Singapore Fintech Festival 2017: All You Need To Know

Singapore Fintech Festival returns this year to bring together fintech players, policy makers, financial industry leaders, venture capitalists, investors, tech entrepreneurs and academics for a week-long event dedicated to fintech and digital finance. ( read original story ...)

StanChart Unit Offers to Buy Stake in Singapore Crane Firm

Tat Hong, which began in Singapore in 1957 before expanding across Asia ... The Standard Chartered division that houses SCPE, known as Principal Finance, was largely responsible for a $68 million “restructuring” expense in the third quarter of 2017 ... ( read original story ...)

New mobile app launched to help food outlets cut waste

SINGAPORE — It was the sight of his family dumping expiring food from the freezer that motivated Mr Preston Wong last year to create a digital application to help food sellers reduce food wastage. “The idea germinated, and it made me realise that the ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore’s GuocoLand lauded as Asia’s top developer

GuocoLand has been recognised as the region’s Best Developer at the PropertyGuru Asia Property Awards Grand Final after being named as Singapore’s top home builder in the local leg of the awards. “One of the Singapore’s leading developers ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore is the fourth most visited city in the world

The city registered 17.6 million visitors this year. Singapore snagged the fourth spot in a list of the most visited cities worldwide for the second time in a row, according to Euromonitor International’s top 100 city destinations. Inbound arrivals in ... ( read original story ...)

Why bankers in Singapore and HK suddenly pull out of job offers

But before you start your new role, you suddenly pull out. You’re not alone. Recruiters in Singapore and Hong Kong say they frequently encounter banking professionals who turn down jobs at the last minute. Here are some of the more colourful candidate ... ( read original story ...)

Asia’s best and worst countries for doing business

NEW DELHI — Singapore, closely followed by South Korea, remains the best country in which to run a business, according to the World Bank. While Brunei, Thailand and India have registered the most notable improvement in the ease of doing business ... ( read original story ...)

StanChart Unit Is Said to Plan Stake in Singapore Crane Firm

Standard Chartered in London declined to comment and a spokeswoman for Tat Hong in Singapore didn’t respond to requests for comment. Early Friday, Tat Hong requested a trading halt in its shares on the Singapore exchange, pending an announcement. ( read original story ...)

No Signboard starts taking orders for IPO

HONG KONG • Singapore seafood hawkers have been competing for decades ... started taking orders this week for an initial public offering (IPO) that could value the company at as much as $130 million. It is seeking to replicate the success of long-time ... ( read original story ...)