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I signed on my resignation letter. End up my lanjiao manager go write me a new one to sign. The letter he made consists of untrue details whereby I don't agree to. "To Kenneth Chen, thank you for your mentorship and guidance. You have made important ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore has emerged as the top destination for Asian businesses expanding abroad, according to a UOB survey out yesterday. The country's stable political and social climate is a strong draw in these challenging times as overseas expansion becomes more ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE: Singapore has been chosen as the top destination for business expansion among Asian companies for the second year running, according to survey findings released by UOB on Wednesday (Oct 19). One-third, or 32 per cent, of Asian enterprises polled ... ( read original story ...)

According to the United Overseas Bank (UOB) Asian Enterprise Survey 2016, Singapore has retained its top spot as Asian enterprises' favourite expansion destination. One-third of Asian enterprises surveyed chose the city-state as the market that they would ... ( read original story ...)

SSINGAPORE - Singapore retained its top spot as Asia's favourite business expansion destination, according to a UOB survey. One third, or 32 per cent, of the 2,500 business leaders surveyed said they would choose the Republic as the market to expand into ... ( read original story ...)

Who is he: Man…really? At least 70% of the statues in Singapore are based off him. Kidding. And he invented the cross-your-arms-look-off-camera look. This is the Raffles we’re talking about. Which UOB personality he is: #Globetrotter Why: Born in ... ( read original story ...)

United Overseas Bank (UOB) is launching soon a virtual marketplace for its small and medium enterprise (SME) clients – a first in Singapore by a commercial bank. The bank signed an agreement with cloudBuy, a global provider of cloud-based e-commerce and ... ( read original story ...)

United Overseas Bank (UOB) has signed an agreement with cloudBuy, a global provider of cloud-based e-commerce and business-to-business (B2B) solutions to create a virtual marketplace for the Bank’s small- and medium-sized enterprise (SME) customers. ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE: A new postgraduate course will be offered here from Saturday (Oct 22) to boost training of the country's railway engineers. It's a collaboration between SMRT and the United Kingdom's University of Birmingham (UoB). Announcing details of the ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore’s central bank on Tuesday shut down a second Swiss bank in the city-state and fined banks DBS and UBS in its biggest crackdown on alleged money-laundering activities connected with Malaysian sovereign fund 1MDB. The Monetary Authority of ... ( read original story ...)

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) said it had ordered Falcon Bank to cease operations in the city-state because of "serious failures in anti-money-laundering (AML) controls and improper conduct" by senior management both at the head office in ... ( read original story ...)

That puts Singapore in a vulnerable position, concerning a renewed sell-off in Singapore equities and a repeat of severe turbulence seen at the beginning of 2016. There was severe turbulence surrounding the Singapore economy and markets early in 2016 with ... ( read original story ...)

Recent jitters over how Singapore will cope with the current myriad of economic challenges it faces, including Brexit, the slowdown in China and weakened global demand, have led to a cut in the economic growth forecast for the nation. The most recent ... ( read original story ...)

Bankers in Singapore scrambling to get into fintech, but most don’t make the cut. Here’s my advice for beating the competition. Banking recruitment in 2016 has turned out to be a bit of non-event in Singapore (I should know, I’m banking recruiter). ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE The growing risk of a recession in Singapore has raised the prospects of an off-cycle easing in policy, although for now the consensus among economists is for the central bank to sit tight in the hope the economy sparks to life. Ten out of 15 ... ( read original story ...)

Or is it? Many of the most in-demand banking jobs in Singapore and Hong Kong are actually rather on the dull side. But taking one of these “boring” roles could eventually lead to something better, say recruiters. 1. Internal audit Banks in Asia are ... ( read original story ...)