After months of speculation and hint-dropping, Go-Jek has finally entered the Singapore market – the home turf of its archrival Grab. Today, it launched its private car ride-hailing service in beta, w... ( read original story ...)
Standard Chartered Singapore Marathon: Still going strong at 81
In his own words, C. K. Murthy "extends the lives of buildings" for a living. So perhaps it does not come as a surprise that he knows a thing or two about active ageing and living life to its fullest. ... ( read original story ...)
DBS named Global Bank of the Year by FT publication
SINGAPORE - Singapore's largest lender, DBS, has been named Global Bank of the Year by The Banker, a publication of the Financial Times. DBS was also chosen as the publication's Asia-Pacific Bank of t... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Set for Sister Act at HSBC Women’s World Championship
SINGAPORE, 30 November 2018 – After a remarkable year for both the Jutanugarn and Korda sisters, both pairs of siblings have confirmed they will compete at the HSBC Women’s World Championship when it ... ( read original story ...)
DBS : named Global Bank of the Year by leading Financial Times publication, The Banker
In the areas of customer and employee satisfaction, DBS was recognised as having best-in-class service in its sector in the last decade by Singapore Management University's Institute of Service Excell... ( read original story ...)
ST Eng, SIA named OCBC’s top sector picks for resilience and low valuations
SINGAPORE (Nov 30): OCBC Investment Research is maintaining “neutral” on the Singapore industrials sector, indicating a preference for ST Engineering and Singapore Airlines (SIA) due to their earnings ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore needs more fraud-busters; lenders tapping data analytics to fight financial crime
The Monetary Authority of Singapore “strongly encourages the use of data analytics” in anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism, said Ho Hern Shin, assistant managing director, ... ( read original story ...)
GOJEK launches beta app in Singapore
DBS/POSB customers will guide its customers to get priority access to the app. GOJEK has launched a beta version of its app through iOS and Android app stores in Singapore. According to an announcemen... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Banks Series (UOB, OCBC, DBS) – Analyzing & Profiting From Them
Singapore banks are among the safest in the world. Collectively, the three local banks (UOB, OCBC and DBS) make up the largest percentage components in the local Straits Times Index. They have an outs... ( read original story ...)
New UOB-SMU scholarship gives data talents a boost
United Overseas Bank (UOB) and Singapore Management University (SMU) has set up a joint scholarship to deepen the data skillsets among Singapore’s pipeline of talent. This is the first full-tuition sc... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Stock Market Draws Firm Lead For Thursday
(RTTNews.com) - The Singapore stock market ticked higher again on Wednesday, one session after it had ended the four-day winning streak in which it had advanced almost 65 points or 2.1 percent. The St... ( read original story ...)
Which Singapore Bank Stock Should Investors Buy Now? (Part 3)
In Singapore, the three major listed banks are DBS Group Holdings ... of all the three banks and their track record of growth in the last five years. DBS and OCBC were the respective winners in round ... ( read original story ...)
Running the Standard Chartered Singapore Marathon blindfolded for charity – again
Running a full marathon – 42.195 kilometres – is already difficult enough. Now, imagine doing that while blindfolded – not being able to see what is ahead, unable to be inspired by the surrounding vie... ( read original story ...)
Singapore IPO proceeds plummet 85% to $715m
Firms in the healthcare and F&B sectors continued to perform well. The Singapore Exchange (SGX) raised a total of $715m across 13 initial public offering (IPO) deals as of November 2018 which is 85% l... ( read original story ...)
Vietnam overtakes Singapore and Hong Kong in IPO fund market
Singapore's IPO market only raised $715m against Vietnam’s $6.2b. Singapore and Hong Kong fell short to Vietnam’s initial public offerings (IPOs) making up more than half or $6.2b of the total $12b ra... ( read original story ...)
Now is Not The Time For You to Give Up On The Stock Market
Fear is rampant in the stock market right now. Investors have taken it on the chin but it is not the time to give up. Singapore’s Straits Times Index (SGX: ^STI) peaked in early May this year and proc... ( read original story ...)