The Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) will invest up to SGD 100 million to upgrade the Nationwide Broadband Network (NBN), enabling it to remain future-ready, an official news release said ...
Singapore stocks track regional gains to end higher; STI up 0.4%
Regional indices rose after tech stocks drove the S&P 500 in New York up 1 per cent to a record high while the Nasdaq surged 1.5 per cent and the Dow Jones Industrial Average added 0.3 per cent.
Standard Chartered PLC’s Dividend Analysis
Standard Chartered PLC (SCBFY) recently announced a dividend of $0.53 per share, payable on 2024-06-03, with the ex-dividend date set for 2024-03-08. As investors look forward to this upcoming payment ...
Female customer assets under management up 35% from end-2020: UOB
UOB on Friday (Mar 8) said its total assets under management from female customers has grown over the last five years, rising 35 per cent between end-2020 and 2023 alone. Read more at The Business ...
Teen charged over sharing Singpass credentials for money, 3 others charged with selling bank accounts later used to launder money from scams
Four people, 17 to 21, charged for alleged money mule offences. They sold their bank accounts and Singpass credentials to scammers. Read on.
HSBC makes key hires to boost growth in ultra-high-net-worth market in Asia
He has more than two decades of experience in private banking and joins from an extensive stint at HSBC Hong Kong and Singapore, where he played a key role in launching the bank’s India ...
Billionaire Robert Kuok’s Allgreen Buys Singapore Mall For $412 Million
Billionaire Robert Kuok’s Allgreen Properties has bought a Singapore shopping mall for $412 million as retail spending in the city-state continues to recover.
OCBC to waive fee on loans issued to women-owned SMEs in Singapore under new programme
The OCBC Women Entrepreneurs Programme marks the first scheme dedicated to women entrepreneurs by a Singapore bank.
Four men to be charged for money mule activities, selling Singpass, banking details to scammers
SINGAPORE: Four men aged between 17 and 21 are slated to be charged for suspected involvement in money laundering activities on March 8.
Singapore shares edge up at Friday’s open; STI up 0.5%
SINGAPORE stocks opened stronger on Friday (Mar 8 ... Over in Europe, the European Central Bank kept rates steady on signs of cooling inflation, lifting investor sentiments. The pan-European Stoxx 600 ...
Moomoo Study Reveals Female Investors Embrace Investment Opportunities Amidst Three Key Challenges
Over half of female investors in Singapore, North America and Australia are planning to invest more in the future Women across different regions identified three common major obstacles ...
Citi’s Shally Koh on how to foster a more diverse banking organisation
Shally Koh was there when Citibank kicked off its commercial bank operations in Singapore in 2000. Twenty-four years later, Koh — who is now Head of Mid-Corporates and Technology and Digital client ...
OCBC to launch programme to accelerate growth of women-owned SMEs
WHEN medical technology startup N&E Innovations founder Didi Gan started her business in 2020 during the Covid-19 pandemic, she found herself struggling to raise funds. Read more at The Business Times ...
Former CEO and directors of company linked to S$1.5b nickel investment fraud case charged
SINGAPORE: The former CEO and directors of a company linked to an alleged billion-dollar nickel investment fraud case were charged on Thursday (Mar 7), said the Monetary Authority of Singap ...
Who is Shein’s Human Owner? Questions Threaten IPO Ambitions
The e-tail juggernaut breached U.K. law by failing to disclose its ultimate beneficial owner, but that could be the least of its problems.
UOB data reveals women are powering spending with their rising affluence over last five years
In line with International Women's Day and to celebrate 35 years of Southeast Asia's longest-running women-centric card, the UOB Lady's Card in Singapore, UOB reveals data pointing to the growing ...