The Wall Street Journal held its CEO Council Summit yesterday (September 28), in which it gathered global business leaders to discuss how they adapt to today’s fast-changing world, especially in the ... ( read original story ...)
UOB to invest $500m to ramp up digital capabilities across ASEAN as it aims to more than double its digital retail customers by 2026
UOB today announced that it will invest up to $500 million in digital innovation initiatives as it seeks to double the retail customers it serves digitally to more than seven million customers across ... ( read original story ...)
Stock Market LIVE Updates: Sensex, Nifty50 likely to make gap-down opening amid weak global cues; SGX Nifty futures fall over 100 points
Indian equity benchmarks Sensex and Nifty50 are likely to start Wednesday's session on a negative note tracking losses across global markets. At 7:38 am, Nifty futures trading on Singapore Exchange -- ... ( read original story ...)
Tradeteq Teams Up with Singapore’s eXchange inFintite or XinFin to Provide Tokenized Trade Finance
Tradeteq has teamed up with Singapore-headquartered eXchange inFinite (XinFin) to provide tokenized trade finance products. ( read original story ...)
Industrial S-REITs remain ‘choice sector’; top picks being A-REIT, FLCT and MLT: DBS
Among the mid-caps, Lai and Tan say they prefer ALLT and ESR-REIT “for their access to new economy assets from sponsor pipelines”. ( read original story ...)
What homeowners need to know about Singapore’s shift to new interest rate benchmark SORA
Borrowers with floating-rate mortgages have to switch out of their loans as SOR and SIBOR will be discontinued in 2023 and 2024, respectively . Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Singapore Market Anticipate To Develop Owing the Existence of Active Players in the Market: Ken Research
The Market Research Industry Singapore is at a mature stage. Several markets around the Singapore are in term of revenue has augmented at a positive CAGR during the review duration. ( read original story ...)
First in Singapore – BitDATA Exchange the First to Launch Physical Digital Payment Token Service Centre in Singapore’s Central Business District
Following the launch of its mobile app in July 2021, BitDATA Exchange (BitEx) Singapore, a homegrown regulated digital assets exchange, continues to unfold milestones with the expansion of business ... ( read original story ...)
Standard Chartered Singapore sees seven-fold increase in sustainable investments
New survey suggests that sustainable investing is at a tipping point, but apprehension amongst Singapore investors over lack of measurement and transparency remains. Standard Chartered’s latest ... ( read original story ...)
Standard Chartered Private Bank CIO on Opportunity and Opportunity Loss
Steve Brice is the CIO at Standard Chartered Wealth Management. Hubbis met with him recently to hear of his outlook for the markets, wearing the CIO hat, and exactly why he thinks the tight alignment ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore VC joins entrepreneurs in hunt for next Grab or Gojek
The COVID-19 pandemic has energized Southeast Asia's startup ecosystem, with increasing numbers of companies attaining unicorn valuations while closing in on IPOs. This has attracted venture ... ( read original story ...)
Man named as local resident director of company fined S$4,000 after firm’s bank account received US$1 million in email scam
SINGAPORE: A director of a company was fined S$4,000 for failing to exercise reasonable diligence in the discharge of his duties, after the firm's bank account received US$1 million from an email scam ... ( read original story ...)
Banking on nature to fight climate change
Faced with the emergency of global warming, investors want to greatly expand the volume of carbon credits for sale. ( read original story ...)
Winnie Tan moves to new sustainability role at Great Eastern after 16 years with Standard Chartered Bank
Winnie Tan, the long-time head of sustainability for Standard Chartered Bank, has moved to insurer Great Eastern as senior vice president of sustainability. ( read original story ...)
Singapore Fintech Aspire, an All-in-One Finance Operating System for Businesses, Secures $158M via Series B
Y-Combinator-backed Aspire reveals that it has secured $158 million in capital via its Series B round. “Aspire is the all-in-one finance operating system for growing businesses. We help companies pay, ... ( read original story ...)
Why Fintech Education is Key to Plugging The Talent Gap in Singapore?
The University College Dublin (UCD), a top-ranked business school from Ireland, is bringing its fintech-focused Bachelor of Business Studies (BBS) program to Singapore, partnering with educational ... ( read original story ...)