Chinese Banking Corp. named Helen Wong as Singapore’s first female bank chief executive officer, putting her in charge of leading the island state’s second-largest lender through a severe economic ... ( read original story ...)
Malaysians who are Singapore PRs can apply to return home for leave under expanded PCA scheme
Malaysians who are Singapore permanent residents working here will be able to return home for short-term leave before coming back to Singapore for work. From next Monday (Jan 11), they can apply for ... ( read original story ...)
Why Singapore Is Offering Couples Thousands of Dollars To Have a Baby
Many Singaporeans say that they’ll likely postpone plans of marriage or having a child because of the pandemic. ( read original story ...)
S’pore property agent’s door-to-door flyer distributor caught on video removing existing flyer from door
The property business in Singapore is a highly competitive one, with agents trying to get ahead by employing different tactics to clinch deals, or just stand out from the crowd. A door-to-door flyer ... ( read original story ...)
OCBC CEO Samuel Tsien to Be Replaced by Helen Wong in April
Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp., Singapore’s second-largest bank, named Helen Wong as chief executive officer, replacing Samuel Tsien who will retire in April after running the lender since 2012. ( read original story ...)
OCBC picks Wong as group CEO, first woman to head a Singapore bank
Chinese Banking Corp (OCBC), has appointed Deputy President Helen Wong as its new group chief executive, succeeding Samuel Tsien who retires in April after nearly nine years in the role. SINGAPORE, ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore bank OCBC appoints Helen Wong as group CEO
Chinese Banking Corp, said on Friday it had appointed Helen Wong, its deputy president as group CEO, succeeding Samuel Tsien, who will retire in April. (Reporting by Anshuman Daga. Editing by Jane Mer ... ( read original story ...)
OCBC Bank names Helen Wong as new Group CEO from Apr 15
Deputy President and Head of Global Wholesale Banking Helen Wong will take over as Group Chief Executive Officer from Apr 15, the bank announced in a media release on Friday (Jan 8). She succeeds Mr ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore economy shrinks 5.8% last year, less than expected
Singapore closed its worst year of economic performance on an optimistic note with the economy shrinking less than expected. Gross domestic product (GDP) contracted by 5.8 per cent last year amid ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore students dream up ideas for a brighter future in entrepreneurship competition
Paper that morphs into soap when it touches water was among three winning ideas at an annual youth entrepreneurship competition.. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Swiss-Brazilian bank to acquire business in Singapore and Hong Kong
Brazilian private bank J. Safra Sarasin has reached an agreement to acquire Canada's Bank of Montreal's (BMO) private banking business in Hong Kong and Singapore for an undisclosed valuation, ... ( read original story ...)
GoBear’s Closure Comes As A Shock But Will Unlikely Leave A Dent In S’pore’s Finance Industry
GoBear cited the failure to raise additional funds from existing or new investors as the primary reason for closure. The post GoBear’s Closure Comes As A Shock But Will Unlikely Leave A Dent In S’pore ... ( read original story ...)
UOB prices capital securities referencing Sora
SINGAPORE (THE BUSINESS TIMES) - UOB announced on Friday (Jan 8) that it has successfully priced capital securities with a reset coupon rate that references the Singapore Overnight Rate Average ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore rate transition advances in earnest
UOB prices Singapore’s first capital securities with a reset coupon rate that references the Singapore Overnight Rate Average Overnight Indexed Swap (SORA-OIS) rate. ( read original story ...)
DBS chairman Peter Seah appointed to Council of Presidential Advisers
DBS chairman Peter Seah Lim Huat has been appointed as a member of the Council of Presidential Advisers (CPA), the Istana said on ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore PM gets COVID-19 vaccine and urges others to follow
Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong received his first shot of a COVID-19 vaccine on Friday, and urged others to take the jabs in a country that has largely brought the pandemic under control. ( read original story ...)