Singapore and Singaporeans are where we are today because we ... Charlotte McEleny is The Drum's Asia Editor, charged with finding all the interesting industry news and insights from the Asia Pacific region. During her year in Asia, she's covered topics ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Turf Club International Race Day
Fans of the worldwide racing circuit were happy to hear this week that the Singapore Turf Club has decided to reinstate its International Race Day, one that saw some memorably high class performances from Australian horses before its cancellation in late 2015. ( read original story ...)
Navy suspends USS John McCain search-and-rescue efforts
McCain and an oil tanker near Singapore, the Navy announced Thursday. Navy divers have recovered the remains of one sailor, electronics technician 3rd class Kenneth Aaron Smith, 22, from New Jersey, and identified nine other missing sailors, the service said. ( read original story ...)
Fairfax to sell Singapore insurance business, forge partnership in $1.6-billion deal
Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd. is selling a Singaporean insurance subsidiary in a partnership deal designed to open more growth opportunities in other pockets of the world. The Toronto-based insurance and investments company said Wednesday that it had ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore-based AI company Taiger closes S$8 Mil Series A Funding
Today’s announcement a boon to Singapore’s efforts to become a leader in AI ... Taiger to support the next phase of their exciting journey.” Here at Fintech Finance, we work with renowned executives in the industry to provide key decision-makers ... ( read original story ...)
How the “Ceylon” Tamils From Sri Lanka Contributed to Singapore Over The Years
This may have been due to overt discriminations as when I came to Singapore, virtually as a refugee from the communal violence in Sri Lanka in 1983, and applied for Citibank, I was denied a position as the Senior local management did not want to recruit a ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore to encourage use of electronic payments
Run by Singapore's Association of Banks, it is available to customers of Citibank Singapore, DBS Bank/POSB, HSBC, Maybank, OCBC Bank, Standard Chartered Bank, and United Overseas Bank. There are plans to make QR codes available for PayNow, and to make the ... ( read original story ...)
Banks Shake Singapore Rate-Rigging Claims, For Now
FrontPoint Asian Event Driven Fund and Sonterra Capital Master Fund sued banks like Citibank NA, Bank of America NA, Deutsche Bank AG and others, alleging they manipulated the Singapore Interbank Offered Rate (SIBOR) and the Singapore Swap... To view the ... ( read original story ...)
Here’s How Much It Costs To Put A Ring On It In Singapore
In Singapore, the road to happily ever after often begins with ... Apply today and receive S$120 cash back as welcome gift from Citibank! And remember, it’s not impossible to have a dream wedding without coughing up a fortune, as long as you get a ... ( read original story ...)
Here’s How You Can Earn More KrisFlyer Miles Just By Being Married
For instance, if you apply for the Citibank PremierMiles Visa Card and spend $10,000 ... If you're not planning to spend that much, consider applying for the American Express Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer Ascend Card. You only need to spend $6,000 within ... ( read original story ...)
Ensuring consistency and stability to take Nordic forward
including regional managing director of the Asia-Pacific with Citibank, and the global head of a product group with Standard Chartered Bank. The Bachelor of Arts in Economics graduate from the National University of Singapore completed the business ... ( read original story ...)
4 Ways to Use Credit Cards to Win at Life
For instance, Citibank is offering a generous sign-up bonus of $120 ... For instance, you might want to sign up for the American Express Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer Ascend Credit Card, which offers up to 20,000 KrisFlyer Miles if you spend $6,000 on ... ( read original story ...)
Fantastic News: Citi Adds Star Alliance Member Turkish Airlines as Transfer Partner
US frequent flyer programs are safe and simple for members to use, but the best value is often in foreign programs — Korean Air, Singapore Airlines, ANA to name a few — and this is a great niche add for Citibank although one that the median cardholder ... ( read original story ...)
Cromwell gains eligibility for $1.49b Singapore IPO
Cromwell Property Group has received eligibility status from the Singapore Exchange Securities Trading for its proposed initial public offering of the $1.4 billion Cromwell European Real Estate Investment Trust (CEREIT). CEREIT is a Singapore real estate ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s largest commercial banks in 2017
In June, OCBC Bank was the next to land a blow that would likely leave its rivals reeling: the fifth largest bank in Singapore launched a human resources (HR) mobile application, the first in the country powered by artificial intelligence (AI) and designed ... ( read original story ...)
Which Singapore-Listed Bank Is Cheaper Than the Market Now?
The three listed banks in Singapore are DBS Group Holdings Ltd (SGX: D05), Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation Limited (SGX: O39) and United Overseas Bank Ltd (SGX: U11). The banks make up close to 37% of the Straits Times Index (SGX: ^STI) and are loved ... ( read original story ...)