A higher number of new initial public offerings (IPOs) on the Singapore Exchange (SGX) this year has not stemmed the shrinking of the local stock market. The total value of delistings easily outstripped the total value of new floats, and prominent ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s growth to remain modest in 2017
The joint lead managers and bookrunners were Barclays, Citigroup, Deutsche Bank and HSBC. Coming in second place in the top deals list of Singapore’s debt market is a deal jointly managed by Citigroup, DBS, Deutsche Bank, HSBC and Societe Generale (SCGIB). ( read original story ...)
How DBS Bank Became The Best Digital Bank In The World By Becoming Invisible
Their inaugural pick for best digital bank: Singapore-based DBS Bank. DBS wasn’t always a digital leader, however. The story of its digital transformation is all the more remarkable because one of its goals for its technology – in fact, for the entire ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore office market — it ain’t over till the fat lady sings
These are strange days for the commercial real estate market in Singapore. On the one hand, rents have been falling for the past two years and are expected to continue coming off significantly in 2017. On the other, capital values of Grade A CBD office ... ( read original story ...)
Ten things that shook up Singapore banking jobs in 2016
We review some of the big trends affecting banking careers in Singapore in 2016. http://news.efinancialcareers.com/sg-en/268493/junior-banking-jobs-singapore/ It was generally a year of redundancies and tepid recruitment in the Singapore finance sector. ( read original story ...)
Singapore: Director of TAC Contracts jailed 30 months for corruption
A Singapore court has sentenced the director of TAC Contracts to jail for 30 months after he was found guilty of corruption charges on 22 December. The Singapore-based company deals in waterproofing and general works industry. Donald Ling Chun Teck pleaded ... ( read original story ...)
Laze to your heart’s content at Singapore’s first Gudetama Cafe
The Singapore franchise owners worked with bento artist Shirley Wong (aka popular Instagrammer @littlemissbento) to create the colourful, cutesy dishes (Sanrio’s guidelines for Gudetama Cafe's food include putting the character’s face only on dishes ... ( read original story ...)