Nervous that your banking job will soon be heading to India? Here’s how to stay employed in Singapore or Hong Kong. http://news.efinancialcareers.com/sg-en/289689/trends-singapore-banking-jobs/ Global banks continue to shift back-office and tech-support ... ( read original story ...)
Half-Time Report: How Are The IPOs In Singapore In 2017 Faring?
In this week alone, there were two new IPOs to the Singapore market, namely NetLink NBM Trust and Union Gas Holdings. This brings the total number of IPOs as of 21 July 2017 to 12. All of these IPOs marked their entrance on the market with an opening price ... ( read original story ...)
UPDATE 2-Singtel’s NetLink makes tepid debut; more Singapore IPOs in pipeline
SINGAPORE, July 19 (Reuters) - NetLink NBN Trust units closed steady at their offer price on Wednesday, although analysts said the muted debut was not a surprise given the large size of the listing and that the outlook for Singapore's IPO market remained ... ( read original story ...)
Marathon: Singapore ‘a great global stage’
And that can only help the Standard Chartered Singapore Marathon's (SCSM) hopes of achieving elite status. The WMM, an international series featuring the world's largest and most well-known marathons, comprises marathons in Berlin, Boston, Chicago ... ( read original story ...)
Singaporean bank UOB planning wholly owned unit in Vietnam
This marked its ninth such unit in the region, after ones in China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore and Thailand. UOB has arranged more than $3 billion in foreign direct investment from Asia to Vietnam in sectors including ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s Influential Female Corporate Leaders
Adeline has also held various other leadership roles at Visa, Citibank, and UOB. She has been a part of the startup team for Jetstar as well as a board member of Singapore Tourism. linkedin.com/in/adeline-kim-0a317522 2 Anamika Talwar Managing Director ... ( read original story ...)
15 Local Dishes You Shouldn’t Miss at The First Singapore Restaurant Festival!
For starters DBS and POSB cardmembers are entitled to purchase the exclusive Singapore Restaurant Festival Dining Voucher Set worth $100 at a discounted rate of $70, which is redeemable at over 200 participating restaurants! That’s equivalent to a 30% ... ( read original story ...)
OCBC Bank fights money laundering with AI double act
Singapore’s OCBC Bank has piloted two fintech solutions from a pair of start-ups as it looks to combat money laundering and terrorism financing via artificial intelligence (AI). The two firms involved – BlackSwan Technologies and Silent Eight – were ... ( read original story ...)
DBS raises S$685m through first green bond by a local financial institution
SINGAPORE—DBS Group Holdings has launched Singapore’s first green bond by a financial institution. The US$500 million (S$685 million) floating rate green bonds will be issued with a five-year maturity, to yield a quarterly coupon of three-month US ... ( read original story ...)
Some banking services to be disrupted over 2 days in August, DBS warns
SINGAPORE — Customers of Singapore’s largest banking group DBS Bank may experience problems in accessing selected banking services on the DBS network over the first weekend of August, according to an email sent out to the bank’s clients seen by TODAY. ( read original story ...)
DBS warning: Some Singapore services to be disrupted over 2 days
On its notices and maintenance page on the bank’s website, it adds: “Some disruptions to DBS/POSB services can be expected due to the transfer of ANZ Singapore’s retail and wealth products.” DBS announced last year it had agreed to acquire ANZ ... ( read original story ...)
UOB receives in-principle licence for Vietnamese subsidiary
Singapore’s United Overseas Bank has received the in-principle licence from the State Bank in Vietnam to open a subsidiary in the country. UOB is the first Singaporean bank to receive the licence for a foreign-owned subsidiary in Vietnam The bank will ... ( read original story ...)
Traders Rejoice: Lunch Break Is Returning to Singapore’s Stock Market
Traders in Singapore soon won’t have to worry about being chained to their desks for lunch. Singapore Exchange, known as SGX, said earlier this week that it will reinstate a daily one-hour lunch break, in which trading will stop from noon to 1 p.m. local ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Stock Market May Extend Winning Streak
The winning streak has hit five sessions now for the Singapore stock market, which has advanced almost 120 points or 3.6 percent along the way. The Straits Times Index now rests just above the 3,325-point plateau and the market is looking at another green ... ( read original story ...)
Biggest IPO in six years, NetLink debuts on SGX
The company, which owns the fibre network that is the foundation of Singapore’s next generation nationwide broadband network, is the broadband unit of telecom company Singtel. The initial public offering (IPO) was two times subscribed with S$4.7 billion ... ( read original story ...)
HSBC becomes first banks send FIXML messages over Swift for clearing
Tony Lewis, HSBC Head of Securities Services for Singapore said: “Following a number of successful implementations in the region, it is a pleasure to work with SWIFT and SGX on extending our network to cover all domestic clearing and settlements in ... ( read original story ...)