Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Ltd (ANZ), whose gold bullion business is one of Asia's largest, said on Thursday it was closing its precious metals vault in Singapore. The move follows the ba... ( read original story ...)
StanChart’s Singapore Unit Completes First Blockchain-Powered Trade Finance Deal
The Singapore unit of London-headquartered multinational banking and financial services firm Standard Chartered has completed its first blockchain-powered trade finance deal. The news was reported ... ( read original story ...)
StanChart makes its first Singapore trade finance deal using blockchain
SEE ALSO: Finance sector plays important role in directing capital for environmental benefit: Masagos Zulkifli Ujjwal Jain, head of trade for the Singapore transaction banking business, said in a stat... ( read original story ...)
Grand Venture Technology trades above IPO price on Catalist debut
SINGAPORE - Grand Venture Technology opened on the Catalist board at $0.27 on Wednesday morning (Jan 23), below its initial public offering (IPO) price of $0.275 a share. But the homegrown manufacturi... ( read original story ...)
Former UOB relationship manager admits misappropriating $200,000 from illiterate client
SINGAPORE - A United Overseas Bank (UOB) relationship manager abused his illiterate client's trust and misappropriated more than $200,000 from the man after convincing him to sign various forms. Yap B... ( read original story ...)
Lazada Promo Codes & Credit Card Promotions in Singapore (2019)
Everyone in Singapore uses Lazada to buy stuff ... Credit card User type Promo code Expiry DBS/POSB New 20% off capped at $10 30 Jun 2019 Citibank New 20% off capped at $10 30 Jun 2019 Standard Charte... ( read original story ...)
Keppel DC REIT brimming with growth opportunities, but vulnerable to competition: DBS
SINGAPORE (Jan 23): DBS Vickers Securities is maintaining “buy” on Keppel DC REIT (KDC REIT) while raising its target price from $1.52 to $1.60, which is the highest on the street, after the REIT’s 4Q... ( read original story ...)
UOB renews bancassurance deal with Prudential for S$1.15b
The insurer's offerings are already available to the bank's consumer-banking customers in Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand. UOB has more than 400 branches across the five markets, providing ... ( read original story ...)
MAS plans to boost stock market by subsidising listing expenses, analyst salaries — will it work?
Dubbed the Grant for Equity Market Singapore, the three-year initiative is to help enterprises raise capital in the local stock market. One component of GEMS is a “listing grant”, where MAS will foot ... ( read original story ...)
DBS, POSB customers targeted in new SMS phishing scams
In a press statement yesterday, the Singapore Police Force and DBS Bank said since September ... This, after clicking on phishing website addresses in SMSes purportedly sent by DBS or POSB. The victim... ( read original story ...)
Resurgence of phishing scams targeting DBS Bank customers via SMS: Police
SINGAPORE - There has been a resurgence of phishing SMSes purportedly sent by DBS or POSB, the police said in a joint statement with DBS Bank on Tuesday (Jan 22). The authorities have received more th... ( read original story ...)
Tickets for HSBC Singapore Rugby Sevens 2019 Now on Sale
Tickets for the HSBC Singapore Rugby Sevens 2019, which takes place at the National Stadium on 13-14 April, are now on sale, with an Early Bird discount offer through 28 February 2019. A Premium weeke... ( read original story ...)
DBS ‘open’ to investing in startups, CEO says
SINGAPORE -- DBS Group Holdings is open to investing in digital economy startups and forging partnerships to gain access to new customers, according to the chief executive of Southeast Asia's ... ( read original story ...)
Temasek frustrated with Standard Chartered turnround
Standard Chartered’s largest investor Temasek has grown frustrated with the slow pace of chief executive Bill Winters’ turnround and is stepping up pressure on the UK-listed bank ahead of his pivotal ... ( read original story ...)
Temasek ramps up pressure over Standard Chartered turnround: FT
SINGAPORE (Jan 21): Standard Chartered’s largest investor Temasek has grown frustrated with the slow pace of chief executive Bill Winters’ turnround, according to a report by The Financial Times of UK ... ( read original story ...)
Standard Chartered tries to have it both ways on coal
In doing so it became the first major Southeast Asian-focused financial institution (Standard Chartered has significant operations in Singapore) to rule out funding any new coal power projects. It was ... ( read original story ...)