SINGAPORE (June 6): UK universities could benefit from the US-China trade war that has prompted China to issue an official warning to students hoping to study in US universities, says UOB KayHian. ... ( read original story ...)
Traditional sectors dominate Asia’s IPO market in May
Eagle Hospitality Trust and ARA US Hospitality Trust were the two largest IPOs, and both of them listed on the Singapore Exchange. The charts below are compiled using data from Dealogic as of May 31. ... ( read original story ...)
New $20 note launched to commemorate Singapore’s Bicentennial
Two million pieces of the commemorative note will be available for public exchange at face value at branches of nine major retail banks in Singapore from 10 June onwards. The banks are: DBS Bank/POSB, ... ( read original story ...)
Union Bank of the Philippines Receives Five Awards at the 2019 Frost & Sullivan Best Practices Awards
SINGAPORE, June 4, 2019 /CNW/ -- Union Bank of the Philippines is to receive five Awards at the annual Frost & Sullivan Asia-Pacific Best Practices Awards banquet, to be held at the Shangri-La ... ( read original story ...)
Standard Chartered to Launch FX eTrading Engine in Singapore
Standard Chartered Bank, a British multinational banking and financial services company headquartered in London, is planning on launching a foreign exchange (forex) electronic trading and pricing ... ( read original story ...)
Police took at least 7 years to charge Singapore PR for money laundering
Citibank then transferred US$27.2 million to various accounts before the fraud was discovered. Part of the stolen money was then laundered through Singapore, which was seized from the relevant bank ... ( read original story ...)
Nigerian businessman, Amos Paul Gabriel bags 3-year imprisonment in Singapore over multi-million dollar money laundering scheme
47-year-old Nigerian man Amos Paul Gabriel, involved in a scheme to swindle Citibank in New York City has been jailed and fined by a Singapore court for money laundering and other offences. Gabriel, a ... ( read original story ...)
CGS-CIMB keeps UOB as top bank sector pick despite underperforming NIM expansion
SINGAPORE (June 3): CGS-CIMB Research is keeping United Overseas Bank (UOB) as its top pick among the Singapore banks, despite the bank’s NIM expansion underperforming compared to its peers. According ... ( read original story ...)
OCBC partners NUS and NTU to launch postgraduate scholarship in artificial intelligence
SINGAPORE — OCBC Bank announced on Monday (3 June) that it has launched the OCBC Artificial Intelligence (AI) Scholarship in partnership with the National University of Singapore (NUS) and the Nanyang ... ( read original story ...)
OCBC Bank launches postgraduate AI scholarships
SINGAPORE - OCBC Bank has launched a postgraduate scholarship to increase its artificial intelligence (AI) talent pool, in partnership with both the National University of Singapore and the Nanyang ... ( read original story ...)
15 Shares That Could Beat the Singapore Stock Market in June 2019 and Beyond
The Straits Times Index (SGX: ^STI) has been falling of late, mainly due to trade tensions between the US and China. Foolish investors would see the market weakness as an opportunity to pick up some ... ( read original story ...)
OCBC drops coverage on KSH Holdings post FY19 earnings miss
SINGAPORE (June 3): OCBC Investment Research is ceasing coverage on KSH Holdings, citing “reallocation to resources” after the construction group’s latest set of financial results missed expectations ... ( read original story ...)
OCBC launches postgraduate AI scholarship
Singapore's OCBC Bank has teamed up with two local universities to launch a postgraduate artificial intelligence scholarship. The scholarship will be open to applicants of the masters AI programmes at ... ( read original story ...)
Rental upside, tapering supply, positive net absorption keep Singapore office REIT at ‘overweight’ by UOB
SINGAPORE (June 3): UOB KayHian is maintaining the Singapore office REIT sector at “overweight” given the sector in its second year of recovery after the market bottomed in 1H17. UOB says continued ... ( read original story ...)
How Does Singapore Telecommunications Limited (SGX:Z74) Fare As A Dividend Stock?
Help shape the future of investing tools and you could win a $250 gift card! Is Singapore Telecommunications Limited (SGX:Z74) a good dividend stock? How would you know? Dividend paying companies ... ( read original story ...)
DBS Marina Regatta sees more than 100 teams take part over weekend
SINGAPORE — The annual DBS Marina Regatta was held at the Promontory@Marina Bay from Friday (31 May) to Sunday, and saw more than 100 dragonboat teams from eight countries compete for a combined prize ... ( read original story ...)