Singapore a success story in urban planning, says former HDB CEO

View of rush hour traffic in Singapore. Singapore’s former master planner Dr Liu Thai Ker said the city-state is a success story in urban planning due in part to strong government support. Speaking to attendees on Tuesday (7 November) at PropertyGuru’s ... ( read original story ...)

HSBC Singapore Rugby Sevens 2018 names PR and social partner

Rugby Singapore has named Elite Step Asia (ESA) as its communications, public relations and social media agency for the HSBC Singapore Rugby Sevens tournament, scheduled to occur on 28 and 29 April 2018. In a statement to Marketing, a spokesperson for ... ( read original story ...)

Razer IPO priced at top end of range

A huge response from Hong Kong retail investors has prompted Singapore-based gaming tech firm Razer to price its initial public offering (IPO) at the top end of the range it initially outlined. The Hong Kong public tranche was 289 times oversubscribed ... ( read original story ...)

DBS Q3 net profits collapse 23%

SINGAPORE: DBS reported a surprise 23 per cent year-on-year drop in its net profit for the third quarter, largely due to hefty provisions on its exposure to the oil and gas industries. The bank, Southeast Asia’s largest lender, said on Monday (Nov 6 ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore Is Coaxing Competing Banks to Collaborate on Fintech

Banks in Singapore that are used to competing against one another are finding ways to collaborate in the fintech space -- under the encouragement of the Monetary Authority of Singapore. Singapore has "a good judicious balance" between collaboration and ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore Bourse May See Renewed Support

(RTTNews.com) - The Singapore stock market headed barely south again on Monday, reversing the slim gains from the previous session. The Straits Times Index remains just above the 3,380-point plateau, although it figures to bounce higher again on Tuesday. ( read original story ...)

Singapore market scales over two year peak

SINGAPORE: Most Southeast Asian stock markets rose on Tuesday, with Singapore striking an over two-year high and Vietnam hitting its highest in nearly a decade, in line with Asian peers. Wall Street ended Monday higher with all three equity indices ... ( read original story ...)

Transocean Oil loses Singapore fuel supply licence in crackdown

The move followed MPA checks on Transocean in March and April that found "falsifications of records and discrepancies in the stock ... leave the market this year. Citing heightened commercial pressures since the mandatory adoption of MFMs in Singapore ... ( read original story ...)

Blog #31 Dance of the Stock Markets

If the answer to both of these questions is yes, then you won’t have to worry about which stock market in invest – just buy the STI ETF if you are based in Singapore. But if markets are not getting closer, then owning just Singapore stocks is not ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore’s DBS says no more provisions for oil and gas

SINGAPORE -- Singapore's largest lender by asset DBS Group Holdings' Chief Executive Piyush Gupta said on Monday that the bank has "cleaned" its oil and gas loan book and expects no more provisions, after it reported a 25% decline in July-September net ... ( read original story ...)