When the economy is slowing down, it’s a good time to upgrade your skills and keep your career on course with a Singapore-based MSc Finance from UCD. http://news.efinancialcareers.com/sg-en/241841/how-to-choose-an-msc-finance-that-will-give-your-career-a ... ( read original story ...)
New HSBC chairman welcomed by the City
AIA’s loss is HSBC’s gain, if investors’ reaction to the appointment of Mark Tucker as the next chairman of Europe’s biggest bank is anything to go by. Shares in insurance giant AIA slumped 3pc in Hong Kong while HSBC stock climbed as much as 1.8pc ... ( read original story ...)
Coffee-shop operator Kimly counts Heliconia Capital as a pre-IPO investor
... traditional coffee-shop operator to be listed on the Catalist board of the Singapore Exchange, counts Heliconia Capital Management as one of its two pre-IPO investors. A wholly owned subsidiary of Temasek Holdings, Heliconia is an investment firm that ... ( read original story ...)
How to get a banking job in Asia if you don’t already work in banking
You can get a non-graduate job in Asian banking without any banking experience. This is how. http://news.efinancialcareers.com/sg-en/275997/contractors-banks-singapore-hong-kong/ If you don’t work in banking but would like to get a banking job in ... ( read original story ...)
DBS seeks new CIO at wealth division as Lim retires, sources say
DBS Group (Singapore Exchange: DBSM-SG), Southeast Asia's largest bank, is looking for a new chief investment officer for its expanding wealth management division to replace Lim Say Boon, who is retiring after serving seven years, people familiar with the ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore bans former Goldman Sachs banker linked to 1MDB
Leissner resigned from the bank in February 2016. "MAS will not tolerate conduct by any finance professional that threatens to undermine trust and confidence in Singapore’s financial system," Ong Chong Tee, a MAS deputy managing director, said in a ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s central bank completes blockchain-based inter-bank payment pilot
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has completed a pilot project that was carried out for inter-bank payments using blockchain technology. In November last year, MAS announced that it is partnering with R3 and a consortium of financial firms to ... ( read original story ...)