The Singapore stock market has climbed higher in two of three trading days since the end of the two-day slide in which it had fallen almost 10 points or 0.3 percent. The Straits Times Index now sits ... ( read original story ...)
UOB One Card – MoneySmart Review 2022
The UOB One Card is hands down UOB’s favourite entry level credit card - especially for those with a UOB One account too. The credit card owes its fame to its key proposition: a maximum of 5% cash ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s OCBC mulls setting up crypto exchange, CEO says on Bloomberg TV
Singapore’s Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp (OCBC) is considering setting up a cryptocurrency exchange, following in the footsteps of rival lender DBS Group Holdings Ltd, Chief Executive officer Helen ... ( read original story ...)
Go Fashion IPO subscribed 135 times on closing day despite Paytm fiasco
The initial public offering (IPO) of Go Fashion, which owns women’s wear brand Go Colors, was subscribed a staggering 135 times on Monday, the concluding day of the offer. The institutional portion ... ( read original story ...)
Slope Finance Set to Become the Gateway for Decentralized Operations on Solana
Slope Finance, the winner project of the Serum Prize at the Solana Season Hackathon Global Station in July, is set to become the gateway for Solana's blockchain ecosystem, thanks to its outstanding ... ( read original story ...)
While on probation, S’pore youth posed as girl offering sexual services to scam victims of $1,670
To avoid being caught, 19-year-old used his friend's bank account to receive the money. . Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Singapore bank sues to foreclose on ex-Playboy Club building
The Bunnies are long gone, but an overseas lender still wants to get its hands on a Midtown building where a Playboy Club once operated. The nine-story, mixed-use building at 5 East 59th Street, just ... ( read original story ...)
VP Bank expands Hong Kong office to fuel growth in Asia
HONG KONG SAR - Media OutReach - 22 November 2021 - VP Wealth Management (Hong Kong) Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of VP Bank in Liechtenstein, today announced the expansion of its Hong Kong office. ( read original story ...)
Go Fashions IPO subscribed nearly 11x so far; issue closes today
The company is selling its shares in the range of Rs 655-690 during the three-day bidding process. According to the data from NSE, the issue attracted bids for 8,50,87,716 equity shares or 10.53 times ... ( read original story ...)
Fitch Affirms Canara Bank at ‘BBB-‘; Outlook Negative
Fitch Ratings has affirmed Canara Bank's Long‐Term Issuer Default Rating (IDR) at 'BBB‐' with a Negative Outlook and the Viability Rating (VR) at 'b+'. Fitch has also assigned Canara a Government ... ( read original story ...)
Fitch Affirms SCB Vietnam at ‘BB’; Outlook Positive
Fitch Ratings has affirmed Standard Chartered Bank (Vietnam) Limited's (SCBVL) Long-Term Foreign-Currency Issuer Default Rating (IDR) at 'BB' and Long-Term Local-Currency IDR at 'BBB-'. The Outlook is ... ( read original story ...)
OPINION – Sustainable Finance and Green FinTech will undoubtedly play an important role in Asia
Hong Kong sold US$3 billion of green bonds, pricing its first euro tranche to sharpen Hong Kong´s edge as center for green finance. The entire offering of Eurobonds and dollar-denominated debt was ... ( read original story ...)
BritCham in the Press: Business groups call for regionwide plans to tackle plastic use, boost climate finance
Our joint green finance research with the ICAEW featured in The Business Times on Friday, November 18th, with reference to the need for clearer regional standards around audit, disclosure and ... ( read original story ...)
Can Us Citizen Drive In Malaysia?
If you are a foreign citizen and hold both a valid foreign license AND an International Driving Permit (IDP) issued in your country, you can drive in Malaysia. The U. There is no International Driving ... ( read original story ...)
BNPL player Pace raises $40m from UOB arm, Marubeni Ventures, AppWorks, others
Singapore-based buy-now-pay-later (BNPL) provider Pace has raised $40 million in a Series A round from new investors that include UOB Venture Management, Marubeni Ventures, Atinum Partners, AppWorks, ... ( read original story ...)
Stock Market LIVE Updates: Sensex, Nifty50 likely to open higher today; SGX Nifty up over 40 points
Indian equity benchmarks Sensex and Nifty50 are likely to start Monday's session on a positive note, tracking gains across other Asian markets as US futures. Nifty futures trading on Singapore ... ( read original story ...)