SINGAPORE shares opened slightly higher on Monday, after the Dow and S&P 500 reached their second consecutive record on Friday.Read more ... ( read original story ...)
MAS slams Bank J. Safra Sarasin’s Singapore branch with $1m fine
Bank J. Safra Sarasin is at high risk of being used as a conduit for illegal activities, MAS has warned. The Singapore branch of Bank J. Safra Sarasin (BJS), a private Swiss bank, has been ordered to ... ( read original story ...)
Deutsche Bank Builds World EM FX Trading Engine in Singapore
Deutsche Bank AG is replacing its global pricing engine for emerging-market currencies in London with one in Singapore, drawn by surging trading in Asia and the increasing importance of the Chinese ... ( read original story ...)
Major Asian bank says it’s not practical to cut off clients with coal exposure in the short term
Singapore’s largest bank DBS Group Holdings said it’s not practical to cut off clients with coal exposure in the short term. DBS on Friday announced that it aims to eliminate thermal coal exposure by ... ( read original story ...)
Standard Chartered to hire 400 staff in Hong Kong to tap growing demand for wealth management service
It is the bank’s second globally, after a similar centre in Singapore. Standard Chartered is targeting opening another Priority Private Centre in Hong Kong later this year. The redesign of Standard ... ( read original story ...)
UOB expects PH economy shrank by 2.5% in Q1
Singapore-based United Overseas Bank Ltd. (UOB) has projected a bigger first-quarter economic contraction of 2.5 percent year-on-year for the Philippines and sees downside risks to this year’s ... ( read original story ...)
Are Singapore Banks Still a Good Buy?
With so much uncertainty swirling around the pandemic's trajectory, can investors still make a case for investing in our local banks? The post Are Singapore Banks Still a Good Buy? appeared first on ... ( read original story ...)
WWF Singapore hires Swati Mandloi from Blue Planet for climate action role
She joins WWF's market transformation team to work with companies in Southeast Asia on their decarbonisation plans. ( read original story ...)
Singapore travel bubble eyed as Australia-New Zealand flights resume
As planes begin ferrying passengers between New Zealand and Australia in the first quarantine-free trans-Tasman travel since the pandemic began, the government is eyeing more deals with ... ( read original story ...)
Covid-19 vaccine take-up rate for seniors in Singapore expected to rise: Experts
More seniors are expected to sign up for jabs in the coming months as more gain confidence in the vaccine.. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
What can nature teach Singapore about combating rising sea levels?
While the melting of polar ice sheets mean that sea-level rise is a global problem, it is especially acute for Singapore.. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Deutsche Bank Builds Global EM FX Trading Engine in Singapore
Deutsche Bank AG is replacing its global pricing engine for emerging-market currencies in London with one in Singapore, drawn by surging trading in Asia and the increasing importance of the Chinese ... ( read original story ...)
From reading sessions to career mentoring: How corporate volunteering is evolving beyond Covid-19
Companies such as Barclays, Standard Chartered Bank and Cognizant contribute skills and resources ... s Company of Good that recognises exemplary corporate organisations in Singapore dedicated to ... ( read original story ...)
Tech helps power Singapore’s Covid-19 vaccination drive
Behind each of 38 vaccination centres is a vast virtual infrastructure that makes the process as efficient as possible.. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s Swiss cheese approach to Covid-19 contact tracing
Each method may have its shortcomings, but put together, they make up a solid whole.. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Talent and skills key to tackling Singapore’s manufacturing challenge
Trade and Industry Minister Chan Chun Sing has set Singapore's manufacturing sector a "very stretched target" of maintaining the 50 per cent growth achieved by the sector in the last 10 years for the ... ( read original story ...)