SINGAPORE, Dec. 18-- The Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication issued the following news release: Standard Chartered today went live with its US Dollar (USD) SWIFT global payments innovation (gpi) services to extend its offering to ... ( read original story ...)
Bank of Singapore to add more Dubai staff in wealth drive
The private-banking arm of Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp is adding more staff in Dubai, as the Singapore lender seeks a greater role managing the money of the Middle East’s wealthy and of Indians living overseas. Bank of Singapore plans to hire about 20 ... ( read original story ...)
Bank of Singapore Hires Private Bankers for Mideast Wealth
The private-banking arm of Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp. is adding more staff in Dubai, as the Singapore lender seeks a greater role managing the money of the Middle East’s wealthy and of Indians living overseas. Bank of Singapore plans to hire about ... ( read original story ...)
This is what the banking job market in APAC was really like in 2017
Recruiters in Hong Kong, Singapore and Sydney reveal the realities of the job market this year. https://news.efinancialcareers.com/sg-en/302960/apac-banking-jobs-2017/ If they’re not on holiday already, banking recruiters across Asia Pacific are ... ( read original story ...)
The new Asian billionaires who could reshape your banking job in 2018
now head of banking at search firm IGS Asia in Singapore. “They have less interest in the meagre 2% to 5% returns from products that just serve to beat deposits rates or inflation.” This means RMs are increasingly working behind the scenes with product ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore among Asian economies set for robust export growth in 2018
SINGAPORE: HSBC Global Research has revised its export forecasts upwards for Asia especially for more trade dependent economies such as Singapore, Malaysia, Korea, Taiwan and Thailand given the region’s strong growth numbers over 2H17, with exports ... ( read original story ...)
The Singapore Stock Market Today: Clearbridge Health Ltd Makes Its Debut
Welcome to a brand-new week, everyone. Here are three things about the local stock market that you might be interested in today. 1. The Straits Times Index (SGX: ^STI), ended Monday at 3,414.82 points, down 2.12 points or 0.06%. Singapore ... ( read original story ...)
Find out which Singapore bank leads in productivity
DBS had the most productive workforce with income per employee at $538,805 annually as of 3Q2017, significantly above the $323,465 for OCBC and $361,289 for UOB. "DBS benefits from economies of scale due to its established presence in Singapore and Hong ... ( read original story ...)
HR Asia Announces Singapore’s Best Companies to Work for in Asia
SINGAPORE, Dec. 18, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Twenty-one Singaporean companies have been named the Best Companies to Work for in Asia by human-resource publication, HR Asia. This year, 6,680 employees from a total of 188 companies across Singapore responded to ... ( read original story ...)
The overly pampered NETS enjoys a secured place in the payment industry
32 years ago, Singapore’s leading local banks back then – DBS Bank Ltd, Keppel Bank, OCBC Bank, OUB, POSB, Tat Lee Bank and United Overseas Bank Limited – founded Network for Electronic Transfers (NETS). The aim was to establish a debit network and ... ( read original story ...)
Nine in 10 Singapore SMEs successful in securing debt financing: Spring Singapore survey
Spring Singapore added that a top finance-related challenge for SMEs was managing delays in customers' payment which affected cash flow and working capital management. ( read original story ...)
Singapore – MAS Issues Guide To Digital Token Offerings.
On 14 November 2017, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (“MAS”) issued a guide to digital token offerings which provides general guidance on the application of securities laws in Singapore, in particular the Securities and Futures Act (“SFA”) and ... ( read original story ...)
Watson Farley seals new Singapore alliance after calling time on previous joint law venture
Wong is a banking and finance lawyer while Lim specialises in litigation. The firm, which has six directors, focuses on corporate and banking, litigation and arbitration and real estate. The deal hands Watson Farley a full-service Singapore law practice ... ( read original story ...)
‘Chennai 2 Singapore’ review: Spoofing romance
Chennai 2 Singapore is a non-serious attempt at making an adventure ... his Singaporean cameraman friend (Rajesh Balachandiran), to finance his girlfriend Roshini’s (played by Anju Kurian) cancer treatment. But, let the film’s plot not fool you ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Online Insurer announces 200% YoY Revenue Growth from Online Sales
Etiqa is the first insurer to integrate with ‘MyInfo’, a digital data vault launched by Government Technology Agency of Singapore (GovTech) and the Ministry of Finance. With this, over 3.3 million consumers on SingPass can purchase insurance in record ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore: The choice of a new generation
Singapore Airlines, Nok Airlines PLC and Park Hotel Group. The summit took premiered new showcases from the all-new Finance industry sector track – bringing together retail banks, private wealth management, personal finance, fintech start-ups and ... ( read original story ...)