Singapore on Tuesday banned a jailed banker from working in its financial services industry for life over his links to the international money-laundering scandal involving neighbouring Malaysia's state fund 1MDB. Financial regulator the Monetary Authority ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore issues more financial bans related to 1MDB scandal
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore’s central bank on Tuesday said it had permanently barred Yeo Jiawei, a former wealth manager of Swiss bank BSI involved in breaches related to Malaysia’s 1MDB fund, from managing financial services firms and advisory ... ( read original story ...)
5 More Hidden Property Jewels
Singapore’s property market is on the verge of an uptrend, according to Morgan Stanley. Analysts at Morgan Stanley expects Singapore’s property prices to climb by as much as eight percent in 2018. Along with other research houses, Morgan Stanley ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Nov petrochemical export growth slows to 4.4%
Exports of primary chemicals to China surged by 71.7% year on year in November, while shipments of other specialty chemicals to the USA were up by 62.4%, according to International Enterprise (IE) Singapore. This is because prices of refined oil products ... ( read original story ...)
Export growth beats forecast even as electronics slows
Singapore's exports continued to expand last month but well under October's sizzling pace as electronics continued its slowdown. Non-oil domestic exports (Nodx) rose 9.1 per cent over November last year, down from the revised 20.5 per cent growth in ... ( read original story ...)
This is what the banking job market in APAC was really like in 2017
Recruiters in Hong Kong, Singapore and Sydney reveal the realities of the job market this year. https://news.efinancialcareers.com/sg-en/302960/apac-banking-jobs-2017/ If they’re not on holiday already, banking recruiters across Asia Pacific are ... ( read original story ...)
The new Asian billionaires who could reshape your banking job in 2018
now head of banking at search firm IGS Asia in Singapore. “They have less interest in the meagre 2% to 5% returns from products that just serve to beat deposits rates or inflation.” This means RMs are increasingly working behind the scenes with product ... ( read original story ...)
‘It’s presidential’: Sorry, Emirates, but an aviation expert who was the first to try the new Singapore Airlines A380 suite has declared it the best seat in the sky
But aviation analyst Alex Macheras, from London, begs to differ. Last week he flew on the Singapore Airlines A380 delivery flight from Airbus HQ in Toulouse, France, to Singapore Changi Airport, its new home – and has declared that its first-class suite ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore among Asian economies set for robust export growth in 2018
SINGAPORE: HSBC Global Research has revised its export forecasts upwards for Asia especially for more trade dependent economies such as Singapore, Malaysia, Korea, Taiwan and Thailand given the region’s strong growth numbers over 2H17, with exports ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore team to battle for third place at world championship of Vainglory, a US game with strong Singapore links
SINGAPORE - When US mobile game Vainglory was launched three years ago, its maker chose to release it first in Singapore. One of the game's key artists is also Singaporean. And on Sunday (Dec 17), a Singapore team will be battling for third place at game's ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s Fintech chief warns on Bitcoin delusion
Bitcoin has no fundamental value and is likely to end in tears once speculators discover how hard it can be to extricate their cash, Singapore’s financial watchdog has warned. Sopnendu Mohanty, Fintech chief for Singapore’s monetary authority (MAS ... ( read original story ...)
The Singapore Stock Market Today: Clearbridge Health Ltd Makes Its Debut
Welcome to a brand-new week, everyone. Here are three things about the local stock market that you might be interested in today. 1. The Straits Times Index (SGX: ^STI), ended Monday at 3,414.82 points, down 2.12 points or 0.06%. Singapore ... ( read original story ...)
Find out which Singapore bank leads in productivity
DBS had the most productive workforce with income per employee at $538,805 annually as of 3Q2017, significantly above the $323,465 for OCBC and $361,289 for UOB. "DBS benefits from economies of scale due to its established presence in Singapore and Hong ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s core exports rise due to gold, chemicals
we are doubtful whether the strong double-digit growth exhibited since November 2016 can be sustained as we move into 2018," said Francis Tan, an economist at United Overseas Bank in Singapore. This is especially as the current electronics cycle may be ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore team Impunity claims fourth place in Vainglory championship
SINGAPORE - Singapore team Impunity claimed fourth place in the second world championship for mobile game Vainglory on Sunday (Dec 17). The five-member team - made up of Amos Ker and Tan Jing Yu, both 17; Nicholas Wong, 19, along with reserves Ng Jun Xian ... ( read original story ...)
HR Asia Announces Singapore’s Best Companies to Work for in Asia
SINGAPORE, Dec. 18, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Twenty-one Singaporean companies have been named the Best Companies to Work for in Asia by human-resource publication, HR Asia. This year, 6,680 employees from a total of 188 companies across Singapore responded to ... ( read original story ...)