HSBC hires head of equities for Southeast Asia

There’s a new man leading equities advisory at HSBC in Singapore. http://news.efinancialcareers.com/sg-en/288188/bankers-singapore-pay-rises/ HSBC’s private bank has recruited an executive director from Bank of Singapore as its new head of equities for ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore IPO activity disappoints in 1H17

Eight IPOs launched in the said period raised only US$324m. The latest report from Ernst & Young Solutions LLP noted that there were five initial public offerings (IPOs) in the second quarter of the year, raising a combined total of US$182m. For the first ... ( read original story ...)

NParks partners OCBC in plant-restoration project

Launched in partnership with OCBC Bank, the programme is part of NParks' ongoing habitat-enhancement efforts under the Nature Conservation Masterplan (NCMP). The NCMP, announced in 2015, lays out Singapore's biodiversity conservation roadmap until 2020. ( read original story ...)

Medical tourism growth slowing in Singapore

THE GROWTH of medical tourism in Singapore is expected to slow down amid stiffer regional competition, especially from the Malaysian healthcare market, according to investment bank UOB Kay Hian. The softer outlook in Singapore comes amid a decline in ... ( read original story ...)

DBS launches free financial advisory centre NAV Hub

SINGAPORE - DBS has launched a financial planning centre offering free advisory services. The NAV Hub at Tanjong Pagar, which opened late last month, does not sell products but provides young people with personalised financial planning sessions from bank ... ( read original story ...)

DBS Bank opens free financial advice centre in Singapore

NAV – Your Financial GPS is part of a new financial planning initiative by DBS aimed at helping customers navigate through life’s changes, uncertainties and opportunities. DBS's offering will bring it into direct conflict with financial advisers who ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore Stock Market May Head South Again

(RTTNews.com) - The Singapore stock market has alternated between positive and negative finishes through the last five three trading days since the end of the two-day losing streak in which it had surrendered more than 45 points or 1.4 percent. The Straits ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore Dreams of Its Own J.P. Morgan

There are no new ideas in banking -- no equivalents of flying cars, or even 20-foot containers. The revolutionary thinking in finance is usually dusted off from the archives. Singapore's plan to let bankers play businessmen is no different. That's what J.P ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore to Let Banks Invest in Digital Platforms, E-Commerce

Regulator to limit investment to 10% of bank’s capital funds Retail clients to be able to transfer money using cell numbers Singapore regulators have proposed rules that will make it easier for banks to conduct or invest in non-financial businesses such ... ( read original story ...)

Medical tourism growth easing in Singapore

SINGAPORE: Medical tourism growth here is expected to slow down amid stiffer regional competition, especially from the Malaysian healthcare market, according to UOB Kay Hian. The softer outlook in Singapore comes amid a decline in growth of foreign patient ... ( read original story ...)