SINGAPORE: Four new libraries will be opened this year in Sengkang ... including books, magazines, and news reports online. However, those who read books more than once a week made up only 19 per cent, and “most” did not find reading as stimulating ... ( read original story ...)
5 most popular mobile development jobs in Singapore
Oddle is a cloud-based, e-commerce and orders management solution which caters specifically to the operations of F&B businesses. They offer a unified solution, all-in-one online ordering system which funnels all orders to designated restaurants. ( read original story ...)
Singapore to better support media professionals, freelancers
SINGAPORE: A skills framework for media professionals along with better support for media freelancers are some of the measures in the pipeline at the Ministry of Communications and Information, said Minister of State Chee Hong Tat in Parliament on Mon (Mar ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Q4 corporate earnings mixed, but estimates are already at trough
SINGAPORE: Singapore-listed companies turned in a mixed set of results for the final quarter of 2016, but two years of downward expectation revisions could be near an end, analysts said. Of the 237 companies with December year-ends that had reported their ... ( read original story ...)
Relive Singapore's yesteryear through iconic Chinese ink art
SINGAPORE: The year 1952 is widely regarded as the pivotal moment in which the so-called Nanyang Style of art came into its own. That year, four artists from Singapore travelled to Bali and consequently created paintings that would define a regional style ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore opens doors and access to funds for foreign entrepreneurs
On Friday, Dr Koh said that for a start, the eligibility requirements for the EntrePass scheme, which is aimed at foreign entrepreneurs keen to start a business in Singapore, will be eased in some parts. Currently, to qualify for an EntrePass, applicants ... ( read original story ...)
App-only bank Monzo is down
LONDON — App-only startup bank Monzo is down — and normal service might not be resumed for hours. Monzo notified users on Sunday that it is having issues with a supplier that may not be resolved until “nightfall.” The company is providing regular ... ( read original story ...)
Deutsche Bank to raise $8.5 billion to help restructure firm
NEW YORK (AP) -- European banking giant Deutsche Bank announced plans to raise at least $8.5 billion in capital and sell off a stake in its asset management business, in a move to help shore up the troubled German firm. Deutsche Bank will issue 687.5 ... ( read original story ...)
Startupbootcamp Reveals 12 FinTech Startups for Singapore Programme
... Singapore is also supported by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) who will provide feedback to the startups on regulatory matters. Neal Cross, Chief Innovation Officer at DBS Bank said: “Startupbootcamp FinTech has been doing amazing work in ... ( read original story ...)
“How my MBA is gearing me up for future success in Asian banking”
He was working in exchange traded derivatives within the global markets team at UOB in Singapore, and he’d reached vice president level. But Tan wanted to make sure his skills stayed relevant for a long-term career in banking. “I had financial markets ... ( read original story ...)
Fitch: China's Bank Results to Highlight Rising Risks
Bank earnings reports are likely to confirm these negative ... Media Relations: Leslie Tan, Singapore, Tel: +65 67 96 7234, Email: leslie.tan@fitchratings.com; Wai-Lun Wan, Hong Kong, Tel: +852 2263 9935, Email: wailun.wan@fitchratings.com. ( read original story ...)
India can become the Fintech capital of the world: Neal Cross, Managing Director, DBS Bank
We have recently built Asia’s biggest banking innovation center in Singapore, called DBS Asia X (DAX), which underscores our ongoing commitment to shaping the future of banking and emracing the future of work. What sort of digitization efforts are being ... ( read original story ...)
Exclusive – Royal Bank of Canada reviews Asia wealth business for possible sale – sources
agreed to sell its wealth and investment management business in Hong Kong and Singapore to a unit of Singapore's Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp (OCBC) (OCBC.SI). A crackdown on money laundering by Asia's main private banking centres is forcing wealth ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore millennials favour investing in property
A statement by Manulife said this suggests that Singapore millennials who bank on rental income may need to seek other alternatives. Wendy Lim, Manulife Asset Management chief executive, said: "Overall in the last decade or so we have seen yields falling ... ( read original story ...)
Should I pay down home loan using CPF OA?
Throughout our years as Mortgage Brokers in Singapore, we have come across many couples, men want to leverage (mostly) while women want to keep their home safe and want to pay down debt. The differences in behaviour could be traced to evolutionary ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore working to boost its 'unmanned' sector
SINGAPORE -- Singapore is a land of skyscrapers. High-rise public apartments across the city-state accommodate 80% of its people. Between the buildings, residents still have oases, often on street corners -- such as a marketplace with a grocery and other ... ( read original story ...)