Daren Tang, who has led the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore since 2015, is the first Asian to hold the top job at the United Nations agency. ( read original story ...)
DBS Bank joins blockchain trade-finance network Contour
DBS Bank has joined Contour's network, which is built on R3's Corda and digitalises global trade processes such as the creation, exchange, approval and issuance of letters of credit (LCs).. Read more ... ( read original story ...)
DBS Bank Joins Global Blockchain Network to Digitize Trade Settlement
Singapore-based DBS bank joins blockchain trade-finance network Contour to disrupt its letters of credit settlement process ... ( read original story ...)
Personalised financial advisory for all made possible by DBS initiative
DBS unveils new digital financial planning proposition to provide personalised financial advisory for all New digital advisory solution leverages big data and technology to provide insights and person ... ( read original story ...)
Income Investors Should Know That Singapore Exchange Limited (SGX:S68) Goes Ex-Dividend Soon
Readers hoping to buy Singapore Exchange Limited (SGX:S68) for its dividend will need to make their move shortly, ... ( read original story ...)
DBS flags stable outlook despite record credit losses on pandemic
DBS Group Holdings forecast annual profit before allowances at around 2019 levels but set aside record high quarterly provisions due to the coronavirus pandemic which pulled down profit by 29%. ( read original story ...)
Singapore Defends Selective Testing, Says It Yielded Results
Singapore remains committed to its approach to selectively test individuals with symptoms of the coronavirus as it has yielded results, and hasn’t made any major decisions to pivot to mass testing. ( read original story ...)
Singapore minister says safeguards in migrant dormitories were ‘not sufficient’ during outbreak
Singapore learned from the coronavirus pandemic that its migrant workers' dormitories need redesigning to prevent future outbreaks, says Lawrence Wong, second minister for finance, who is also ... ( read original story ...)
Ipos chief exec appointed head of global IP authority
Singapore's intellectual property chief has been appointed head of the global intellectual property office, becoming the first Singaporean to helm a United Nations agency.. Read more at ... ( read original story ...)
United-Hampshire US REIT Lists Retail/Self-Storage IPO on Singapore Stock Exchange
United-Hampshire US REIT, a U.S.-based real estate investment trust with interests in self-storage, recently listed an IPO on the Singapore stock exchange. ( read original story ...)
Former Barclays and DBS employees, Manulife insurers banned for fraud and dishonest conduct
Two former bank employees from Barclays and DBS as well as two former insurance agents from Manulife Financial Advisers have been ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s Nasal Swab Struggle Shows Why Test Kits Are Scarce
Over the next three hours, a thousand strands of liquid resin will form and harden to become plastic nasal swabs, ready to be used in Covid-19 test kits. Those 3D printers – normally making dentures ... ( read original story ...)
Singaporean Daren Tang officially appointed next head of UN intellectual property agency WIPO
Mr Daren Tang has been officially appointed the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)'s next director-general. Mr Tang, who ... ( read original story ...)
ByteDance (TikTok) share price- a possible IPO and user stats in focus – IG Bank Swiss
As ByteDance IPO rumours swirl, the company’s TikTok app continues to grow its user-base at an astounding rate. ( read original story ...)
Singapore bank OCBC first-quarter profit slumps to seven-year low, builds loan-loss defences
Chinese Banking Corp more than doubled its loan loss provisions due to the coronavirus and warned of a "very uncertain" economic outlook, as it posted a 43% plunge in first-quarter net profit on ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore oil trader ZenRock involved in ‘dishonest’ deals, says HSBC
HSBC Holdings alleged Singapore oil trader ZenRock Commodities Trading Pte Ltd was involved in a series of "highly dishonest transactions" that included the company using the same cargo of oil to ... ( read original story ...)