Weighted new business premiums for investment-linked policies rose 31.3% to $1.28 billion. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Why Interactive Brokers Stock Slumped by 6% Today
On Tuesday night, Interactive Brokers announced the launch of its IBKR Lite pricing plan in Singapore. The main feature of this service is that the company charges no commissions for trades on U.S.
Singapore key exports rise 7.1% in Q2 but full-year forecast unchanged as tariff fears simmer
The trade agency still expects growth in key exports to come in at the lower end of its 1%-3% forecast in 2025. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Cubic, ShootHouse and Digimation to Provide a Family of System Integrated Products to the Middle East and Singapore
Delivering cost-effective simulation training solutions to improve proficiency and critical decision-making skills SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA / ACCESS Newswire / August 12, 2025 / Cubic Defense is proud to ...
At ministerial roundtable, India, Singapore agree to expand cooperation in key areas
India and Singapore finalised about 10 agreements which are expected to be unveiled during a meeting between the prime ministers of the two countries next month ...
Singapore banks face headwinds in rest of 2025, but DBS is pulling ahead: Analysts
DBS was the only local bank that reported a year-on-year rise in second-quarter net profit. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Singapore banks see H1 profit ease on margin, tax pressures
The big three’s profitability moderated from peal levels, noted Moody’s Ratings. Singapore’s three largest banks reported slightly lower profitability in the first half of 2025, compared to the period ...
Singapore tops AI readiness among 109 countries; more adults picking up Gen AI skills
Singapore ranked first among 109 countries in terms of AI maturity in a new report by Coursera. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Long hunts, few replies: Singapore university graduates finding it tough in job market, CNA poll shows
In a straw poll of 105 recent fresh graduates, 28 had yet to secure a full-time job. Among them, a quarter said they were not confident about finding one in the next six months.
Singapore to deepen economic ties with India, new MoUs at ministerial meet after fresh $4.6 bn investment
The new agreements are likely to focus on areas like advanced tech, space, green energy, it is learnt. The 3rd ISMR comes ahead of a likely visit by Singapore PM Wong early next month.
DBS sees rising demand for yuan settlements from Chinese exporters
SINGAPORE] DBS Group, South-east Asia’s largest lender by assets, is seeing growing interest from Chinese exporters to settle trades in renminbi (RMB), or yuan, particularly with counterparts in Latin ...
Singapore life insurance new business premiums surge 7.7% to nearly S$3 billion in H1 2025 while claims payouts fall 42%
SINGAPORE] The life insurance industry in the Republic recorded a total of S$2.99 billion in weighted new business premiums for the first half of 2025, representing a year-on-year growth of 7.7 per ...
Singapore companies improve slightly on corporate governance; Sats retains top spot in key index
SINGAPORE] Companies listed on the Singapore Exchange have slightly improved their corporate governance practices and transparency in financial disclosures, going by an annual scorecard developed by ...
Gonna be golden: K-pop girl groups are taking over Singapore amid KPop Demon Hunters success
A slew of South Korean all-female acts are slated to perform in Singapore every month until end-2025. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Sales of Singapore’s million-dollar public flats hit record high
Sales of million-dollar public housing units this year are on track to exceed last year’s record, property analysts say.
2NE1 ‘so excited’ for Singapore return – and all the K-pop girl groups heading to town soon
The quartet, who played at the Singapore Indoor Stadium in December, are back for Waterbomb Singapore come Aug 31. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.