The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and the State Bank of Viet Nam (SBV) have agreed to form a new partnership to encourage Fintech innovation while simultaneously strengthening cooperation in banking supervision. MAS has signed numerous bilateral ... ( read original story ...)
In profile: The men who could be Singapore’s next Prime Minister
and Mr Heng Swee Keat has his wish answered by continuing at the Ministry of Finance in the latest Cabinet reshuffle. From left to right: Mr Chan Chun Sing, Mr Ong Ye Kung, Mr Heng Swee Keat. SINGAPORE: Much has been discussed and written since the start ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Adds Another Woman to Its Male-Dominated Cabinet
Rajah, currently senior minister of state for law and finance, will become Minister in the Prime Minister ... and continue as Second Minister for Home Affairs. Before the changes, Singapore -- the only developed economy in Southeast Asia -- was among ... ( read original story ...)
Fintech Hubs Singapore and London Boost Professional Development in their regions with launch of AI Programme in Finance
Singapore, 24 April 2018 – Imagine having your bank loan approved within a minute. Or if you’re a finance professional, how about having a virtual assistant to plough through tons of financial data to decide which investment would yield a better return? ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s Shelved IPOs Pile Up as Summit, Qualitas Struggle
Singapore initial public offerings sure are having trouble getting over the finish line these days. It wasn’t for lack of trying. Summit Power, the biggest independent power producer in Bangladesh, secured a cornerstone investment from the Asian ... ( read original story ...)
Yes Bank gets RBI nod to open representative offices in London, Singapore
The expansion comes on the back of Yes Bank's first representative office in Abu Dhabi, followed by another office in GIFT City in Gandhinagar. New Delhi: Yes Bank bank has received Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) approval to open two representative offices ... ( read original story ...)
Ex-AIA CFO Alistair Chamberlain joins HSBC Insurance as global head of product and actuarial
SINGAPORE - HSBC Insurance announced it has appointed AIA's former chief financial officer Alistair Chamberlain as its global head of product and actuarial. Mr Chamberlain, who started at his new role on April 16, leads the bank's global chief actuary ... ( read original story ...)
YES BANK Receives Approval From RBI to Open Two International Representative Offices in London and Singapore
YES BANK's services to be now available to NRI population and Indian entities in London, Singapore and Abu Dhabi YES BANK, India's fourth largest private sector bank has received Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) approval to open two representative offices in ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Announces Greater Project Financing Support
During the recent Budget Statement for 2018, Singapore’s Ministry of Finance announced the creation of an Infrastructure Office to be established by Enterprise Singapore and the Monetary Authority of Singapore. The Infrastructure Office is intended to ... ( read original story ...)
Help! Colleagues at my bank in Singapore are resigning all around me
... 214166/10-tips-to-make-recruiters-chase-you-with-brand-new-banking-jobs/ It’s that time of year here at the US bank I work for in Singapore: bonuses have been paid..and people resigning. I work in the HR/recruitment team at my bank and I can tell ... ( read original story ...)
DREP Foundation Strengthening In-depth Exchange of Sino-Singapore Technology Innovation, Co-establishing Sino-Singapore Innovation Alliance (SSIA)
SINGAPORE, April 23, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Sino-Singapore Innovation Alliance (SSIA) was established in Shanghai on April 21 st. As the core member of the alliance, DREP Foundation joined the signing ceremony alongside QTUM Foundation. Together with ... ( read original story ...)
DBS : launches real-time digital cross-border payment tracking for all corporate and SME clients
Corporate and SME clients in Singapore and Hong Kong the first to benefit from real-time tracking at no additional cost More than 200,000 of DBS' corporate and SME clients will now be able to benefit from better cashflow visibility through real-time cross ... ( read original story ...)
Here are the latest new IPOs in Singapore – Should you invest in them?
Singapore has seen a good number of IPOs in the small to mid-cap segments as well as REITS for the past 6 months from the end of 2017 to current 2018. Companies undergoing IPO usually involves founder or co-founders or founding shareholders ceding control ... ( read original story ...)
Techcombank to price Vietnam’s biggest IPO at top end, raise $922 million: source
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Vietnam Technological and Commercial Joint Stock Bank is set to price its global equity offering at the top end of an indicative range, raising roughly $922 million and marking the country’s biggest-ever IPO, a source familiar with ... ( read original story ...)
Straits Times Index STI Supporting Stock Market Bulls
Straits Times Index (STI) is regarded as the benchmark index for the Singapore stock market. It tracks the performance of the top 30 companies listed on the Singapore Exchange. It is jointly calculated by Singapore Exchange (SGX), Singapore Press Holdings ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore to set up first seed bank
SINGAPORE - Singapore will have its first seed bank next year, storing seeds of up to 25,000 plant species, in an effort to protect local and regional plant diversity. The Singapore Botanic Gardens Seed Bank will be set up by the National Parks Board ... ( read original story ...)