From November 6, the island nation is also lifting border restrictions for travellers from the Australian state of Victoria as it looks to boost its coronavirus-battered tourism sector. ( read original story ...)
StanChart marathon to feature participants running from public gyms in new ‘hybrid race format’
SINGAPORE: Participants at this year’s Standard Chartered Singapore Marathon 2020 will find themselves running their route through Singapore’s iconic landmarks from a public gym. Race organiser ... ( read original story ...)
WeWork’s New CEO Is Eyeing an IPO Again — After He Turns Profit
WeWork is on track to turn profitable in 2021 and will then revisit plans for an initial public offering, Chief Executive Officer Sandeep Mathrani said, a year after the startup’s IPO fiasco prompted ... ( read original story ...)
Peter Gilchrist, Cherie Tan clinch top honours at Singapore Sports Awards
Peter Gilchrist (cue sports) and Cherie Tan (bowling) clinched the top honours at the annual Singapore Sports Awards. ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s Biggest Bank DBS To Launch Cryptocurrency Trading And Custody
DBS, Singapore’s largest retail and commercial bank, is planning to launch a cryptocurrency exchange after it gets all the required regulatory approvals. ( read original story ...)
Finance Careers In Singapore: 4 Things You Need To Know
Finance careers in Singapore are changing, creating exciting opportunities for business school graduates in fintech, green investments and more ... ( read original story ...)
US-China rivalry will persist, fuel swings between ‘cold war and cold peace’: ex-Singapore minister
In a wide-ranging talk, former foreign minister George Yeo praised Beijing’s move to use markets rather than military might to achieve its goals and warned of the risks of US support for Taiwan. ( read original story ...)
DBS Digital Exchange shows crypto has gone mainstream in Asia: JST Capital
Morakis emphasized that DBS’ digital exchange will offer a trusted ... also expects the DBS Digital Exchange will reach beyond Singapore, stating: “For DBS to back it, it's going to be for ... ( read original story ...)
UOB expands Better U L&D programme to include tracks on data analytics, project management
United Overseas Bank (UOB) has announced the expansion of its Group-wide ... In its announcement, the Bank shared that according to research by the Institute of Banking and Finance Singapore (IBF) and ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Bourse Poised To Give Up Support At 2,500 Points
(RTTNews) - The Singapore stock market has moved lower in consecutive trading days, sliding almost 25 points or 1 percent along the way. The Straits Times Index now sits just above the 2,510-point ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore ranked world’s most innovative IP office in exclusive research
Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) ranked most innovative IP registry IPOS narrowly ahead of previous leader EUIPO after new initiatives launched Concerns raised include outdated ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s SeedIn, a P2P Investment Platform, has Rebranded to BRDGE to Better Reflect its Mission and Business Objectives
Established in 2014, SeedIn (now BRDGE) has reportedly helped finance more than SGD 72 million in capital to Singapore-based SMEs. The P2P platform has also been working cooperatively with Unravel ... ( read original story ...)
Wolters Kluwer FRR Receives Approved Vendor Status for Singapore’s SME GoDigital Program
Wolters Kluwer Finance, Risk & Regulatory Reporting is an approved vendor for the SME GoDigital program, run by Infocomm Media Development Association ... ( read original story ...)
DBS Bank Is Planning to Launch a Digital Asset Exchange
D] DBS, the Singapore-based bank and financial services corporation, is building a digital assets trading platform. According to a cached web page, apparently posted in error and then taken down, DBS ... ( read original story ...)
Japan, US and Australia to finance undersea cable for Palau
TOKYO -- Japan, the U.S. and Australia will finance the connection of a submarine ... American companies to connect the U.S. mainland with Singapore. Work on the 170-km offshoot begins next ... ( read original story ...)
Nanofilm breaks long barren spell for Singapore IPO
With the national security law making people increasingly nervous of Hong Kong, Singapore’s famously dull political environment is becoming quite an asset. Credit Suisse, Citi and OCBC are joint ... ( read original story ...)