Expensive new recruits push up pay at Singapore banks

Singapore’s three local banks, led by OCBC, are becoming better paymasters. http://news.efinancialcareers.com/sg-en/291440/asian-bankers-dont-fear-robots/ Singapore’s three local banks, led by OCBC, are becoming better paymasters as more wealth ... ( read original story ...)

Genting Singapore, gov’t brainstorms on new Tourism strategy

The company may have seen a profit turnaround in the second quarter of the year but casino operator Genting Singapore remains cautious on its outlook. Part of the worry of Genting is whether Singapore may be able to sustain the robust figures of foreign ... ( read original story ...)

Singaporean firms eye e-commerce

Vietnam’s bustling e-commerce market is drawing more attention from Singaporean firms and startups. Shopee, a Singapore-based mobile marketplace startup, has expanded its operations in Vietnam under the support of Sea – formerly known as Garena ... ( read original story ...)

Asian Shares Rise After Solid US Jobs Data

Samsung Electronics shares ended little changed despite prosecutors ... Elsewhere, Indian shares were marginally lower in lackluster trade and Singapore's Straits Times index was moving down 0.3 percent while benchmark indexes in Indonesia and Malaysia ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore’s full-scale industrial blitz

According to SBAV statistics, electronics and textiles ranked among the top five most attractive sectors to Singaporean firms in Vietnam in 2016, with total newly-registered capital of $133.44 million and $121.15 million, respectively. “Singapore is one ... ( read original story ...)

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(GLOBAL-MARKETS/ (WRAPUP 4, PICTURE), updating throughout the day, by John Geddie, 733 words) Samsung scion Lee fights back tears as prosecutors seek 12 years' jail SEOUL - Samsung Electronics ... still send a buy signal SINGAPORE - Asian investors ... ( read original story ...)

A better venture the second time around

But Amperes Electronics Sdn Bhd director Ng Siew Kean ... products to over 20 countries in the Middle East and the South-East Asia regions including Singapore, Vietnam and UAE. In 2016, the company achieved a revenue of RM15mil with 30% of the revenue ... ( read original story ...)

Paris Aims to Overtake Frankfurt in Race for Brexit Bank Jobs

HSBC, which has a French retail bank ... London tops the list, followed by New York and Singapore. “Many banks, many investors, should be aware that France is changing,” Le Maire said, citing Paris Saint Germain’s world record signing of Brazilian ... ( read original story ...)

Asean to give infrastructure a big push

Asean investors have become the largest investors in their own region, three times more than from Chinese investors, said Tony Cripps, chief executive officer of HSBC Singapore. According to Asean Investment Report 2016, Asean remained a major destination ... ( read original story ...)

From Worst to Best: A Shipbuilder’s Fortunes Turn Around

By Krystal Chia and Livia Yap (Bloomberg) — A recovery in demand for new bulk carriers has helped Singapore’s worst-performing stock ... according to a report by HSBC Global Research. It reported $823 million last year, according to a company statement. ( read original story ...)