Singapore currently accounts for a third of the world's cruises, its tourism body said on Wednesday, owing to the roaring success of its "cruises to nowhere" at a time of crisis in the industry ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s Golf Club Boom
"Golf is the perfect pandemic sport." Move over, Zoom. The latest Covid-19 investment winner is a golf club membership in Singapore, with prices surging to record highs. David Scanlan probes the hunt ... ( read original story ...)
Steady Start Tipped For Singapore Stock Market
(RTTNews) - The Singapore stock market has moved lower in two straight sessions, slipping almost 15 points or 0.5 percent along the way. The Straits Times Index now rests just above the 3,195-point ... ( read original story ...)
UOB prices Singapore’s first sustainability bond offering
The proceeds will finance or refinance eligible businesses and projects in areas such as green buildings and renewable energy, as well as eligible social assets including COVID-19-related temporary ... ( read original story ...)
UOB raises US$1.5b in first dual tranche sustainability bond offering
UOB has priced a dual tranche of senior notes at 1.25 per cent and Tier 2 subordinated notes at 2 per cent per annum. The bank raised US$1.5 billion (S$2 billion), with a final orderbook of US$2.75 ... ( read original story ...)
60% of customers drawn to SORA-based interest rates stability: UOB
Singapore consumers and corporates appreciate the stability of Singapore Overnight Rate Average (SORA)-based interest rates, according to a recent United Overseas Bank (UOB) survey. as over six in 10 ... ( read original story ...)
Spac bubble fears lead HK, Singapore down cautious path
and that Spac acquisitions will have to meet the existing standards for initial public offerings (IPOs). The city is in a race with Singapore, which is now further along after releasing a consultation ... ( read original story ...)
ROSHI: How This Fintech Startup is Planning to Disrupt Singapore’s Billion Dollar Home Loan Industry
The differences between mortgage deals offered by the big banks are hard to spot and even harder to work out when looking for a home loan ... ( read original story ...)
Assembly Payments, CurrencyFair to merge
One of Australia's first fintech companies Assembly Payments is merging with Singapore-based cross-border payments platform CurrencyFair, a move the companies say will better allow them to take on the ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s GDP expected to shrink slightly in Q1: Poll
Singapore's economy is expected to shrink only slightly in ... The outlook for manufacturing and exports is positive this year amid resilient demand for semiconductors and electronics products, while ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s endless pursuit of cleanliness
Once described by the New York Times as a place "so clean that bubble gum is a controlled substance", Singapore is universally known for its perfectly paved roads, manicured public parks, and spotless ... ( read original story ...)
The Future Of Work Now: Customer Science At DBS Bank
DBS Bank has made great strides toward nudging customers to digital support channels, and viewing every customer call as an opportunity to improve. ( read original story ...)
Singapore variant of COVID-19 unlikely to emerge due to low cases: experts
SINGAPORE — There is "little to no chance" that a local variant of the novel coronavirus, or SARS-CoV-2, would emerge in Singapore given the city-state's smaller outbreak of cases, said local ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s CXA looking to sell brokerage business in Shanghai, Beijing
Singapore’s CXA Group is selling off its remaining brokerage units in Shanghai and Beijing as part of its shift towards focusing on its software-as-a-service (SaaS) business. Rosaline Chow Koo, ... ( read original story ...)
Investment behemoth IPO can fly without Reddit mob
Asset management platform Allfunds will list in Amsterdam. Its model of channelling banks’ clients into funds means it will miss the amateur share trading frenzy. But its 1.2 trln euros of assets, ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore shares buck regional trend, with STI down 0.37 per cent
SINGAPORE - Singapore shares ended in negative territory on Wednesday (April 7) as Wall Street retreated from all-time highs, taking a pause from their record rally.. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)