Expats living in Singapore are the happiest with their new lives, according to a new list that ranks the best expat destinations in the world. If you're looking to start a new chapter in your life, the results of the latest HSBC Expat Explorer Survey ... ( read original story ...)
S’pore remains top expat destination for third year running: HSBC
SINGAPORE— The Republic has again been rated by expatriates as the best country in the world to live and work in, and is the only country in Asia to be in the top 10, in the latest annual HSBC Expat Explorer survey. Economic and political stability ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore has the richest, safest, and best quality of life for expats
Singapore is the best place to live in the world as an expat, according to HSBC’s 10th annual “Expat Explorer: Broadening Perspectives” survey. HSBC commissioned Britain’s YouGov polling agency to survey nearly 28,000 expats (people aged 18 or over ... ( read original story ...)
TPG Consortium Seeks Buyers for Indonesian Finance Company
SINGAPORE—An investor group that includes U.S. private-equity firm TPG Capital is looking to sell its controlling stake in one of Indonesia’s oldest finance companies, in a deal that could value the company at about $1 billion, according to people ... ( read original story ...)
HSBC : Singapore the top expat destination for third year in a
Switzerland, New Zealand, Netherlands top the Economics, Experience and Family sub league tables Singapore has again been rated by expats as the best country in the world to live and work, in the new HSBC Expat Explorer survey. Singapore saw off ... ( read original story ...)
Godrej Agrovet IPO opens on 4 October, price band at Rs450-460 per share
The IPO will close on 6 October ... which at the upper end of the price band will fetch the Singapore state-owned investor about Rs565.8 crore. Temasek invested Rs572 crore in 2012. Post share sale, Temasek will hold 13% in Godrej Agrovet. ( read original story ...)
Singapore hopes to boost blockchain, eyes fintech firms
Singapore is aiming to position itself as a hub for blockchain development in commodity trading, with start-ups looking to boost access to trade finance and eliminate the opportunity for fraud. Several firms launching in coming months will offer digital ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore the Top Expat Destination for Third Year in a Row
Singapore has again been rated by expats as the best country in the world to live and work, in the new HSBC Expat Explorer survey. Singapore saw off competition from Norway, which rose four places to come second. Culturally very different yet both highly ... ( read original story ...)
Godrej Group’s animal feeds unit to sell shares in India IPO
Godrej Agrovet is selling up to 2.92 million shares in the IPO, while parent Godrej Industries is offloading shares worth up to 3 billion rupees. Singapore's Temasek Holdings, which owns a 20% stake in the company, will sell up to 12.3 million shares ... ( read original story ...)
Further Damage Expected For Singapore Shares
(RTTNews.com) - The Singapore stock market headed south again on Monday, one session after it had ended the three-day slide in which it had stumbled almost 30 points or 0.9 percent. The Straits Times Index now rests just above the 3,215-point plateau and ... ( read original story ...)
Making sense of Belt and Road – The Asean bank: UOB
Cheong says UOB has acquired more than 1,200 FDI customers just by providing them with this connectivity. Singapore banks see a few cards they can play. One is the solid argument that any Chinese company active in southeast Asia ought to use Singapore as a ... ( read original story ...)
Manufacturing output up 19.1% in August in boost to Q3 growth
Economists from DBS, United Overseas Bank (UOB) and Maybank Kim Eng expect third-quarter gross domestic product growth to range from above 3 per cent to 4.3 per cent. The Singapore economy had grown by 2.9 per cent year-on-year in the second quarter. ( read original story ...)
Here’s how SATS could benefit from Qantas’ Singapore comeback
SATS could be in for a feast following Qantas Airways' recent change of transit hubs, according to UOB Kay Hian. Qantas previously announced that from 18 March, it will shift its transit hub from Dubai to Singapore for its kangaroo routes. Consequently ... ( read original story ...)
Blockchain booster: Singapore eyes commodity fintech firms
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore is aiming to position itself as a hub for blockchain development in commodity trading, with start-ups looking to boost access to trade finance and eliminate the opportunity for fraud. Several firms launching in coming months ... ( read original story ...)
Ripple Supports Singapore’s Fintech Hub Aspirations With New Office
and stay tuned for more information about CEO Brad Garlinghouse’s upcoming keynote at the Singapore FinTech Festival in November. Here at Fintech Finance, we work with renowned executives in the industry to provide key decision-makers globally within ... ( read original story ...)
Which banks and securities houses lead in Asian local currency bonds?
HSBC leads in the Hong Kong-dollar bond market for the primary ... investors parking their money into CNY-denominated credit. DBS is the front-runner in Singapore, both as a primary arranger and in the corporate bond space. For one Singapore-based ... ( read original story ...)