SINGAPORE – Singapore and the United Kingdom are making progress toward concluding a new agreement to protect investors and facilitate investment flows between the two countries. Negotiations began in ...
Money laundering accused proposes 24-hour surveillance but fails in latest bid for bail
SINGAPORE - Vang Shuiming, one of the 10 foreigners charged in Singapore’s largest money-laundering probe, has proposed to be placed on 24-hour surveillance in his latest bid to be released on bail.
Citi to stage first board meeting in Singapore since 2011
Sage Intacct is excited to present FSN The Modern Finance Forum’s “Future of Planning, Budgeting, Forecasting, and Reporting Global Survey 2022” results. With participation from 450 companies around ...
Singapore, UK working on new investment treaty to protect and boost bilateral investment flows
SINGAPORE – Singapore and the United Kingdom are making progress toward concluding a new agreement to protect investors and facilitate investment flows between the two countries. Negotiations began in ...
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New Thai PM visits UOB’s HQ in Singapore
UOB Thailand is the largest Singapore bank and also the second largest foreign bank in Thailand. It is also the only Singapore bank offering full banking services in Thailand. UOB Thailand is a wholly ...
HSBC Singapore appoints new head of commercial banking
She previously held the role of head of global banking. HSBC has appointed Priya Kini as Head of Commercial Banking of HSBC Singapore effective 1 January 2024. Kini will be responsible for driving ...
$2.8b money laundering case: Accused proposes 24-hour surveillance in latest bid to be released on bail
SINGAPORE - Vang Shuiming, one of the 10 foreigners charged in Singapore's largest money laundering probe, has proposed to be placed on 24-hour surveillance in his latest bid to be released on bail.
Grab’s 70% tumble shows the limits of Singapore’s tech dream
IN THE ballroom of the five-star Shangri-La Singapore hotel, Anthony Tan celebrated a triumph for the country’s up-and-coming tech scene. “Today we shine a spotlight on South-east Asia!” he told the ...
SG firms lead investment in AI and machine learning technologies
Local businesses, on average, invest 24% of their annual budget in AI and machine learning. Singapore is ahead of the United States and the rest of the world in terms of artificial intelligence (AI) ...
Singapore’s MAS Is Set to Extend Policy Pause on Geopolitical Tensions
Singapore’s central bank is set to leave its monetary policy unchanged for a second straight meeting as core inflation wanes and economic growth remains fragile.Most Read from BloombergIsrael Latest: ...
Money Laundering Scandal Takes Center Stage in Singapore. Is the City’s ‘Squeaky Clean’ Reputation at Risk?
An influx of wealth and the rapid growth of fintech companies operating on a global level without a comprehensive regulatory framework has led to an increase in high-profile corruption, fraud and ...
OCBC’s Private Bank To Forge Ahead in China Despite Economic Slowdown
Amid an ongoing economic slowdown in China, Singapore-based private bank OCBC has declared its plans to expand its workforce in the country, a move that stands in stark contrast to the caution ...
Cautious Resilience: Singapore’s Central Bank Holds Steady Amid Economic Challenges
A Steady Hand Amid Economic Turbulence In the face of declining core inflation and a fragile economic growth trajectory, Singapore’s central bank, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), is ...
Commentary: Singapore banks’ latest anti-scam measures may be inconvenient, but would you rather lose your life savings?
In others, an enforced wait time slowed down their tasks. In some other cases, they had to uninstall certain apps for their mobile banking apps to work. The Association of Banks in Singapore (ABS) ...
Singapore is winning out over Hong Kong, ANZ bank CEO says
ANZ Group Holdings chief executive officer Shayne Elliott said his customers moved more of their business to Singapore from Hong Kong in the past few years as the smaller Asia-Pacific trading hub ...