The move would have lifted Allianz to fourth-largest composite insurer in Asia, from ninth Read more at straitstimes.com.
Orange Forum 2024: A global celebration of inclusive and sustainable finance
The Orange Forum 2024, held at the SGX Auditorium in Singapore, brought together over 300 global leaders, changemakers, and innovators to celebrate the transformative achievements of the Orange ...
Delay in Johor-Singapore SEZ deal sparks uncertainty for SMEs’ growth and investment plans
Dr Cai Dailu, a senior lecturer at NUS Business School’s Department of Strategy and Policy, said the delay could impact how SMEs approach the agreement. He explained that uncertainty over the signing ...
Traffic congestion will remain under control even as Singapore’s car population rises: Analysts
Singapore announced a likely increase of 20,000 cars on its roads. This marks the first increase in the private car population in over two decades. Despite this shift, analysts believe Singapore is still on course to achieve its vision of a car-lite society,
Family doctors see up to 10% rise in shingles cases in Singapore over past two years
Shingles is on the rise in Singapore, with some family doctors seeing a 10% spike in cases over the past two years. They say it's likely due to an ageing population and weakened immune systems after the COVID-19 pandemic.
Singapore steps up executions and pressure on anti-death penalty groups
Masoud Rahimi Mehrzad’s father was in a remote part of Iran when he received the news that he had long dreaded. His son was to be hanged in Singapore’s Changi Prison. Suffering from deteriorating ...
Global investors flock back to Singapore’s commercial property market
Lower rates look set to boost transactions as investors deploy the dry powder amassed over the past 2 to 3 years. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Allianz scraps proposed acquisition of Singapore’s Income Insurance, source says
Allianz SE has scrapped a proposed $1.5 billion euro acquisition of a 51% stake in Singaporean firm Income Insurance Ltd because of public opposition to the deal, a source familiar with the matter ...
Growing calls for regulating online finance-related content amid rise of ‘finfluencers’
Calls for regulating online finance-related content are picking up pace in Singapore, amid a growing number of so-called financial influencers, or "finfluencers". In a bid to tackle possible ...
Singapore industrial rents to rise by up to 3% this year
The growth is a lot slower than last year’s 10.5% increase. Notwithstanding the challenges confronting businesses and the global economy, a Savills report said Singapore’s economic growth is likely to ...
IGI IPO subscription opens today: GMP up 18%; Should you bid or avoid?
International Gemmological Institute IPO GMP is up 17.99 per cent at Rs 492 per share against the upper end of the price band of Rs 417 ...
Close to S$15.8 billion set aside under banks’ ‘money lock’ feature to protect customers from potential scams
More than 181,000 customers have used the “money lock” option as of Oct 31, about a year after it was introduced, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) said.
Three arrested for evading over $870,000 in cigarette duties and taxes
Three men were arrested on Dec 10 for evading over $870,000 in cigarette duties and taxes, following a Singapore Customs operation. Some 7,383 cartons and 7,031 packets of such cigarettes were seized, ...
Singapore shares end flat amid mixed Asia markets as investors digest China’s monetary easing plans
SINGAPORE stocks closed unchanged on Friday (Dec 13), as China pledged further monetary easing to brace itself for more trade tensions with the United States. The benchmark Straits Times Index (STI) ...
With ‘no Cristiano or Messi’, Faris Ramli knows Singapore must share the load in ASEAN Championship quest
SINGAPORE -- It is a new-look Singapore outfit that will be looking to reach the semifinals of ASEAN Championship for only the second time in six editions over the next fortnight or so. With just ...
Singapore bank UOB names Leong Yung Chee as group CFO
Dec 13 (Reuters) - Singapore's United Overseas Bank, or UOB (UOBH.SI), opens new tab, on Friday named Leong Yung Chee as its group chief financial officer (CFO) effective April 2025, succeeding Lee ...