian banking for many years and have held global-head roles at Deutsche Bank, HSBC, and most recently at Standard Chartered in Singapore. I left industry in 2015 to run a consultancy in Thailand). 1. You achieve your goals in banking and ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore stocks fall 1% as lenders drag
Singapore shares fell for a second session on Wednesday, dragged lower by lenders such as DBS Group and United Overseas Bank. At 0513 GMT, the Straits Times Index lost 1 percent or 34 points to 3,261. It ended 0.42 percent lower on Tuesday, taking the year ... ( read original story ...)
Wirecard Supports Singtel’s Roll out of First Virtual Visa Card in Singapore
International technology group Wirecard has partnered with Singtel to support the recent roll out of Singapore's first Visa virtual card for Singtel's mobile wallet Dash. Singtel Dash is currently Singapore's most widely accepted all-in-one digital wallet. ( read original story ...)
What Investors Should Know About Price Volatility After An IPO
Initial public offerings (IPO) are usually highly anticipated events for both retail ... And better yet -- you'll also get instant access to a free Singapore investing research report. “Take Stock” covers all manner of financial topics for our 79,000 ... ( read original story ...)
Potential for more cost-effective options for challenging Singapore patents and applications
The Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) is proposing changes in an attempt to create a more robust patent system. At the heart of these changes is a goal to provide third parties with cost-effective options to challenge patents and ... ( read original story ...)
IPOS upgrades business processes
From changing the way businesses search and file for patents and trademarks, to using data analytics on patent information to glean insights, the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (Ipos) is going all out in updating its business processes. ( read original story ...)
Milbank, Clifford Chance Handle Singapore’s Largest IPO in Six Years
Your article was successfully shared with the contacts you provided. Three large firms have landed roles on a $1.7 billion initial public offering by NetLink NBN Trust, a broadband spinoff of Singapore Telecommunications Ltd., better known as Singtel. ( read original story ...)
Meet two expanding banks that might now recruit you in Singapore
Private bankers in Singapore have yet more potential employment options to consider after Indonesia’s Bank Mandiri and Liechtenstein’s VP Bank announced expansion plans in the Republic. But both firms will need to work hard to convince relationship ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore telco players to deploy newest data tech on National Day
Singapore's telco giants StarHub and Singtel will be having ... Bay will be given the chance to try the telco's latest 4G equipment. Utilising the 2.5GHz TDD-LTE spectrum secured at the earlier auction, StarHub's upgrade will see the size of its data ... ( read original story ...)
Are Singapore Stocks Cheap or Expensive Right Now?
Knowing how cheap the stock market currently is can help us to simplify our investing decision. There are two methods to find out if Singapore stocks are a steal or are in an overheated territory right now. The first method is to compare the market’s ... ( read original story ...)
3 Britons to be caned in Singapore after admitting role in woman’s assault
(CNN)Three British men accused of rape will be caned in Singapore after pleading guilty to a lesser crime, according to court documents. The three were sentenced Tuesday to caning and jail time. Khong Tam Thanh, Vu Thai Son and Le Michael are British ... ( read original story ...)
More IT job cuts at HSBC
Happening Oct/Nov 2017 in Kuala Lumpur, Singapore and Philippines. After laying off 120 IT staff in March, HSBC reportedly hit the same department with another round of job cuts yesterday. According to Apple Daily the bank has made a number of IT employees ... ( read original story ...)
POSB launches digital watch that teaches students to manage money
SINGAPORE: A digital watch that teaches children to manage their money was officially launched by POSB on Wednesday (Aug 16). Launched in 19 primary schools under the POSB Smart Buddy programme, the watch helps students to track their savings and spending ... ( read original story ...)