Prepared to be shocked by how much they earn. http://news.efinancialcareers.com/sg-en/286672/singapore-commercial-banking/ Summer interns should, in theory, be focused on one thing as they play at being bankers: nailing down a full-time job offer for the ... ( read original story ...)
UOB inks deals to boost Singapore-China links
It was signed on the back of strong trade and investment flows. UOB signed two Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs) aimed at boosting cross-border opportunities between Singapore and China. The deals include one with Shanghai-based infrastructure construction ... ( read original story ...)
Finance posts dominate highest paying jobs in Singapore
A finance controller takes home up to $15,000 a month. For a costly city like Singapore, every day is a battle of the fittest. For the fourth consecutive row, Singapore remained at the top of the most expensive cities to live in, dominating more than 130 ... ( read original story ...)
Steady Start Predicted For Singapore Stock Market
(RTTNews.com) - The Singapore stock market on Thursday wrote a finish to the two-day losing streak in which it had surrendered more than 45 points or 1.4 percent. The Straits Times Index now rests just above the 3,215-point plateau and it figures to be ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore: An Industry Update
Singapore has long been a global finance, transport, and commerce hub. As the fourth-richest country in the world in terms of GDP per capita, the city-state is well placed to drive innovation and become a truly international hub. Singapore is in ... ( read original story ...)
IPO value slumps in first half of year, set to pick up later
SINGAPORE — Initial public offerings (IPO) on the Singapore Exchange (SGX) slumped by more than three quarters in the first half of the year from the corresponding period last year as companies stayed away despite the stock market rally. However ... ( read original story ...)
Handsome waiter at S’pore Hai Di Lao outlet has got netizens hungry for more than just hot pot
Move aside handsome airport officer and yandao POSB guy, there's a new cutie stealing women's hearts. A waiter working at a Hai Di Lao outlet in Singapore has captured the attention of women online. Bite of SG posted a 'cutie alert' on their Facebook page ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Shares Likely Rangebound On Thursday
(RTTNews.com) - The Singapore stock market has moved lower in consecutive trading days, giving away more than 45 points or 1.4 percent along the way. The Straits Times Index now rests just above the 3,200-point plateau and it's looking at a flat lead for ... ( read original story ...)
DBS sees opportunities from capital account opening in China, reform in India
SINGAPORE (Nikkei Markets) -- DBS Group Holdings expects two developments to boost opportunities for the bank in the next few years, according to its chief executive. The first is structural reforms and the clampdown on corruption in India, which would ... ( read original story ...)
From Singapore to China to IPO
Calvin Cheng has taken an unusual path. This time a decade ago, he was an executive in the modelling industry in his native Singapore. A few years later, he set up his own company in China. Today he’s taking that to IPO. “I was never in the modelling ... ( read original story ...)
Change to POSB Invest-Saver
That’s how I noticed the recent update to the POSB Invest-Saver this month. For both the Singapore ETFs [i.e. Nikko AM SG STI ETF (G3B on SGX) and ABF SG Bond Index Fund (A35 on SGX)], the monthly debiting from the savings account is now on the 15th ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore – HRnetGroup makes strong IPO debut trading above IPO price
Singapore-based recruitment firm HRnetGroup made its IPO debut on the Singapore Exchange (SGX) on Friday reaching a peak trading share price of up to SGD 0.96 (USD 0.69), up 6.7% from its IPO price of SGD 0.90 (USD 0.65). Shares closed at SGD 0.925 (USD 0.67). ( read original story ...)
Best Cashback Credit Cards in Singapore
DBS/POSB has updated its ever-popular cashback card with several ... Categories: This card gives you 7% cash rebate on dining both in Singapore and abroad, and 5% cashback on supermarkets, hospital bills (this is just awesome, isn’t it?), ( read original story ...)
OCBC Bank issues Writ of Summons to Nam Cheong unit over US$10 million owed
SINGAPORE - OCBC Bank has commenced legal action against a unit of offshore marine group Nam Cheong over US$10 million owed to the bank. The firm and its subsidiary Nam Cheong International (NCIL) have on Monday (June 19) received a Writ of Summons and ... ( read original story ...)
Singaporean banks ramp up cashless payment capabilities
Singapore banks are among these companies; they have been investing in fintech that eases cashless transactions to raise their game compared to other mobile payment companies. DBS Bank (DBS) and OCBC Bank have launched QR code payments as an alternative ... ( read original story ...)
UOB signs two deals to boost Chinese firms’ expansion into Southeast Asia
SINGAPORE - Local lender UOB signed two agreements to facilitate Chinese companies expanding into Southeast Asia through China's Belt and Road initiative. Mr Wee Ee Cheong, deputy chairman and chief executive of UOB, said: "China and Southeast Asia form ... ( read original story ...)