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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 ...
Sitharaman, Goyal in Singapore for talks to deepen trade, investment ties
Finance Minister Sitharaman and Minister Goyal are in Singapore to enhance India-Singapore trade and investment ties through high-level talks.
Singapore unveils tax cuts for asset managers amid global talent tussle
Singapore has unveiled a package of incentives to entice asset managers, as the city-state responds to tax breaks being implemented by regional rival Hong Kong and the sector’s global talent battle.
Singapore to offer tax, visa incentives for fund sector to rival Hong Kong
By Jun Yuan Yong and Summer Zhen SINGAPORE, Aug 19 (Reuters) - Singapore will introduce tax exemptions on profits earned by fund managers and make it easier for investment professionals to obtain ...
IBM, Singapore Institute of Technology Team Up on Quantum-Safe Cybersecurity Hub
IBM (IBM) and the Singapore Institute of Technology plan to establish the Quantum-Safe Centre by the end of 2026 to accelerate the Southeast Asian country's transition to quantum- ...
Sitharaman, Goyal in Singapore with 70-strong business delegation for 4th ministerial roundtable
Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman has traveled to Singapore on an official visit alongside a ministerial delegation to attend the 4th India-Singapore Ministerial Roundtable (ISMR). The ...
New foreign work pass track, tax exemption perks to strengthen asset management in Singapore
Singapore to strengthen its asset management sector with new work pass, tax exemptions, and investment programmes to attract top global talent and funds by 2027. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read ...
Singapore Plans Fund Manager Tax Breaks Rivaling Hong Kong
Singapore has pledged to offer potentially lucrative tax exemptions to individual fund managers such as hedge fund traders, a sign of intensifying competition with Hong Kong as the two financial hubs ...
Singapore plans tax breaks, easier visas to attract fund managers
Singapore plans tax exemptions on certain fund-management profits and wider access to a five-year visa for investment professionals as it competes with other financial centres. The measures aim to ...