Singapore has an open economy based on strong service and manufacturing sectors with excellent international trading links. Many Swiss and other banks, such as Julius Baer, UBS, Credit Suisse and Citibank, operate in Singapore to capitalize on Asian ... ( read original story ...)
UOB’s FDI unit helps draw $27 bn into Southeast Asia
Singapore-based United Overseas Bank’s (UOB) ability to connect its corporate clients to business and investment opportunities in Southeast Asia has attracted more than $27 billion into the region in 2016, double the amount in 2015. The bank’s foreign ... ( read original story ...)
UOB’s FDI unit helps draw $27 bn …
Singapore-based United Overseas Bank’s (UOB) ability to connect its corporate clients to business and investment opportunities in Southeast Asia has attracted more than $27 billion into the region in 2016, double the amount in 2015. The bank’s foreign ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore's DBS Bank adds over a million customers in India
MUMBAI: When many foreign banks are shrinking their operations, Singapore's DBS Bank, has added more than a million customers through its digital banking foray even as it awaits a RBI approval to open a wholly owned subsidiary in India. The so-called digi ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore can be an Asian infrastructure finance hub
Credit is the financial oil that enables economies and commercial enterprises to operate smoothly. With the onslaught of new infrastructure projects coming on line across Asia the development of local capital markets has become of vital importance. ( read original story ...)
Singapore Market May Reverse Tuesday's Losses
(RTTNews.com) - The Singapore stock market has moved lower in two of three trading days since the end of the four-day winning streak in which it had advanced almost 45 points or 1.3 percent. The Straits Times Index now rests just above the 3,225-point ... ( read original story ...)
Alert on Singapore Exchange issuing query on UOB Kay Hian withdrawn
May 17 The alert on Singapore Exchange issuing a query regarding trading activity on UOB Kay Hian Holdings Ltd is wrong and has been withdrawn. The alert was inadvertently issued from an unrelated press release. There will be no substitute. STORY_NUMBER ... ( read original story ...)
The Singapore Stock Market’s Top 10 Dividend Blue Chips
The Singapore stock market is home to some of the highest dividends payers in Asia. I thought it’d be an interesting exercise for us to take a look at which are some of the top-paying dividend blue chips on our sunny island. Below are the top 10 stocks ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore fintech firm says launches first digital platform for trade finance assets
SINGAPORE A Singapore central bank-backed fintech firm, CCRManager Pte Ltd, on Tuesday launched what it says is the first digital platform for the distribution of international trade financing, transactions now handled mainly by phone and email. CCRManager ... ( read original story ...)
Standard Chartered Singapore Marathon 2017: Start Points and Wave Start Timings Announced
Over 20,000 runners have already signed up for the Standard Chartered Singapore Marathon 2017 at the Super Early Bird rates which ended on 7 May. This number is close to half of the 46,000 runners who participated in 2016. A sensing on social media ... ( read original story ...)
Higher Open Tipped For Singapore Stock Market
(RTTNews.com) - The Singapore stock market turned higher again on Monday, one session after it had ended the four-day winning streak in which it had advanced almost 45 points or 1.3 percent. The Straits Times Index now rests just beneath the 3,265-point ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore sovereign fund GIC pares UBS stake at a loss
Singapore sovereign wealth fund GIC Pvt ... GIC is keeping its profitable investment in Citi. "We remain a shareholder of Citibank. As with all our investments, we continue to manage our position based on our assessment of the fair value of Citigroup ... ( read original story ...)
Meet the Singapore interns making apps, not coffee, at SCB, DBS and OCBC
This year, three of the largest banks in Singapore – Standard Chartered, DBS and OCBC – are hiring students into technology and innovation-focused internships that allow them to tackle real business challenges. DBS took on 24 penultimate-year students ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Bourse May Extend Friday's Losses
(RTTNews.com) - The Singapore stock market on Friday saw an end to the four-day winning streak in which it had advanced almost 45 points or 1.3 percent. The Straits Times Index now rests just above the 3,255-point plateau and the market may take further ... ( read original story ...)
Number of S'pore companies exploring HK IPO 'doubled'
The number of Singapore companies exploring a Hong Kong IPO has "doubled", according to PwC. "Looking at our pipeline, I would say, over the past 12 months, the number of Singapore companies considering a Hong Kong IPO has doubled to over a dozen," PwC ... ( read original story ...)
Number of Singapore companies exploring HK IPO 'doubled'
The competition between the Singapore Exchange (SGX) and the stock exchange of Hong Kong for listings looks set to intensify as more companies here mull over moves to head to the Republic's rival to raise capital. Market watchers said this reveals that a ... ( read original story ...)