SINGAPORE: As Singapore begins to vaccinate younger age groups against COVID-19, some companies have introduced measures to encourage employees to ... ( read original story ...)
Economists expect S’pore GDP to grow 6.5% in 2021
Private-sector analysts have raised their forecast for Singapore’s economic growth this year to above the Government’s four-to-six per cent range, despite the latest round of tighter Covid-19 ... ( read original story ...)
Standard Chartered Private Bank’s Regional ASEAN & South Asia Head on The Path to Future Growth
After a major reorganisation and transformation taking some four years, Standard Chartered Private Bank returned to profitability in 2019 and has since been enjoying growth at the top and bottom lines ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore central bank rebukes insurers AIA, Aviva and Prudential
Singapore's central bank said on Tuesday it has reprimanded the local businesses of insurers AIA, Prudential and Aviva for breaching requirements related to risk management and supervisors' pay. ( read original story ...)
Singapore can wield stick to win tech IPOs
Technology companies based in the city-state are feeling the heat. New York-listed conglomerate Sea (SE.N), ride-hailing-to-payments app Grab - a target of a U.S. special-purpose acquisition vehicle - ... ( read original story ...)
DBS Private Bank MD Lee Woon Shiu on Future-Proofing the Model for Asia’s Next-gen Clients
Lee Woon Shiu, Managing Director and Regional Head of Wealth Planning, Family Office & Insurance Solutions at DBS Private Bank, is immensely passionate about creating and delivering the most relevant ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s Carro becomes a unicorn before IPO
Singapore-headquartered Carro, a Southeast Asian online automotive marketplace, has raised $360 million in its latest funding round led by SoftBank Vision Fund II. ( read original story ...)
Alibaba Health-backed medical data company LinkDoc files for US IPO
The Beijing-based company, which offers cancer-focused healthcare services, reported a 41% jump in revenue for the three months ended March 31. ( read original story ...)
Standard Chartered and ENGIE announce successful execution of the former’s first Green Banker’s Guarantee in Singapore
Singapore's Green Plan is coming along well ... ( read original story ...)
Day 1: Sona Comstar’s Rs 5,500 crore IPO gets off to a muted start
The IPO was subscribed merely 11 per cent at the end of day one. At 5:00 pm, only 1,13,93,298 shares of the company received bids out of a total issue of 10,71,05,262 suggesting that the IPOs rich ... ( read original story ...)
Bank of Singapore: Fed May Only Start Tapering in Early 2022
Bank of Singapore Chief Economist Mansoor Mohi-uddin thinks the Fed may only start tapering in early 2022. He was speaking with Rishaad Salamat and Haslinda Amin on ": Asia." (Source: Bloomberg) ... ( read original story ...)
Ex-lawyer sued for $8m he is accused of misappropriating in alleged bank acquisition fraud
A businessman claims Then Feng misled him into depositing the money in a company set up by the lawyer.. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
BBDO Singapore’s Monica Hynds: “We Need Our Clients to Push Boundaries with Us”
Little Black Book, The general manager on why she believes opportunities need to be looked for carefully and her frustrations with pitches ... ( read original story ...)
India: NRI focus turns to home as coronavirus rages
Non-resident Indians are a powerful force in wealth management from New York to Singapore. But as the pandemic devastates the subcontinent, this vast diaspora is reassessing its priorities. ( read original story ...)
Lloyds hires ex-DBS Bank executive as chief operating officer
Lloyds Banking Group has hired David Gledhill, a former executive of Singapore’s DBS Bank, as group chief operating officer. ( read original story ...)
Sona Comstar IPO opens today: Everything you need to know
The Rs 5,550 crore initial public offering (IPO) of Sona BLW Precision Forgings will be available for subscription from June 14-16, 2021. It has a price band of Rs 285-291 per share. ( read original story ...)