Asian shares got the week off to a cautious start on Monday as a spike in coronavirus cases across Asia over the weekend hurt investor sentiment while oil hovered around 2-1/2 year highs. MSCI’s ... ( read original story ...)
More market volatility expected ahead
All eyes on upcoming US jobs, manufacturing data for clues to nation’s growth momentum.. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Interested in IPOs? Here Are 3 Reasons Why They Are Worth a Second Look
Initial public offerings do not always deserve the bad rap they get. Here are three reasons why they are worth a second look. The post Interested in IPOs? Here Are 3 Reasons Why They Are Worth a ... ( read original story ...)
UOB’s enhanced employees wellbeing programme sees July as ‘Appreciation Month’ and Fridays as wellbeing days
Starting out in Singapore, the bank’s spokesperson shared with HRO that these programmes will be rolled out to other markets in the near future. ( read original story ...)
Standard Chartered launches #BeyondLabels campaign in Singapore to address unconscious bias
It stems from a social experiment the bank conducted where employees formed first impressions of other colleagues they had not met solely through their photographs. ( read original story ...)
S’pore Sports Hub reopens with badminton hall, water sports & more activities
Venues and facilities at Singapore Sports Hub are progressively reopening following the country's shift to Phase 3 (Heightened Alert) on June 21, 2021. Currently, the Water Sports Centre, Sports Hub ... ( read original story ...)
IPO Debut: KIMS and Dodla Shares To Get Listed On Monday
Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences and Dodla Dairy, which recently concluded their initial public offerings, will make their debut on the stock exchanges on Monday, information with bourses showed. ( read original story ...)
5 Questions With Hakeem… CEO and Co-Founder of ServiceBack.com, A Cashback Platform For Home And Renovation Services In Singapore
Hakeem started Serviceback as a side-hustle, and decided to make it a business during the heights of the COVID-19 pandemic. ( read original story ...)
Minister calls on students to shape the Singapore they want
Everyone has a part to play in shaping Singapore, through sharing their suggestions on policies to supporting disadvantaged members of society, said Finance Minister Lawrence Wong yesterday.. Read ... ( read original story ...)
Sustainability is the future of investing: Doha Bank CEO
Doha Bank recently hosted an online client event titled ‘Investment Outlook’ wherein Group CEO Dr R Seetharaman emphasised that sustainability “is the future of investing.” ... ( read original story ...)
Lawrence Wong tells students to step forward and shape the Singapore they want to see
It is important to listen to others with openness and humility to find common ground, he said.. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
In full: Lawrence Wong’s speech at the IPS-RSIS forum on race and racism in Singapore
SINGAPORE: Minister of Finance Lawrence Wong spoke at a forum on race and racism in Singapore organised jointly by the Institute of Policy Studies ... ( read original story ...)
UOB projects Vietnam’s 2021 GDP growth at 6.7% despite COVID-19
Singapore-based United Overseas Bank (UOB) has forecast that Vietnam’s gross domestic product (GDP) growth rate would rebound to 6.7 percent in 2021 from 2.9 percent in 2020, regardless of the impacts ... ( read original story ...)
Eat Just Mulls $3 Billion IPO To Eventually Make Cruelty-Free Food Mainstream
Eat Just, is targeting “at least” $3 billion in valuation for its IPO that will likely happen in Q4 2021 or early next year, according to one of the leading investors of the plant-based eggs producer. ( read original story ...)
Gmail founder, ex-Morgan Stanley, Citibank execs join Malaysian fintech firm’s $7m round
Gotrade allows users to invest in US stocks, neither charging them commission nor requiring a minimum deposit size. ( read original story ...)
Chinese firm Didi’s US$4 billion IPO books covered on first day of bookbuild
DiDi Global Inc., China's largest ride-hailing company, said in a filing on Thursday it would list on the New York Stock Exchange. ( read original story ...)