SINGAPORE: A foreign businessman who faces pending charges over the S$6.25 million purchase of three restricted landed homes in East Coast is still at large after absconding in 2017 and is believed to ... ( read original story ...)
HSBC Singapore completes legal integration of AXA
This enables HSBC to begin its insurance operations in Singapore. HSBC has completed the legal integration of AXA Insurance Pte Limited (AXA Singapore) and HSBC Insurance (Singapore) Pte. Limited. via ...
Some users in SG confused as SMSes from legitimate firms get flagged as ‘likely scam’
A handful of Internet users received SMSes marked as “likely scam” after a new system by the Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) dubbed the SMS Sender ID Registry kicked in on Tuesday to alert ...
Economists mixed on fiscal outlook for FY2023 Budget; UOB sees 0.8% deficit while RHB forecasts 1.0% surplus
Economists are mixed on Singapore’s FY2023 Budget announcement on Feb 14, forecasting different surplus or deficit levels of gross domestic product (GDP) for Singapore’s FY2023 fiscal outlook. For ...
Analysts lift TPs on Genting Singapore following share price rally on China reopening boon
Genting Singapore is undoubtedly one of the best Chinese tourism proxies on the Singapore Exchange, says Maybank Securities.
How First Abu Dhabi Bank pursued Standard Chartered and ‘opened Pandora’s box’
In November, the world’s tallest tower, Dubai’s Burj Khalifa, was lit up with the colours and logo of Standard Chartered. As the bank’s chief executive Bill Winters and chair José Viñals looked on, ...
Backbase Engagement Banking Platform named Luminary in Celent Retail and SME Banking Awards
Backbase recognized for excellence in Celent international digital banking awards SINGAPORE - Media OutReach - 1 February 2023 - Backbase, the Engagement Banking platform leader, was recently named a ...
Hawker stall patrons to get $3 cashback on meals every Friday with DBS PayLah! app
Singaporeans will be able to enjoy cashback of up to $3 when they pay for a hawker centre meal using the DBS PayLah! app on Fridays, from Feb 10. The programme, which will end on Jan 19, 2024, applies ...
Firms to add S$17.8bn of value, 23,800 skilled jobs with Enterprise Singapore in 2022
SINGAPORE - Some 18,100 Singapore-owned enterprises worked with Enterprise Singapore (EnterpriseSG) to deepen their capabilities in productivity, innovation, and internationalisation in 2022. Read ...
Services sector’s business outlook dims for Q123
Sixteen (16%) per cent of firms foresee deteriorating business conditions. Firms in the services industry have become less positive about their business conditions in the first quarter of the year.
Indonesia’s seafood farming industry faces a ‘technology gap’ — and startups are raising big bucks to fill it
"A lot of decisions made are based on gut feeling or what ancestors have been doing for the past 60 years," says one startup's co-founder and CEO.
From friendzone to court: Singapore man sues woman for S$3 million and claims she caused ‘trauma’
A Singapore man clearly did not take rejection well when a woman he knew for a few years only saw him as a friend.
2023 survey shows that Singapore women are less likely than men to pursue career-related training
So maybe you’ve seen the Institute of Policy Studies’ (IPS) latest survey making its way around town. Well, let’s just say, it yields some interesting insights. Published on Jan 16, 2023, the study ...
Commentary: Not just Big Tech – there are tech talent opportunities aplenty in ‘non-tech’ sectors
SINGAPORE: Think tech opportunities are dwindling? Think again. Although some of the world’s biggest tech firms – from Microsoft and Meta to Alphabet and Amazon - have announced mass layoffs, ...
Staying ahead of inflation: Why understanding personal finance is more important than ever
To do so, we need to brush up on our financial literacy – an essential life skill that could have a long-term impact on our personal and financial well-being. The first step to successfully managing ...
Crypto lender Celsius propped up token while two founders cashed out millions: US bankruptcy report
Celsius Network used investor money and customer deposits to prop up its own token, the report said. Read more at straitstimes.com.