Doha Bank, one of Qatar's top banks, is expanding its operations overseas with plans to open a fully fledged banking operation in Singapore. Sheikh Abdul Rehman bin Mohammad bin Jabor Al Thani, managing director of Doha Bank, said the bank intends to enter ... ( read original story ...)
How to Analyze a Bank’s Profitability
The Foolish Bottom Line Bank stocks in Singapore have been on a roll in recent months. There are a mulitutude of factors that could have caused this. Tailwinds include the proposal of the ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) Economic Community ... ( read original story ...)
I moved from Sydney to Singapore for a top banking job. Here’s why I don’t want to leave
I shifted to Singapore in 2009 to take a senior job in banking. This is why I’m still enjoying working there. http://news.efinancialcareers.com/sg-en/276789/td-securities-hiring-singapore-sc/ In 2009 senior economist Annette Beacher moved with her ... ( read original story ...)
Narrow Trading Range Expected For Singapore Shares
(RTTNews.com) - The Singapore stock market has finished lower in two straight sessions, falling more than 25 points or 0.8 percent along the way. The Straits Times Index now rests just beneath the 3,330-point plateau, and the market may continue to spin ... ( read original story ...)
5 Out-Of-The-Box Mooncake Flavours With Great Discounts That You Must Try This Mid-Autumn Festival 2017
Enjoy 20% off Baked mooncakes and 15% off Snowskin & Mini Custard Lava with Vanilla mooncakes till 3 September 2017 when you pay with HSBC credit card. Regent Singapore has themes for each mid-autumn festival, and this year’s theme is showcased in a ... ( read original story ...)
YouGov: Singapore Airlines ranks top for brand health
Four local brands – Singapore Airlines, The Straits Times, POSB Bank and DBS – have been ranked among the top 10 in YouGov BrandIndex’s inaugural global brand health rankings. The Index score, which evaluates overall brand health, is used for the ... ( read original story ...)
Cooper points Standard Chartered in the right direction
who had held senior positions including head of corporate and investment banking in Singapore, CEO of Korea and deputy chairman and CEO of the Middle East and North Africa business. Simon Cooper, CEO of Standard Chartered's corporate and institutional ... ( read original story ...)
Olam International : completes US$400.0 million debt refinancing
N.A., Singapore Branch and Standard Chartered Bank, as Mandated Lead Arrangers for the Facility. Jayant Parande, President & Global Head of Treasury & Investor Relations of Olam said: 'We are pleased to have secured this refinancing which extends our debt ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Stock Exchange gives dual-class shares a secondary listing toehold
Photographer: Ore Huiying/Bloomberg The Singapore Stock Exchange said companies with dual-class share structures that have primary listings on developed market exchanges can seek secondary listings on the Singapore exchange. But amid consultations begun ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Shipping quarterly profit grows
Singapore-listed car carrier owner makes more and sets its sights on acquisition opportunities. Singapore Shipping Corp (SSC) has pushed up its profit in the first quarter and is keen on acquisition opportunities. The vehicle carrier owner booked net ... ( read original story ...)
What Is The Singapore Market Really Made Up Of?
You always hear people saying, “Donno what to buy? Then just buy the market lor”. But what exactly does buying the market mean? Do you even know what you are buying? Without appreciating the underlying, things might end up like this Dilbert joke on ... ( read original story ...)
Will These Countries be the Next Singapore?
Singapore’s economy is often used as a prime example of how business-friendly policies can jumpstart a country’s growth. Most of our readers are probably familiar with Singapore’s transformation from a malarial swamp to one of the richest nations on ... ( read original story ...)
The Cards and Payments Industry in Singapore Market: check payments, payment cards, cash transactions
GlobalDatas "The Cards and Payments Industry in Singapore: Emerging Trends and Opportunities to ... and in May 2016 relaunched Dash in collaboration with Standard Charted Bank, Citibank, DBS Bank, OCBC Bank, and UOB telecom provider Singtel. ( read original story ...)
DBS expects RBI to cut its policy rates by 0.25%
The Development Bank of Singapore expects the Reserve Bank of India to cut its ... retaining the flexibility to react to the evolving inflation trajectory, said DBS, a leading Asian bank with focus on further expanding in India. “We expect a 25 basis ... ( read original story ...)
DBS : appoints new Digital Head for its Institutional Banking business
Earlier this month, DBS partnered with MSIG to bring instant claims payments to Singapore's travel insurance sector through the bank's new Application Programming Interface (API) called DBS IDEAL RAPID. DBS' corporate banking mobile platform includes a ... ( read original story ...)
DBS expects RBI to cut its policy rates by 0.25 per cent
Singapore: The Development Bank of Singapore expects Reserves ... retaining the flexibility to react to the evolving inflation trajectory, said DBS, a leading Asian bank with focus on further expanding in India. "We expect a 25 basis points (0.25 per ... ( read original story ...)