UK-headquartered HSBC has appointed Gilbert Ng as its head of global banking (GB) for Singapore, succeeding Priya Kini who has taken on a new role as the head of commercial banking for Singapore.
HSBC appoints ex-Citi banker as new Singapore head of global banking
HSBC has appointed Gilbert Ng, former head of corporate banking at Citigroup, as its new head of global banking for Singapore. The appointment was effective from Thursday (May 2). Read more at The ...
HSBC SVNS Singapore: National Stadium uses innovative system to bring fans closer to rugby action
Fans will find themselves much closer to the action at the National Stadium, when the HSBC Singapore Rugby Sevens tournament kicks off on May 3. This is all because of an integrated moving tier system ...
DBS and POSB digital banking services restored after disruption lasting more than 2 hours
Users faced issues logging into their bank accounts online and on their apps, and using PayLah!. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Revisit tax policy to catalyse economic growth
OPINIONBy Habibu SseruwagiThe debate between lower taxes to widen the tax base versus higher taxes on fewer people and industries is a significant one in economic policy. The case of Singapore ...
Singapore shares climb at Friday’s open; STI up 0.2%
SINGAPORE stocks inched up at the opening bell on Friday (May 3) morning, mirroring overnight gains in the US market. Read more at The Business Times.
Singapore Savings Bond 10-year average return hits 3.33%, highest since November 2023
As recently as March, Powell said it would likely be appropriate to start cutting rates “at some point this year” — a phrase he did not repeat on May 1. See Also: Click here to stay updated with the ...
Rents for luxury homes in Singapore jump in Q1 amid wider market slump: Huttons Asia
SINGAPORE - Rents for large luxury homes in Singapore jumped ... “With the punitive 60 per cent ABSD rate in place on residential property purchases by foreigners, we expect foreign buying interest to ... ( read original story ...)
Alliance DAO is attracting fewer US founders amid crypto crackdown
As TechCrunch has reported, Asia has quickly become a popular destination for crypto entrepreneurs. The user base is large, young and open to new types of technology and financial assets. Several ...
CCB Singapore Promotes eCNY and Green Finance in Partnership with Business China’s Advanced Leaders Programme 2024
Nearly 30 young business leaders from Singapore met with over 30 companies from Shenzhen and Chengdu Providing technological convenience: CCB brought Business China guests to their first eCNY ...
Singapore DBS’ digital services disrupted days after central bank ban ends
The disruptions came two days after Singapore’s financial regulator announced an end to the six-month ban on non-essential activities it had imposed on the country’s biggest bank.
Three Chinese nationals jailed for selling fake Samsung, Apple phones in Singapore
SINGAPORE – After entering Singapore on social visit passes ... Pan approached his victim outside Rochor MRT and offered to sell him an iPhone 14 Pro Max and a Samsung mobile phone for a combined ...
Singapore: Ushering In A New Prime Minister
Veteran technocrat Lawrence Wong will become Singapore’s fourth prime minister on May 15, as Lee Hsien Loong steps down after two decades steering Southeast Asia’s most advanced economy. Wong, ...
60 Wall St. secures new mortgage at a steep price, proceeds with redevelopment
The developer owns the building along with Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund ... Those risks explain why the new mortgage for 60 Wall St. comes with an elevated interest rate. A $259 million slice of ... ( read original story ...)
DBS, POSB internet banking services restored after hours-long disruption
SINGAPORE: DBS and POSB internet banking and payment services were down for some users on Thursday (May 2). In a notice to users on its mobile app, DBS said: "Access to digital services is currently ...
Paulina Gretzky shares revealing photo from Singapore as she gives intimate peek at LIV Golf trip
The model, who is married to LIV Golf’s Dustin Johnson, documented her travels in a series of Instagram Stories.