CYBERJAYA • Malaysia's Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng told a group of entrepreneurs yesterday that it is time the country gave some healthy economic competition to its southern neighbour Singapore. "We must have the can-do spirit. For example, why must we ... ( read original story ...)
Finance grads launch ‘ugly food’ firm in Singapore to minimise B2B waste
Three promising business and finance graduates in Singapore have started a B2B ecommerce business for the retail of blemished or imperfect-looking food products. TreeDots states its mission is “to minimise the amount of food waste starting with Singapore ... ( read original story ...)
20 Things Only Singaporeans Do: Personal Finance Edition
Singapore is a fine city, you can get fined for keeping a ... Check out our blog for more unbiased opinions on while you are on your personal finance journey. ( read original story ...)
Time to beat Singapore, says Guan Eng
CYBERJAYA, June 19 — It was time Malaysia beat Singapore at its own game and gave the island nation healthy economic competition, Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng said today. Speaking to entrepreneurs at the launch of the Malaysian Global Innovation and ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Stock Market May Test Support At 3,300 Points
The Singapore stock market has finished lower in four straight trading days, surrendering more than 115 points or 3.6 percent along the way. The Straits Times Index now rests just beneath the 3,325-point plateau and it may open under pressure again on Tuesday. ( read original story ...)
Google hires Stan Chart director in latest raid on Singapore banking sector
Google has made yet another senior hire from the Singapore finance sector as it continues to target talent from big banks. Guillaume Van de Vyver, a director in group strategy at Standard Chartered, started at Google Singapore last month in an APAC cloud ... ( read original story ...)
StanChart is said to plot Asia hubs in Singapore, Hong Kong
LONDON: Standard Chartered Plc plans to create two new hubs for its Asian operations in Singapore and Hong Kong to simplify the emerging market lender’s extensive network and reduce costs, people familiar with the plan said. The bank has drawn up plans ... ( read original story ...)
Major Banks Pioneer the Thailand-Singapore Blockchain Remittance Flow
On May 22nd, Thailand’s fifth largest bank by total assets, Ayudhya (Krungsri), in the framework of the successful pilot test, initiated an international remittance transfer from a domestic bank account to a Standard Chartered account in Singapore. ( read original story ...)
Standard Chartered eyes 2 separate hubs in Asia
In order to make operations simpler, Standard Chartered Plc intends to make two new hubs for its operations in Asia. One hub will be in Singapore while the other will be set up in Hong Kong. Sources said the company hopes to simplify its extensive network ... ( read original story ...)
Bloomberg – Standard Chartered to create two new hubs for its Asian operations
Bloomberg News reports that the bank has drawn up plans to consolidate as many as 10 Southeast and South Asian countries - potentially including Indonesia and India - under a new Singapore subsidiary as soon as next year, said the people, who asked not to ... ( read original story ...)
Daily Briefing: Singapore asset managers drop some Malaysian bonds over 1MDB scandal; NSE tries to lure investors after SGX fallout
Google in Singapore is targeting two broad groups of bank employees: developers with programming backgrounds and digital strategists whose focus is business development. Former Standard Chartered director Guillame Van de Vyver is one of its new hires that ... ( read original story ...)
Get 50% Off Your Second Main With Quandoo Coupons On DBS Lifestyle App From Now Till 25 June
Pasta Brava is so well-loved by patrons, some have even deemed it one of the best restaurants for true Italian food in Singapore. In its 25 years of ... your kakis be up for the challenge. Download the DBS Lifestyle App on your iPhone or Android Search ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s OCBC plans China wealth management business to boost profits
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp Ltd (OCBC) plans to set up a wealth management business in China as part of a strategy to double its profit in five years in the country’s so-called Greater Bay Area, its chief executive said. The ... ( read original story ...)
DBS introduces new virtual bank recruiter named Jim
DBS has introduced a new virtual bank recruiter to help its recruiters hire wealth planning managers more efficiently. According to a press statement, Jim, an acronym for “Jobs Intelligence Maestro”, is the brainchild of Singapore start-up Impress.AI ... ( read original story ...)
HSBC Singapore and Grab close syndicated facility for vehicle fleet financing
HSBC has closed a S$500 million five-year asset-backed syndicated facility for Grab, one of the leading O2O mobile platforms in Southeast Asia. The facility has a potential upsize of S$800 million. HSBC acted as sole structuring advisor, mandated lead ... ( read original story ...)
Grab Clinches Deal With HSBC
Ride-hailing startup Grab has secured a $370 million five-year asset-backed syndicated facility from HSBC Singapore, said to boost the financing of the homegrown company’s vehicle fleet growth in Singapore. According to a statement by HSBC on Sunday ... ( read original story ...)