Accel invested $37.5 million in Nansen's latest round, while Singapore sovereign wealth fund GIC Pte contributed $19.9 million. ( read original story ...)
OCBC launches industry program preparing S’porean students for fintech jobs
As Singapore’s tech talent shortage amid growth in fintech jobs grows, banks and IHEs are working to address the imbalance. ( read original story ...)
UOB Kay Hian expressed surprise at extent of property cooling measures in Singapore property sector report
Analyst Adrian Loh said the measures were ‘not the Christmas present the property market expected’. UOB Kay Hian analyst Adrian Loh has maintained “overweight” on the Singapore property sector even as ... ( read original story ...)
Continued Consolidation Anticipated For Singapore Stock Market
The Singapore stock market has finished lower in back-to-back trading days, slumping more than 40 points or 1.3 percent along the way. The Straits Times Index now sits just above the 3,070-point ... ( read original story ...)
Accused in $1.5b trading scam faces 6 more charges
Singaporean businessman Ng Yu Zhi, who is at the centre of an alleged US$1.1 billion (S$1.5 billion) nickel trading scam, was slapped with six more charges yesterday. . Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s GIC sees opportunities in China real estate sector, report says
Singapore’s GIC Pte Ltd sees potential opportunities to do deals and buy debt in China’s real estate sector, according to Bloomberg, quoting Lim Chow Kiat, chief executive officer of the sovereign ... ( read original story ...)
Travel Platform ixigo’s INR 1,600 Cr IPO Set To Take Off With SEBI Approval
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has approved the INR 1,600 Cr initial public offering (IPO) of Le Travenues Technology, which operates travel platform ixigo. ( read original story ...)
Singapore Bunker Fuels Market Is Expected to Reach $24.5 Billion by 2030: Says AMR
IMO regulations on sulfur content in marine fuel and increase in oil & gas exploration activities drive the growth of the Singapore bunker fuels market. Based on commercial distributor, the oil majors ... ( read original story ...)
End of term funding schemes to drive Apac issuance in 2022
Aussie banks are predicted to lead Asia Pacific covered bond issuance in 2022 as the country's banks look to replace lost central bank funding, with similar dynamics expected in New Zealand and ... ( read original story ...)
More charges for Singapore businessman accused of $1bn nickel trading scam
A Singapore businessman accused of masterminding a massive nickel trading scam was handed additional criminal charges tied to about $124m million in cash and assets ... ( read original story ...)
Bank employee who embezzled $1.13m jailed for seven years and five months
He replaced genuine notes with counterfeit ones or blank sheets of paper, and withdrew more cash than what customers sought. . Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Ng Yu Zhi charged with spending over $100 million of alleged ill-gotten gains
Among his purchases was a multimillion-dollar Pagani Huayra hypercar previously owned by Ossia International chief executive Steven Goh. . Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
LIC IPO on course, to be out within FY22: DIPAM
The mega IPO of Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) will be out by the end of the current fiscal, a senior Central government official said on Monday. ( read original story ...)
LIC IPO on course, to be out in Q4FY22: DIPAM Secy refutes media reports
The mega IPO of Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) will be out by the end of the current fiscal, a senior Central government official said on Monday. According to Tuhin Kanta Pandey, Secretary, ... ( read original story ...)
The High IP and Commerce Value Competition ended in Chongqing with Singapore start-up won the third prize
On December 15, 2021, the final of the 2nd Western Science City Double High Competition, co-sponsored by the Chongqing Municipal Intellectual Property Office, the Chongqing Municipal Science and ... ( read original story ...)
Former bank worker jailed for embezzling S$1.13 million, replaced notes with fake ones and blank paper
SINGAPORE: Over two years, a banking operations specialist pocketed a total of S$1.13 million from his company's safe either by withdrawing more cash than was allowed for customers or by replacing ... ( read original story ...)