SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore's retail sales in February fell from a year earlier for the first time since August, due to a sharp drop in the sales of food, beverages and apparel and a decline in sales at department stores and supermarkets, data showed ... ( read original story ...)
DBS to roll out digital tokens by next year
Singapore's largest bank, DBS, is rolling out "soft" tokens for its 2.6 million online and mobile banking customers to replace hardware tokens. The soft token, or digital token, is being embedded in DBS' digibank app and personalised for every user in ... ( read original story ...)
3 Things Singapore Employers Can Do to Help Their Employees Be More Engaged
In fact, Singapore’s employee engagement score fell by 4% in 2016, which suggests that people are becoming even less satisfied at work. For employers, this is a big headache. The cream of the crop tend to quickly get poached by big MNCs, leaving SMEs to ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Tire Market Forecast and Opportunities, 2011 – 2021
LONDON, April 11, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Singapore is a major hub for global financial and commercial activities. Vehicle motorization rate (for passenger cars and commercial vehicles) in the country stood at around 150 vehicles per 1,000 people, as of 2014. ( read original story ...)
Lower Open Tipped For Singapore Stock Market
(RTTNews.com) - The Singapore stock market on Tuesday wrote a finish to the two-day winning streak in which it had gained 6 points or 0.2 percent. The Straits Times Index now rests just beneath the 3,175-point plateau, and the market may tick slightly ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore, Shanghai institutions to enhance collaboration in financial sector
Singapore's Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp (OCBC) inked agreements with Shanghai-based institutions to support collaboration in areas including trade finance, corporate and investment banking and loans and cross-border financing. The bank’s group chief ... ( read original story ...)
Manulife Acquires 8 Cross Street In Singapore
TORONTO, April 11, 2017 /CNW/ - Manulife Real Estate today announced that it has acquired 8 Cross Street, a 28-storey, 355,000 square foot, Class A office tower located in Singapore. The transaction, valued at US$526 million, is the second largest in ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore REITs: Do they still possess long term value?
Singapore REITs: Do they still possess long term value? Globally, real estate investment trusts (REITs) have become a popular way for investors to invest in property while at the same time receiving an income. This is particularly true in Singapore, which ... ( read original story ...)
“Where’s The Market Going Next?”
Due to my job with the Motley Fool Singapore, in which I write about my observations on the stock market and help pick stocks for our newsletter services Stock Advisor Singapore and Stock Advisor Gold, I do get asked such questions quite a fair bit. ( read original story ...)
Singapore Bourse May Extend Winning Streak
(RTTNews.com) - The Singapore stock market has inched higher in back-to-back sessions, although it has gained just 6 points or 0.2 percent in that span. The Straits Times Index now rests just above the 3,180-point plateau, and the market may tick slightly ... ( read original story ...)
Wealth in Singapore: Sizing the Market Opportunity 2017
"Wealth in Singapore: Sizing the Market Opportunity 2017" analyzes the Singaporean wealth and retail savings and investments markets, with a focus on the HNW segment. The report is based on our proprietary datasets. Read the full report: http ... ( read original story ...)
OCBC, UOB customers can now withdraw cash from either bank’s ATMs for free
SINGAPORE: Customers of Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp (OCBC) and United Overseas Bank (UOB) will not have to pay fees to withdraw cash from either bank’s ATMs until the end of this year, both banks said on Monday (Apr 10). Previously, customers from both ... ( read original story ...)
UOB, OCBC customers can now withdraw cash from either bank’s ATMs for free
SINGAPORE: Customers of Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp (OCBC) and United Overseas Bank (UOB) will not have to pay fees to withdraw cash from either bank’s ATMs until the end of this year, both banks said on Monday (Apr 10). Previously, customers from both ... ( read original story ...)
OCBC and UOB offer free shared ATM transactions
SINGAPORE — From April 1, customers of Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation (OCBC Bank) and United Overseas Bank (UOB) have access to free, unlimited cash withdrawals at either bank’s automated teller machines (ATM). Previously, customers were entitled ... ( read original story ...)
UOB, OCBC customers can now withdraw cash from both banks' ATMs for free
Ms Jacquelyn Tan, UOB's head of personal financial services in Singapore, said: "This partnership delivers on all three expectations (faster, simpler, and more convenient banking services) as customers have more ATMs to choose from and do not have to worry ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s DBS to boost private banking in London
Singapore’s DBS, south-east Asia’s biggest bank by assets, will use a new UK licence to quadruple the size of its hitherto tiny London wealth management operation, in a post-Brexit endorsement of the UK as a destination for rich Asian investors DBS ... ( read original story ...)