SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/ANN): A new 10-year plan to grow Singapore's manufacturing sector by 50 per cent and maintain its share of about 20 per cent of gross domestic product (GDP) was announced ... ( read original story ...)
Reed Smith Raids 6-Lawyer Team From Bryan Cave in Singapore
Reed Smith has hired two new Singapore partners Manoj Purushothaman and Simon Spells for its Singapore office. Purushothaman and Spells join Reed Smith with four more lawyers—one counsel and three ... ( read original story ...)
Four initiatives to help position Singapore as talent hub in edutech sector
An industry-led coalition looking at opportunities for Singapore in the educational technology sector has come up with several initiatives to position the country as a global talent hub in the field.. ( read original story ...)
Indigo Paints IPO: How to check share allocation status
The share allocation in Indigo Paints IPO is likely to be finalised on 28 January while listing may happen on 2nd February, brokerages say. Link Intime India is the registrar of the IPO and will ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore financial firms face stricter cybersecurity rules
Recent attacks through the supply chain prompt stricter rules on assessing the risks of APIs and other increasingly common technologies. ( read original story ...)
10-year plan for Singapore manufacturing to grow 50% by 2030: Chan Chun Sing
A new 10-year plan to grow Singapore's manufacturing sector by 50 per cent was announced by Trade and Industry Minister Chan Chun Sing on Monday (Jan 25). The plan will raise the global ... ( read original story ...)
DBS makes audit confirmation easier for companies, SMEs with digital solution
SINGAPORE (THE BUSINESS TIMES) - DBS has rolled out the banking industry's first digital audit confirmation solution, DBS Audit Confirmation, on its online corporate banking platform DBS IDEAL.. Read ... ( read original story ...)
Which investment brokerage in Singapore is best? Here’s how to decide
So you’ve read up enough about how to start investing and you’ve triple-checked your emergency fund, and you’re finally ready to rake it in on the stock market! But now what?The next step is to pick ... ( read original story ...)
Mask acne, Zoom face: how coronavirus gave a nip and tuck to Singapore’s cosmetic surgery industry
Cosmetic surgeries for mask-induced acne are booming, as is demand for work on eyelids, while post-op recoveries are easier for people working from home. ( read original story ...)
Singapore has only seen 50% of Malaysian workers return since border reopening
Only about 50 per cent of Malaysian workers have returned to Singapore for work since cross-border travel resumed five months ago. ( read original story ...)
Singapore leaps up the rankings in Bloomberg’s global innovation index
SINGAPORE (BLOOMBERG) - Singapore leaped three spots to reclaim its No. 3 rank in the 2020 Bloomberg Innovation Index, while economies across Asia Pacific showed a mixed picture of progress.. Read ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s StashAway Says Now Manages $1 Billion in Assets
Singapore-based StashAway has grown its assets under management (AUM) to more than $1 billion, the digital wealth manager said in a statement on Monday. StashAway said it was the first digital wealth ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore: OCBC Bank appoints new CEO; Helen Wong replaces Samuel Tsien to be the first woman chief
Singapores Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp (OCBC), the second-largest lender in the country, just named its new chief executive officer. It was learned that Helen Wong has been appointed as the new chief ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore firms revamp offices for new working styles amid pandemic
Meeting rooms awash with natural light, a basketball arcade machine and an alternate-desk arrangement with at least 2m between seats are just some of the features of First Page Digital's newly ... ( read original story ...)
COVID: Malaysian woman among 41 asymptomatic imported cases in Singapore
A 39-year-old female Singapore permanent resident who returned from Malaysia was also among the asymptomatic imported cases here, it said. The ministry said one imported case was also reported ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Airlines hopes to be world’s first airline fully vaccinated against COVID-19
Singapore Airlines said all of their crew members have been offered free coronavirus vaccines by the Singaporean government. ( read original story ...)