Bursa mulling dual-class shares as battle for IPOs heats up

“Bursa Malaysia has worked very effectively to improve the governance foundations of their market, but even Bursa cannot resist the pressure to consider dual-class shares if Singapore and Hong Kong exchanges convince themselves that quantity of IPOs ... ( read original story ...)

Schooling wins record fourth Sportsman of the Year gong

Such Sporting Deeds Deserve Retelling" by Rohit Brijnath, The Straits Times Best Sports Event of the Year (International): HSBC Singapore Rugby Sevens 2016 Best Sports Event of the Year (Local): Standard Chartered Marathon Singapore 2016 ( read original story ...)

The top Australian credit cards for hotel perks and privileges

Virgin Australia Velocity and Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer), with double points awarded on all hotel, airline and international transactions. Next in line, Citibank's flagship Citi Prestige Visa Infinite credit card, offering one free hotel night each year ... ( read original story ...)

CFTE Working with MAS to Help ASEAN Finance Professionals

The Centre for Finance, Technology and Entrepreneurship (CFTE) has signalled its intention today to set up its first international hub in Singapore. CFTE has been working closely with the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) to formalise plans to expand ... ( read original story ...)

On the right track for Stanchart Singapore Marathon

This year's Standard Chartered Singapore Marathon (SCSM) will be a special one for women. Together with local running club Rockrunners, SCSM organisers launched the Women's Squad Activation; a customised training programme to help women prepare for the Dec ... ( read original story ...)

Grab launches GrabNow to encourage taxi drivers to go cashless

Grab has launched GrabNow in Singapore, which allows passengers to flag down and ... With this new feature, all GrabTaxi driver-partners with POSB or DBS bank accounts can instantly transfer fares collected through GrabPay into their bank accounts, and ... ( read original story ...)

Passengers can now pay for street-hail rides via Grab app

SINGAPORE — Ride-hailing company Grab on Monday (Aug 7 ... Under the Instant Cash Out feature, all GrabTaxi driver-partners with POSB or DBS bank accounts can instantly transfer fares collected via GrabPay into their bank accounts and withdraw their ... ( read original story ...)

GrabNow service to target street-hail market

This is in line with Singapore trying to push for a cashless society ... Grab also launched an instant payout feature that allows drivers with POSB or DBS bank accounts to instantly transfer fares collected via GrabPay into their bank accounts. ( read original story ...)

UOB loans expected to grow 4.5%

This will push net interest income to grow 8%. Following a strong net interest income in the past quarter, Singapore big bank UOB is expected to grow loans by 4.5% yearly. According to RHB analyst Leng Seng Choon, this will come as net interest margin ... ( read original story ...)

ANZ migration to DBS on track for full completion by early 2018

ANZ's wealth management and retail banking business in Singapore was migrated across to DBS Bank over the weekend, said the Singapore lender yesterday. The process involved transferring ANZ customer databases to DBS while staff moved their belongings to ... ( read original story ...)