DBS hires leading project finance banker in Singapore

DBS has hired one of Singapore’s top project finance bankers into an executive director role. http://news.efinancialcareers.com/sg-en/280389/lawrence-lua-dbs-private-bank/ DBS has hired one of Singapore’s leading project finance bankers into an ... ( read original story ...)

New UOB account allows customers to earn KrisFlyer miles

SINGAPORE: A new United Overseas Bank (UOB) account was launched on Tuesday (Apr 18) that allows customers to earn KrisFlyer miles when they save or spend. The KrisFlyer UOB Account, which will be available from Wednesday, allows customers who prefer to ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore Shares Tipped To Open Under Pressure

(RTTNews.com) - The Singapore stock market has finished lower in three straight trading days, sliding almost 50 points or 1.6 percent along the way. The Straits Times Index remains just beneath the 3,140-point plateau, and the market may open in the red ... ( read original story ...)

3 Credit Card Sign-Up Offers That Will Lure You In

The competition is tough for banks and other credit card issuers in Singapore! This is why most have employed ... In partnership with the famous taxi-booking app, Citibank wants to reward its Citi Cash Back Card applicants with S$70 worth of Grab vouchers ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore Shares May End Losing Streak

(RTTNews.com) - The Singapore stock market has moved lower in back-to-back sessions, sliding almost 50 points or 1.6 percent along the way. The Straits Times Index now rests just beneath the 3,140-point plateau, although the market may stop the bleeding on ... ( read original story ...)

OCBC Bank launches internship for Singaporean undergraduates

It aims not only to introduce participants to the world of banking, but feature the deliberate inculcating of entrepreneurship skills and knowledge. From the pool of applicants, 26 penultimate-year undergraduates from the top Singapore universities ... ( read original story ...)

DBS customers to have access to 24/7 foreign exchange

SINGAPORE — DBS Bank customers will be able to transact currency exchanges in 12 major currencies through their DBS Internet banking and mobile banking platforms sometime in the third quarter of the year, said the Singapore bank on Tuesday (April 18). ( read original story ...)

OCBC wants ideas from 26 interns for bank of the future

SINGAPORE — Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp (OCBC), Singapore’s second-largest lender, has selected more than two dozen bright young minds from a pool of over 500 applicants for a six-month internship that will require the students to think of a solution ... ( read original story ...)

3 potential threats DBS must beware of

Interest rate hike is one of them. Singapore’s largest bank, DBS Group Holdings Ltd (SGX: D05), released its 2016 annual report in late March this year. In the annual report, the bank’s chief executive officer, Piyush Gupta, mentioned the possibility ... ( read original story ...)

Canadian men win 1st World Rugby 7s tournament in Singapore

Canada made men's rugby sevens history Sunday, winning a Cup final on the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series for the first time. And the Canadians did it the hard way at the Singapore Sevens, defeating No. 4 New Zealand 26-14 and No. 3 England 17-5 before ... ( read original story ...)

82 1-for-1 Dining Deals You Must Know About Right Now

Froth is a modern Asian Fusion concept kitchen located in the heart of Singapore’s Central Business District and UOB card members can have two main courses for the price of one on Weekdays during dinner from 6pm – close and full day on weekends. ( read original story ...)