(RTTNews.com) - The Singapore stock market has finished lower in three straight sessions, sliding almost 80 points or 2.4 percent along the way. The Straits Times Index now rests just above the 3,245- ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s high-end homes offer stunning designs and sophistication
Singapore’s residential property market sprang back to life in 2017 after four consecutive years in decline. This was due to the cumulative effects of various cooling measures that include the Total D... ( read original story ...)
Cheapest Travel Insurance in Singapore – Is It Worth Buying?
Tell me more about the cheapest travel insurance in Singapore Budget Direct travel insurance is about as unfancy as it gets. Props to them for not coming up with a puke-inducing atas name like “Jetset ... ( read original story ...)
DBS, OCBC & UOB Avg 22% 1HFY18 Net Profit Growth with Higher NIM
Singapore’s listed Bank Sector consists of DBS Group Holding (“DBS”), Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation (“OCBC”) and United Overseas Bank (“UOB”). The three banks have recently reported 2QFY18 and 1... ( read original story ...)
DBS melts digital adoption costs
DBS reveals widespread client interest in PayNow Corporate, including by government clients, such as Singapore Land Authority, insurance companies, as well as leading retailers and F&B chains. By auto... ( read original story ...)
HSBC activates PayNow Corporate
With the launch of PayNow Corporate, HSBC Singapore upgrades a peer-to-peer funds transfer service previously only available to retail customers. This service for corporate clients allows payments to ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore: Clouds on the horizon – Standard Chartered
Singapore’s Q2 final GDP growth was revised higher to 3.9% y/y from the advance print of 3.8%, easing from the revised 4.5% y/y in Q1 (from 4.3% due to the upward revision from manufacturing), notes t... ( read original story ...)
The new hot jobs at HSBC in Asia as region’s profit share reaches 87%
Earlier this year, HSBC acted as green structuring adviser on a $1.25bn green sukuk bond for the Republic of Indonesia, the first ever international offering of green securities by an Asian sovereign. ... ( read original story ...)
OCBC poll shows 2 in 3 SMEs likely to go cashless by 2023
SINGAPORE: Small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Singapore seem to be warming up to e-payments, with two in three surveyed by OCBC Bank indicating that they are likely to go cashless by 2023. ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore VC Firm Launches Dedicated $10 Million Cryptocurrency Fund
He stated: “We have a strong pipeline of five to 10 investments ready to go and made our first commitment to Singapore-based Sparrow Exchange [a peer-to-peer crypto options trading platform] already.” ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore to launch PayNow for business as cashless society objective comes to fruition
Singapore's ambition to create a cashless society is to receive a big boost with the forthcoming introduction of the banking industry's PayNow mobile app to the business community. Launched in July 20... ( read original story ...)
UOB home loan fully digitised by partnering four top property agencies
United Overseas Bank (UOB) on August 7 announced that it has brought together Singapore’s largest property ecosystem under one roof and has also launched a fully-digital solution for its UOB home loan ... ( read original story ...)
DBS Bank’s India Technology Development Centre wins Transformation Award
Established in 2016, DAH2 is DBS Bank's first technology development centre outside Singapore that supports the bank in strengthening its technological capabilities across the region as well as its di... ( read original story ...)
DBS played key role taking risks in its early years for S’pore
DBS played a crucial role in Singapore's early industrialisation, taking risks and absorbing downsides to benefit the country but not necessarily the bank itself, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said l... ( read original story ...)
Chart of the Day: See the declining trend in Singapore employees’ working hours
This chart from DBS shows the drop in the weekly working hours in Singapore, as well as other Asian countries. According to DBS, Singapore workers may see a reduction of five hours to 41.9 hours from ... ( read original story ...)
DBS Group Holdings Ltd’s Quarterly Profit up 20% but CEO Warns of Spillover Effects from Trade Conflict
Singapore banks have been in the spotlight recently as investors wonder what sort of impact the US-China trade conflict and the property cooling measures will have on them. On Thursday last week, DBS ... ( read original story ...)