By Roxanne Liu and Yantoultra Ngui BEIJING/SINGAPORE, Nov 28 (Reuters) - Private equity firms PAG and Platinum Equity are among bidders vying for Advent International's stake in Singaporean tuition ...
Blockchain is transforming capital markets, and Singapore is leading the way
Asset tokenization and DeFi hold tremendous potential for the finance sector, writes Han Kwee Juan of DBS Bank. Here's how the Singaporean government is at the forefront of change.
Singapore and UK strengthen their FinTech partnership
IBS Intelligence (IBSi) is the world’s only pure-play Financial Technology focused research, advisory, and fintech news analysis firm, with a 30-year track record and clients globally. We take pride ...
Thousands gather for anime festival in Singapore
STORY: Thousands gathered for this Singapore anime festival after a three-year hiatus Cosplay enthusiast Frankie travelled to the Anime Festival Asia from Malaysia (Frankie, Magician from Malaysia) "We all love animes,
‘Now I pay almost $700 less per month’: 4 homeowners share how they are dealing with the rising interest rates
With interest rates now sitting at over four per cent, and the potential for further hikes on the horizon, Singaporeans homeowners are beginning to feel the heat.From reaching CPF withdrawal limits, ...
Mark Mobius sees bitcoin down at US$10,000 in ‘dangerous’ crypto market
THE crypto rout has room to run, according to veteran fund manager Mark Mobius. Read more at The Business Times.
Singapore shares edge down on China’s Covid protests
ASIAN equities, including Singapore shares, closed in the red on Monday (Nov 28), after a weekend of protests across China over restrictive Covid curbs dampened market sentiment. Read more at The ...
UK and Singapore to Cooperate on Sustainable Finance, Fintech Innovation
The United Kingdom (UK) and Singapore have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to establish the UK-Singapore Fintech Bridge on Friday.
Singapore comes top for cryptocurrency businesses in latest business report, says Coincub.com
On a comprehensive number of business ranking categories, Singapore leads the pack as the world's most 'business-friendly' crypto country. The ambitious island nation scores highly on the proportional ...
Singapore Government Faces Parliament Grilling Over FTX Fallout
Singapore’s government faces increased scrutiny over the fallout from the collapse of Sam Bankman-Fried’s FTX crypto empire.
Stock Market LIVE Updates: Sensex falls 130 points, Nifty below 18,500; Hindalco sheds 2%, MSTC rises 5%
Nifty futures on the Singapore Exchange traded 70.5 points, or 0.38 per cent, lower at 18,590.50, signaling that Dalal Street was headed for a negative start on Monday. Headline equity index Nifty on ...
OCBC says physical branches relevant as it opens lifestyle banking centre in Orchard Road
SINGAPORE – The physical branch network remains an important channel for OCBC Bank to connect with its customers, according to group CEO Helen Wong, even as digital banking continues to grow. OCBC is ...
More retrenchments in Singapore’s tech sector, with 1,270 local workers affected since July
This is an increase from the 260 local workers in the tech sector who were retrenched in the first half of 2022.
Fresh Off The Block: Singapore amongst top most impacted countries by FTX’s collapse alongside South Korea and Japan
Singapore makes up 5% of FTX’s global traffic with 241,675 monthly average unique users on the exchange and is the second most impacted country by the exchange’s demise. In recent times, Singapore state holding investment company Temasek also wrote off their US$275 million ($379 million) investment in FTX.
Business confidence remains high on the back of ASEAN’s bright future
Business confidence remains high on the back of ASEAN's bright future Special industry report shows 93 per cent of business leaders are upbeat about growth in ASEAN, and 81 per cent will increase ...
Singapore MPs to Debate Bill Repealing Ban on Sex Between Men
With the changes, parliament will have powers to make laws to define and safeguard Singapore’s institution of marriage. The amendment will also protect government policies based on the definition of ...