The city state says its ‘back in business’, hosting a flurry of major events and rebuilding itself as a global aviation hub, even as some doctors voice concern about Covid complacency.
Sixteen Singapore mosques participate in pilot investment programme
Sixteen mosques in the western part of Singapore have signed up to participate in a pilot programme to invest their reserves in order for them to be financially resilient ...
The ride ahead for finance and accounting in 2023 amidst a conservative outlook
Finance & Accounting (F&A) professionals are once again caught in the eye of the storm. Being the designated financial guardians, they play a critical role in helping their organisations navigate ...
Singapore Sentences Stock Manipulator to 36 Years in Jail: ST
Singapore’s High Court has sentenced the main duo linked to a 2013 penny-stock rout to decades in jail, the Straits Times reported Wednesday, citing the court.
Maid stole employer’s ATM card while cleaning, gave it to her friend who withdrew more than S$14,000
SINGAPORE: A maid stole her elderly employer's ATM card while cleaning, sent the card via courier to a friend and instigated her friend to withdraw S$14,350 from the victim's savings account. Huriah, ...
UOB Kay Hian prevented by SGX RegCo from acting as issue manager or full sponsor for IPOs and RTOs for time being
The ban does not include any existing IPO and RTO submissions which UOB Kay Hian agreed to act as issue manager or full sponsor before Aug 31. There was no stop date specified by the SGX RegCo. In ...
Singapore tech stock rout intensifies with US$110bil wipeout
The two companies, both listed in New York, are the largest tech firms in Singapore by market value. They were added to the MSCI Singapore Index with much fanfare over the past two years when there ...
Singapore tech stock rout intensifies with $148 billion wipeout in 2022
Investors betting on Singapore’s two largest internet companies are staring down hefty losses. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Singapore enterprises call out the lack of technology, skills, and data as the challenges for activating sustainability strategies
Other executives also added collaboration and lack of clarity around regulations to the list of challenges. Big businesses have been touting sustainability in recent years. In a recent CEO survey ...
Singapore Tech Stock Rout Intensifies With $110 Billion Wipeout
Investors betting on Singapore’s two largest internet companies are staring down hefty losses as rising interest rates and recession risks extended a tech rout that wiped out $110 billion from their ...
36 years’ jail for mastermind of scheme that led to S$8 billion penny stock crash in 2013
SINGAPORE: The mastermind of a scheme that led to the largest and most serious case of market manipulation in Singapore, which wiped out S$8 billion from the Singapore stock ma ...
S-Reit IPOs running scared in rising interest rate environment
THE end of 2022 marks more than a dozen years of drought in new real estate investment trust (Reit) listings on the Singapore Exchange (SGX). Read more at The Business Times.
Former world No. 1 Ko Jin-young to defend title at HSBC Women’s World Championship
It was a big achievement for me to win the HSBC Women’s World Championship last year as it had been a goal of mine with so many great players having won it over the years. I am excited to return to ...
Cash-for-residency scheme: time for Hong Kong to catch Singapore in family office programme, consultants say
Since Hong Kong suspended its investment migration scheme in 2015, Singapore has burnished its role as the Asian hub for family offices. It’s time for the Chinese city to make up for lost ground, says ...
Singaporean nabbed for forgery after two years on the run
NELSON Loh, co-founder of Novena Global Healthcare Group (NGHG), and his employee Michael Wong have been arrested and charged, the police said.
S-Reit IPOs run scared in rising interest rate environment
THE year 2022 marks the first year in 12 that there will be no new real estate investment trust (Reit) listings on the Singapore Exchange (SGX). Read more at The Business Times.