As at 2022, there were 60,300 majority foreign-owned companies registered here, employing 1.2 million Singaporeans. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Reddit is moving ahead with IPO after two years on sidelines
The company is a high-profile addition to the year’s roster of newly and soon-to-be public companies. Thirty-four firms have raised more than US$7.1 billion in IPOs on US exchanges since Jan. 1, ...
Best savings accounts in Singapore with highest interest rates (February 2024)
So far, 2024 has been pretty hard on our bank accounts. Between the GST hike and an impending recession, it looks like our wallets are taking quite a hit this year, even with the government payouts to ...
Singapore Stocks: Singtel’s Q3 Marred by One-Time Charges
In contrast, Singtel Singapore continued to face pressure in its home market from macro challenges and weak spending ... while revenues fell 3.2% compared to the same period last year. Is Singtel a ...
More e-hongbaos given out in Singapore this Chinese New Year
Most banks ST contacted said the number of e-hongbaos sent increased in 2024, compared with 2023. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Top Stock Market Highlights of the Week: Singapore’s Fibre Network, Elite Commercial REIT and Nvidia
We look at the latest results from a REIT and a GPU manufacturer while examining the latest announcement of a fibre network upgrade by the Singapore government. The post Top Stock Market Highlights of ...
Singapore’s Mobile-health Network files for $10M US IPO
Mobile-health Network Solutions (MNDR), a Singapore-based telehealth solutions provider, has filed for a $10M U.S. initial public offering. The company said in an SEC filing that it was looking to ...
Standard Chartered boss Bill Winters sounds alarm over share price
Standard Chartered's boss has admitted that the lender's share price ... The bank, which has no UK branches and operates in markets such as China, Hong Kong and Singapore, is best known in Britain as ...
UOB FY23 net profit rises 26% to record S$6.1bn
UOB will provide its junior employees, Class II officers and below, an extra month of bonus on a one-off basis. This additional bonus will be paid to about 6,000 employees across the Group, of whom ...
Standard Chartered’s 2023 profit jumps 18%, ahead of market estimates; US$1 billion share buy-back launched
The emerging-markets focused lender made a net profit of US$3.47 billion in 2023, or US$1.08 per share, up from US$2.95 billion posted a year ago The lender announced a fresh share buy-back of US$1 ...
Daily Cuts – HSBC Women’s World Championship
Singapore Today's Daniel Martin and Justine Moss speak with Andy Johnston, General Manager and Head of Agronomy at Sentosa Golf Club, about this year’s edition of the US$1.8 million (S$2.4 million) ...
Singapore’s Prepaid Card and Digital Wallet Sectors Predict Robust Growth by 2027: Q2 2023 Market Update
The financial landscape in Singapore is set to evolve significantly as the latest ... are enhancing customer experiences while reshaping financial interactions. Yahoo Finance ...
SingLand H2 net profit rises 7% to $102.4 million on fair-value gain on investment properties
Earnings per share, including fair-value gain on investment properties, stood at 7.1 Singapore cents for the half year, up from 6.7 Singapore cents the previous year. Revenue for the half year rose 3 ...
Hot stock: Genting Singapore falls 9.7% on Friday after Q4 results disappoint
SHARES of Genting Singapore fell as much as 10.2 per cent on Friday (Feb 23), after the operator of Resorts World Sentosa reported disappointing fourth-quarter financials the day before. Read more at ...
Parliament debate on Singapore Budget 2024 to begin on Feb 26
SINGAPORE: Parliament will begin debating the Budget 2024 statement on Monday (Feb 26). It is expected to go on for at least two days before Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Lawrence Wong ...
Our share price is ‘crap’, admits Standard Chartered boss
Standard Chartered is listed in London but offers consumer and commercial banking in the likes of China, Hong Kong and Singapore. Despite having no branches in the UK, it has sponsored Liverpool FC ...