Ong Beng Seng has a penchant for schmoozing with the elite. That’s led him to business partnerships with actor Sylvester Stallone and Saudi Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, while his decades-long friendship ...
Singapore c.bank expected to leave policy steady for third straight review
Singapore's central bank is widely expected to leave its monetary policy unchanged this month and hold off from easing its settings until it sees more evidence that inflation is falling consistently.
Singapore Shares May Open Slightly Higher On Thursday
Yangzijiang Shipbuilding perked 0.61 percent and Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation, City Developments and Genting Singapore were unchanged. The lead from Wall Street suggests mild upside as the ...
PropertyBT: Singapore property in the year of the dragon – boom or bust? (Ep 27)
Find out more about subscription packages here. HOW will Singapore property fare in the year of the wood dragon? Where are the winners and losers? What will Budget 2024 hold for Singapore’s property ... ( read original story ...)
Bakkt Crypto Capabilities Activated Across Multiple International Regions
Starting today, Bakkt crypto trading is also live in Hong Kong and Singapore with digital brokerage SogoTrade. The companies plan to jointly launch these crypto trading capabilities in additional ...
Singapore SMBs offered handbook on training their workforce for GenAI
A handbook has been released to help Singapore businesses navigate their adoption of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) and acquire the necessary skillsets to support such initiatives. Dubbed Generative AI for the Tech Workforce, the resource guide ...
Abandoned Singapore mall becomes unlikely art haven
In Singapore, where graffiti is banned, young creatives have taken over an abandoned mall, spray painting colourful murals and holding art workshops to bring the space back to life.Since its revamp into an art space,
Amount in crypto stolen via hacking fell in 2023 but number of cases on the rise
The firm on Jan 24 said global funds stolen via crypto hacking plunged by about 54.3 per cent to US$1.7 billion (S$2.3 billion) in 2023 compared with the year before. However, the number of individual ...
Rotterdam Political Drama ‘Small Hours of the Night’ Examines Harshness, Absurdity of Singapore Legal System
Jokes about Singapore being a fine city – meaning that many seemingly small transgressions are punishable with monetary penalties – or the trope about Singapore’s now repealed law against chewing gum ...
New association in Singapore to focus on developing talent, industry standards in sustainable finance
The Singapore Sustainable Finance Association (SSFA) was launched on Jan 24, 2024, as the "first cross-sectoral industry body" supporting the development of Singapore as a leading global centre for ...
Singapore stocks rebound on hopes of China stimulus measures; STI up 0.6%
The rest of the region was mixed despite another record session for Wall Street’s blue chips. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Hedge Fund Asia Genesis: Why Singapore’s asset management fund forced to close down abruptly, Read what went wrong
Asia Genesis macro fund announced that they would follow up with each and every one of the investors regarding redemptions from the fund. “Our fund administrator CITCO will calculate the Fund’s Net ...
Singapore stocks rebound on China stimulus measures; STI up 0.6%
SINGAPORE – Locals shares snapped this week’s losing ... of news that Chinese officials are considering a stimulus package to boost the economy. OCBC Investment Research expects China’s policymakers ...
5 Malaysians linked to US$1 million ‘fake friend’ call scams extradited to Singapore
The Singapore Police Force (SPF) and Royal Malaysia Police have dismantled a syndicate believed to be involved in “fake friend” call scams targeting Singaporeans. SPF said in a press release on ...
Ruthless and hungrier mindset needed for Team Singapore as Paris Olympics beckons
The contingent claimed three gold, six silver and six bronze medals at the Hangzhou Asian Games. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Singapore Sustainable Finance Association launches with MAS, ABS support
SSFA aims to drive the development of Singapore’s sustainable finance ecosystem and promote best sustainable finance practices.