Interactive Brokers Group, a global inline brokerage, has opened with a new Singapore office by setting up a local entity - Interactive Brokers Singapore. ( read original story ...)
MOVES-DBS hires former Morgan Stanley veteran as Greater China private banking head
Southeast Asia's biggest bank DBS Group Holdings said on Wednesday it had appointed a former senior executive from Morgan Stanley Asia Private Wealth Management as the head of its private banking ... ( read original story ...)
Vendor fined S$2,500 for illegally importing fresh vegetables from Malaysia
SINGAPORE: A vegetable vendor was fined S$2,500 on Wednesday (Jul 8) for illegally importing fresh vegetables from Malaysia. Chan Poh Seng, licensee of Chye Soon Vegetables Trader, was caught in ... ( read original story ...)
‘Boycott China’: Traders plan supplies from Malaysia, Singapore, Vietnam despite 5-10% added cost
Some traders and manufacturers are negotiating with suppliers in Taiwan, Malaysia, Singapore and Vietnam instead of China; Manufacturers in India are expected to r ... ( read original story ...)
To Singapore, With Love: How Overseas Singaporeans View Singapore
There are currently 217,200 Singaporeans living overseas, a small but not insignificant amount of people considering our tiny population. As we head into the final days of GE2020, I was curious to ... ( read original story ...)
How Singapore’s Meetings and Events Industry is Going Virtual During the Coronavirus
Singapore has long been a leading destination for international business events. It’s the top Asia-Pacific meeting city on the annual International ... ( read original story ...)
Delta Provides Fastest DC EV Charger in Singapore to ComfortDelGro
Delta Electronics Int'l (Singapore), a provider of power and thermal management solutions, provided its first Delta Ultra Fast Charger in Singapore to leading land transport operator – ComfortDelGro. ( read original story ...)
Singapore scientists seek power from darkness through shadow energy
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Scientists in Singapore are hoping to perfect a new method of power generation driven largely by shadows, with the hope that it could one day help highly urbanised cities power ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s Korean start-up centre to host first batch for incubation programme in October
ESG assistant CEO Tan Soon Kim said Singapore's start-up ecosystem will benefit from the dynamic innovation and technology expertise that Korean start-ups and SMEs are renowned for. Ms Joy Moon, KISED ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s Transcelestial banks nearly $10m in series A round
The startup, which aims to enable super fast internet connectivity, is now looking to bring its tech worldwide. ( read original story ...)
COMMENT: Singapore’s next leaders face the burden of success
In recent years, the government has tried to position the city-state as a hub for advanced technology, investing in robotics, artificial intelligence and biotech. In a 2018 book, “Singapore, Singapura ... ( read original story ...)
Best Short-Term Endowment Plans in Singapore (2020)
With savings accounts interest rates dipping ever since COVID-19 hit, many insurers have launched short-term endowment plans as an alternative way to grow your savings. Traditionally, endowment plans ... ( read original story ...)
Why Singapore Has One of the Highest Home Ownership Rates
Singapore’s affordable housing program worked so well that some of its subsidized apartments now resell for more than $700,000. ( read original story ...)
Gay rights: the taboo subject in Singapore’s election
Among a record eleven parties set to contest Singapore's election on Friday, there has been virtual silence on one of the conservative city-state's most controversial issues, gay rights. ( read original story ...)
Surbana Jurong CEO on Singapore Election, Business Strategy, China
Wong Heang Fine, chief executive officer at Surbana Jurong Group, discusses the upcoming general election in Singapore, his business strategy and the company’s China ventures. He speaks exclusively on ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong, Singapore, Tokyo office markets likely to survive work-from-home arrangements as small flats seen limiting productivity
Work from home may be the buzzword as businesses adapt to a new normal amid the Covid-19 pandemic. In Hong Kong, Singapore and Tokyo, that may not gain traction as space constraints hamper ... ( read original story ...)