It’s almost a ritual for Chinese Singaporeans to head to the bank every year to queue for new notes to give physical ang baos. My mother, for one, typically makes it a point to queue for new notes a ... ( read original story ...)
How Singapore’s Lifestyle Inflation Keeps You Poor Even As Your Income Rises
In a perfectly logical world, getting a $1,000 raise would mean having $1,000 more to save. Unfortunately, it’s clear this world exists only in the land of unicorns and flying dragons. In the real ... ( read original story ...)
Man was ‘hired’ by recruiter, only to be cheated of $24k in three days in job scam
The job promised a daily salary of $80 to $120, but 32-year-old man who took it on ended up $24,000 poorer. . Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Adani Wilmar IPO subscribed 1.13 times on the second day of offering
The initial public offering of edible oil major Adani Wilmar Limited received 1.13 times subscription on the second day of offering on Friday. The IPO received bids for 138,577,270 shares against 122, ... ( read original story ...)
Morrison & Foerster Singapore’s Energy And Infrastructure Group Recognized In Top Legal Directories In 2022.
MoFo’s Energy and Infrastructure group in Singapore has since earned five new practice area rankings in Chambers Asia-Pacific 2022, IFLR1000 (31st Edition) and The Legal 500 Asia-Pacific 2022. The ... ( read original story ...)
He was ‘hired’ by a recruiter and cheated of $24k in three days in job scam
The job promised a daily salary of $80 to $120, but 32-year-old man who took it on ended up $24,000 poorer. . Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Standard Chartered hires Marisa Drew as Chief Sustainability Officer
A logo of Standard Chartered is displayed at its main branch in Hong Kong, China, Aug. 1, 2017. REUTERS/Bobby Yip/File Photo ... ( read original story ...)
Will the tech giants’ stock market rout dampen the IPO mood in Asia?
In India and SE Asia, stocks of most startups including Paytm, Bukalapak and Grab are trading below their debut price. ( read original story ...)
Singapore – Intellectual Property Amendment Bill Streamlines IP Registration For Businesses.
I beg to move, “That the Bill be now read a Second time. 2 Sir, it is a truism today that economic growth is increasingly driven by innovation, and the intangible assets (“IA”) and intellectual ... ( read original story ...)
OCBC phishing scam: Police say they rushed to take down fake bank websites, trace lost cash
Aileen Yap remembers how in early December last year, reports on the OCBC SMS phishing scam started trickling in. In that period, there were about one or two cases a day, said DAC Yap, assistant ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s DBS Bank to buy Citigroup’s consumer banking business in Taiwan at US$707 million premium
'Notwithstanding Covid-19, we believe Asia's long-term growth trends remain intact,' says Piyush Gupta, CEO of DBS Group The Singaporean bank will pay cash for the assets of Citi Consumer Taiwan in a ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore foreign workforce shows rebound from pandemic hit
Singapore’s non-resident workforce expanded for the first time in two years last quarter, driven by an increase in the construction sector. ( read original story ...)
Over $700,000 raised by UOB’s annual CNY charity fundraiser
SINGAPORE - UOB raised more than $700,000 during its annual Chinese New Year charity fundraiser this year, the bank said in a news release on Thursday (Jan 27). . Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Adani Wilmar IPO subscribed 65% so far on Day 2
The issue was subscribed 65 per cent by 10.25 am on Day 2. It saw applications for 7,94,12,905 shares so far against the total issue size of 12,25,46,150 shares. The IPO is entirely a fresh issue. ( read original story ...)
Validus Makes Two Key Hires to Support Tech and Neobank Initiatives
Southeast Asian SME growth financing platform Validus has announced two key additions to its senior leadership team. ( read original story ...)
DBS to buy Citi’s consumer banking business in Taiwan
SINGAPORE: DBS Group, Southeast Asia's largest bank, has agreed to buy Citigroup's consumer banking business in Taiwan via a transfer of assets and liabilities and will take over the 3,500 staff ... ( read original story ...)