Aug 20 (Reuters) - Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp (OCBC), Singapore's second-largest bank, said on Thursday it had priced £1 billion ($1.36 billion) in covered bonds due 2029, with proceeds earmarked ...
Global market: Singapore’s OCBC taps global debt market with £1 billion bond issue
OCBC has priced £1 billion of covered bonds due in 2029 under its $10 billion Global Covered Bond Programme, with proceeds earmarked for general corporate purposes as the Singapore lender diversifies ...
Singapore Arrival Card enhanced with more language options, passport scan autofill
The enhanced SGAC will offer 19 language options, up from 12 currently, and an improved interface. A view of the immigration checkpoint at Changi Airport Terminal 3. (File photo: CNA/Marcus Mark Ramos ...
Singapore Art Book Fair 2026: Exhibitors, roving booths, ticketing and everything you need to know
This year’s more intimate edition puts 43 exhibitors in a smaller space, with moving tables and playful programmes.
Singapore Arrival Card refreshed, to feature 7 more languages and passport autofill
Come Aug 26, the Singapore Arrival Card (SGAC) will have a refreshed interface.Announcing this in a social media post on Thursday (Aug 20), the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) said SGAC ...
Singapore plans new ONE Pass Track to attract global investment management talent
The Monetary Authority of Singapore's proposed talent route would recognise performance-linked compensation, alongside new tax and hedge fund initiatives aimed at strengthening Singapore’s position as ...
Singapore-headquartered StoneBench’s new research Fragmentation Finance maps how geopolitics is reshaping Asian finance
Fragmentation Finance argues that the dollar-anchored, open-market order of the post-Cold War decades is eroding and that the Iran-US conflict is only the latest in a series of events accelerating ...
OCBC prices £1 billion floating rate covered bonds due 2029
They are expected to be issued on Aug 26 and listed on the Singapore Exchange on Aug 27 Read more at The Business Times.
Singapore’s first new leader in two decades vows to ‘lead in our own way’
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Singapore’s new Prime Minister Lawrence Wong vowed to make “tomorrow better than today” as he took his oath of office Wednesday in a carefully planned political succession ...
Singapore Tonight – Wed 19 Aug 2026
From business to politics, health to technology, we bring you up-to-date with the latest news on Singapore and analyze how these events may affect you tomorrow.
Singapore Gives Facebook, Instagram and TikTok Until 2027 to Block Unlicensed Financial Ads
Facebook, Instagram and TikTok must block financial ads to Singapore users without MAS licensing from 31 January 2027, or face fines up to S$1 million.
Who Can Get Singapore’s New Investment Management Work Pass? MAS Unveils New Route for Global Talent
Singapore is targeting senior fund managers with a new ONE Pass track, tax incentives and a hedge fund program to strengthen its asset management sector.
Singapore plans tax, visa incentives to boost fund industry
The city state plans to exempt from tax investment profits earned by fund managers from managing certain funds Singapore will introduce tax exemptions on profits earned by fund managers and make it ...
SDC Capital Is Said to Consider $1 Billion Singapore REIT IPO
US digital infrastructure firm SDC Capital Partners is planning a real estate investment trust listing in Singapore that could raise about $1 billion, according to people familiar with the matter.
Singapore court freezes $58M in dispute between crypto exchange and customer
The Singapore International Commercial Court (SICC) has authorized to freeze about S$75 million ($58 million) in Bitcoin and USD Coin (USDC) in a crypto legal battle that has rolled on for years. The ...
Singapore unveils incentives to attract asset managers amid intensifying rivalry with Hong Kong
Singapore's MAS unveils tax breaks, a hedge fund investment program, and an upgraded visa to attract asset managers amid rising competition from ...