Singapore is known to be one of the most expensive cities to live in according to Mentalfloss.com. From housing to food expenses, living in Singapore may seem quite daunting particularly to economic-c... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Corporate Bonds Update 2018
For the Singapore corporate bond market, 2017 was a peak default year. In the past few years, the interest rate situation in Singapore has continued to be mighty volatile. That is why it becomes quite ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore: SMEs are at the heart of the digital challenge
DBS DBS signed cross-referral agreements with MoolahSense and peer-to-peer lender Funding Societies in April 2016, the first Singapore bank to collaborate with these lending platforms. Under the terms ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore office rents post sixth consecutive quarter of growth
Office leasing market here is tracking expectations with Singapore office rents climbing for the sixth consecutive quarter in 3Q18, JLL’s research show. Specifically, the gross effective Singapore off... ( read original story ...)
Rebound Predicted For Singapore Stock Market
(RTTNews.com) - The Singapore stock market on Thursday ended the six-day winning streak in which it had advanced more than 100 points or 3.1 percent. The Straits Times Index now rests just above the 3 ... ( read original story ...)
Looking For Higher Returns? Here’s How OCBC RoboInvest Can Help You Build Up Your Investment Portfolio
This article was written in collaboration with OCBC. Views expressed in this article are the independent opinion of DollarsAndSense.sg. For those of you who haven’t already felt it, Singapore is ridin... ( read original story ...)
HSBC S’pore ramping up hiring to support growth plans
HSBC Singapore has unveiled a plan to add more than 400 retail and private banking employees over five years. It also aims to double overall combined retail and private banking total wealth within tha... ( read original story ...)
OCBC banking on mobile-first strategy, partnerships to grow Indonesia market share
SINGAPORE - OCBC Bank is ramping up its digitalisation efforts in Indonesia in a bid to capture a larger share of the market. It will use a mobile-first strategy and collaborations with partners from ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s Giants: 3 of the Largest Companies Listed on the Local Stock Market
Giants such as Apple Inc and Amazon.com call the United States their home. In Singapore’s stock market, there are also giants. Let’s check out three of the largest shares listed in Singapore (data as ... ( read original story ...)
JPM Asia digital head: Forget dull legacy IT, banking tech jobs are now “leading edge”
about tech jobs in investment banking. Earlier this month she visited the National University of Singapore to speak in the engineering department, part of a series of campus events that J.P ... ( read original story ...)
Hiring meltdown: bankers in Singapore and HK suddenly pull out of job offers
You’re not alone. Recruiters in Singapore and Hong Kong say they frequently encounter banking professionals who turn down jobs at the last minute. Here are some of the more colourful candidate ... ( read original story ...)
DBS, partner target US$100m for women’s livelihood bond programme
SINGAPORE - Local lender DBS Bank has returned as official banking partner and sole placement agent for the second round of a debt security listing aimed at supporting women in Asia. DBS and Singapore ... ( read original story ...)
Standard Chartered to pull plug on financing for coal plants
Singapore/Tokyo /London -Standard Chartered said it will stop financing new coal-fired power plants anywhere in the world as part of its commitment to support the Paris agreement on climate change. Th... ( read original story ...)
The Singapore Stock Market Today: Vividthree Holdings Ltd Makes Its Trading Debut
Hi, everyone. Here are three things about the local stock market that you might be interested in today. 1. The Straits Times Index (SGX: ^STI) ended the day up 0.5%, or 16.9 points, to 3,236.08. Singa... ( read original story ...)
Standard Chartered to stop financing new coal power plants
Singapore/Tokyo: Standard Chartered Plc said it will stop financing new coal-fired power plants anywhere in the world as part of its commitment to supporting the Paris Agreement on climate change. The ... ( read original story ...)
Standard Chartered to stop all funding for new coal-fired plants
Multiple other banks, including HSBC, Singapore’s big three (DBS, OCBC and UOB), Japan’s big three (MUFG, SMBC and Mizuho) have updated their policy for coal this year, but have not made a commitment ... ( read original story ...)