SINGAPORE: The Football Association of Singapore (FAS) said on Sunday (Mar 12) that it will form two consultative clusters to bring in both private and public football academies in Singapore as part of the larger football eco-system. The intention is to ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore to host top fintech event in 2018
Singapore is set to host the first Asian edition of Money20/20, a global payments event. The conference will be held in March next year at the Marina Bay Sands, the organisers announced this week. Money 20/20 dubs itself as the world's largest payments ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore property market finally sees slight easing – and a new stamp duty
SINGAPORE announced on Friday targeted tweaks to property market measures and a new stamp duty - moves that observers said are in response to recent developments in the property market and the wider economy. The release by government agencies said that ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Bourse May Extend Friday's Gains
(RTTNews.com) - The Singapore stock market turned higher again on Friday, one session after it had ended the two-day winning streak in which it had climbed almost 25 points or 0.7 percent. The Straits Times Index now rests just below the 3,135-point ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Savings Bonds SSB April 2017 Issue gives you 2.27% interest per year over 10 years
You can apply through ATM or Internet Banking via the three banks (UOB,OCBC, DBS) $10,000 will grow to $12,324 in 10 years. This bond is backed by the Singapore Government and its available to Singaporeans. You can find out more information about the SSB here. ( read original story ...)
Why SIA stands to benefit from the diversion of Chinese traffic from South Korea
It could give local tourism a boost. Singapore Airlines is a potential beneficiary of a diversion of Chinese traffic from South Korea, according to a report from UOB KayHian. Citing a report from Bloomberg, the UOBKayHian report said China has asked tour ... ( read original story ...)
HSBC to unveil AIA boss as its next chairman
HSBC will announce as soon as tomorrow that Mark Tucker, a former boss of insurance giant Prudential, has been appointed as its next chairman, ending a year-long hunt for a replacement for Douglas Flint. The appointment of Mr Tucker, who was briefly the ... ( read original story ...)
25 inspiring women entrepreneurs in Singapore
Singapore is one of the desirable places for entrepreneurs to start their business, and the government is giving a lot of effort to provide entrepreneurs with everything they need, from grants, co-working spaces, and a network of international investors. ( read original story ...)
Singapore at the front line of water innovation
The so-called water industry is much more than about making money, because a clean and reliable water supply is vital not just to business but also mankind's survival. For this reason, Singapore is at the front line of water innovation, becoming a hub for ... ( read original story ...)
In U-turn, SGX brings back lunch breaks, wider bid-offer spread
The Singapore Exchange (SGX) is bringing back lunch breaks and widening the bid-and-offer spread, giving up a faster-paced approach to boosting volumes made after a penny stock crash in 2013 that rattled confidence and saw retail business slump. ( read original story ...)
Conference promotes Vietnam-Singapore trade partnership
In his speech at the event, Vietnamese Ambassador to Singapore Nguyen Tien Minh highlighted the significance the conference and the presence of Vietnam’s SMEs at the event, saying this shows the businesses’ dynamism to look for business and investment ... ( read original story ...)
6 financial planning tips for women
Dr Zhang Weina, a senior lecturer at the National University of Singapore Business School's department of finance, said women need to start financial planning as soon as possible. The reasons are compelling: the rising cost of living, the risk of being ... ( read original story ...)
Ex-DBS trader convicted in Singapore’s first spoofing case
SINGAPORE: A former trader at DBS Group Holdings Ltd’s brokerage unit on Friday was convicted by a Singapore court for spoofing the securities market in the city’s first such criminal case. Dennis Tey Thean Yang, 33, pleaded guilty to eight of the 23 ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s £10bn tilt at Amazon landlord
Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund is considering making a £10.6bn takeover bid for Logicor, one of Amazon’s biggest landlords. In a move that would disrupt a planned float of the business, GIC and other state-backed investors including China ... ( read original story ...)
SIA innovates to stay ahead
Airline passengers today are more demanding and vocal about what they want—and that’s something that excites Singapore Airlines (SIA ... new aircraft we’ll have new first-class suites, new business class—and we just enhanced that five years ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore regulator reports successful inter-bank payments using blockchain
Blockchain is best known for underpinning trading involving the digital currency bitcoin, but it has many other potential uses. Broadly it is a shared digital ledger for recording information, such as the transfer of assets between two or more parties. ( read original story ...)