Deutsche Bank Singapore's efforts to increase participation in the workplace by people with disabilities was commended by Singapore's SGEnable, a government agency dedicated to enabling people with disabilities. The bank won the Achievement Award ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore F1 Grand Prix circuit guide
4 Drivers who have won in Singapore: Nico Rosberg, Fernando Alonso, Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel. Vettel is the most successful, with four wins 3.3 G Average deceleration at the Marina Bay Street Circuit (source: Brembo Brakes) 5.1 G Maximum ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore, S. Australia ink pact on food innovation
The MOU between trade agency Spring Singapore and Primary Industries and Regions South Australia (Pirsa) was inked during a South Australian business mission to Singapore yesterday. "We are looking forward to a fruitful partnership with Pirsa to build ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore stocks spring higher as lenders advance
Singapore stocks rose on Tuesday, led by gains in lenders such as OCBC Bank and DBS Group Holdings. The Straits Times Index rose 0.53 percent or 18 points to 3,328. It ended 0.1 percent lower on Monday, taking the year-to-date gains to 15 percent. ( read original story ...)
Singapore equities jump as investors pile into bank, property counters
SINGAPORE - Investors piled into banks and property counters ahead of several key blue chip firms' earnings and the upcoming Federal Open Market Committee meeting this week, sending Singapore shares to a two-year high. The Straits Times Index jumped 0.51 ... ( read original story ...)
Singaporeans, Malaysians duped millions in alleged real estate Ponzi scheme
... investors from Malaysia and Singapore have apparently been swindled of a total of almost $90 million by a Singapore-based property company led by an Australian businesswoman. Singapore police launched an investigation into a suspected Ponzi scheme ... ( read original story ...)
Singaporeans make $10 million in two years after selling St Kilda Road site
A low-rise apartment block on Melbourne's leafy St Kilda Road boulevard has been snapped up by a Taiwanese developer handing Singapore-listed construction and property company Lian Beng Group a tidy $10 million profit. The sale comes as low interest rates ... ( read original story ...)
China’s Dalian Wanda scraps bid for Bandar Malaysia project after regulatory scrutiny at home
has abandoned its bid for the property portion of the Kuala Lumpur-Singapore high-speed rail project, the biggest of its kind in Malaysia, only three months after being considered a front runner. The multibillion-dollar Bandar Malaysia property development ... ( read original story ...)
High Court rules India can’t tax Dutch company’s sale of shares of in Indian company that holds Indian immovable property
The High Court of Andhra Pradesh, in a case made public June 28, has concluded that gains arising from a Dutch company’s sale of shares of an Indian immovable property company to a Singapore company do not amount to a sale of immovable property situated ... ( read original story ...)
Sex change prompts Singapore to annul couple’s marriage
“Singapore’s insistence that transgender people must remain ... women’s rights, trafficking, property rights, climate change and resilience. Visit http://news.trust.org) ( read original story ...)
Keppel Corporation Limited’s Latest Result: Offshore & Marine Segment Continues to Face Challenges
Keppel Corporation Limited (SGX: BN4) is a conglomerate with four major business segments, namely, Offshore & Marine, Property, Infrastructure ... investment or financial advice. Motley Fool Singapore contributor Lawrence Nga doesn’t own shares in ... ( read original story ...)
Asia Stocks Mixed as U.S. Dollar Seeks Direction
Property developer Sunac China Holdings announced it agreed ... the Kospi index retreated 11.63 points, or 0.5%, to 2,439.90 In Singapore, the Straits Times Index gained 17.03 points, or 0.5%, to 3,327.83 In New Zealand, the NZX 50 heightened 30.77 points ... ( read original story ...)
Standard Chartered : We’ve appointed Kevin Burke as Global Head, Financial Markets Sales
Standard Chartered has appointed Kevin Burke as Global Head, Financial Markets Sales. Kevin will be based in Singapore and report to Roberto Hoornweg, Global Head, Financial Markets. His appointment is effective 10 July 2017. Kevin has more than 26 years ... ( read original story ...)
Keep different currencies together with SCB’s ‘Multicurrency Forex Card’
Standard Chartered Bank said in a statement. Some of the currencies that can be loaded are the US dollar, Euro, British Pound, Singapore dollar, Swiss franc, Thai baht, Japanese Yen and South African rand, it said. "The card will also provide forex rate ... ( read original story ...)
Travel smart with Standard Chartered’s ‘Multicurrency Forex Card’
Standard Chartered Bank said in a statement. Some of the currencies that can be loaded are the US dollar, Euro, British Pound, Singapore dollar, Swiss franc, Thai baht, Japanese Yen and South African rand, it said. "The card will also provide forex rate ... ( read original story ...)
Standard Chartered builds on securities services team
He has experience in broker clearing, and in direct and international custody fields, working in Australia, Singapore, Hong Kong and the UK. According to Standard Chartered, the appointment is part of a wider investment into the securities services business. ( read original story ...)