DBS Group Holdings Ltd., Southeast Asia’s largest lender, is expanding its fixed-income business in China in a bid to bring more first-time bond issuers to the offshore market. The Singapore bank rece... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Air Takes Delivery of Jet for World’s Longest Flight
Singapore Airlines Ltd. took delivery of the Airbus SE A350-900 ultra long range aircraft to start a non-stop service to New York, a journey of about 19 hours that will become the world’s longest. The ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore needs foreign tech talent and `fun’ education
Singapore, grappling with an aging population and a shortage of high-tech workers, says it needs to bring in foreign talent in areas including software programming while the country rebalances its edu... ( read original story ...)
Connectivity issues with Nets QR code affect some e-payment users, including DBS PayLah!
SINGAPORE - Some e-payment users, including those of DBS’s PayLah app, may have unwittingly made double payments on Wednesday (Sept 19). In a Facebook post on Friday evening, Nets, the payment service ... ( read original story ...)
StanChart eyes digital initiatives to ramp up presence
Singapore, for Standard Chartered Bank. In an interaction with BusinessLine, Bhambri said: “India is our second-biggest business within Asean and South Asia space, and one of the fastest-growing regio... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Exchange Limited (SGX:S68): 4 Days To Buy Before The Ex-Dividend Date
Attention dividend hunters! Singapore Exchange Limited (SGX:S68) will be distributing its dividend of S$0.15 per share on the 05 October 2018, and will start trading ex-dividend in 4 days time on ... ( read original story ...)
The Week in Numbers: Singapore’s Second Best City For Tech Firms
Musk has also been criticised recently for smoking marijuana while on a podcast. Singapore has been ranked the second best city for technology companies looking to expand in Asia, according to a repor... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Tightens Financial Cooperation with China
Notably, Singapore has emerged as one of the top three offshore RMB centers globally. This is in regardsd to deposits, trade finance, clearing etc. MAS states that RMB is among the top 5 foreign curre... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Stock Market May Test Resistance At 3,200 Points
The Singapore stock market has tracked higher in two straight sessions, advancing more than 40 points or 1.3 percent along the way. The Straits Times Index now rests just above the 3,180-point plateau ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Says It Needs Foreign Tech Talent and ‘Fun’ Education
Singapore, grappling with an aging population and a shortage of high-tech workers, says it needs to bring in foreign talent in areas including software programming while the country rebalances its edu... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Stock Market May Extend Wednesday’s Gains
The Singapore stock market on Wednesday ended the two-day slide in which it had fallen more than 20 points or 0.7 percent. The Straits Times Index now rests just above the 3,175-point plateau and it m... ( read original story ...)
One of Deutsche’s Singapore heads has left for DBS as job market heats up
Wee Soon Tan, Deutsche Bank’s head of anti-financial crime for Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand and the Philippines, has departed for DBS. The hire is a coup for DBS as competition for ... ( read original story ...)
Visual Effects Firm Vividthree Heads for Singapore IPO
Singapore-based digital effects company Vividthree Holdings is to float on the local stock exchange later this month. The IPO will raise $9.50 million (S$13 million). The firm is a subsidiary of ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Set to Tackle Spread of Fake News With New Laws
Singapore will likely adopt strong laws empowering the government to swiftly disrupt the spread of fake news following the release of a parliamentary report today. Among the 22 recommendations ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s housing dilemma: What are the broader implications?
SINGAPORE (Sept 17): In the past year and a half, the issue of the 99-year leases on Housing & Development Board (HDB) flats has triggered much debate. Now might be a good time to step back and examin... ( read original story ...)
Singapore panel recommends regulation of tech firms over fake news
SINGAPORE, Sept 20 (Reuters) - A Singapore parliamentary committee said on Thursday the government should consider legislation to ensure technology companies rein in online fake news and that ... ( read original story ...)