Green finance, or the issuance of green bonds, has gained strong momentum around the world. Some Asian countries such as the People’s Republic of China and Japan are very active in green finance. This ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s Grab can’t afford to fail the finance test
One thing is certain, though: Business lines like food delivery, over which Grab and Go-Jek are fighting tooth and nail, are a natural extension of the transportation DNA common to both firms. Finance ... ( read original story ...)
ACA, ACCA, CA, CPA, CIMA: which accounting qualification will get you a job in Singapore finance?
You’re looking to start an accounting qualification that will get you a job or advance your career in the Singapore financial services sector. Which one should you choose? We searched through ... ( read original story ...)
Shares of Boustead Singapore, Boustead Projects up on $200 mil contract win
SINGAPORE (Jan 21): Shares of Boustead Singapore and Boustead Projects rose on Monday morning. This follows Boustead Singapore’s Friday night announced that Boustead Projects, its 53% owned subsidiary ... ( read original story ...)
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He received an ScB (magna cum laude) from Brown University and a PhD from ... the government of Dubai on the restructuring of Dubai World’s debt and Temasek Holdings (Singapore) on strategy to the Afr... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Bank Fights ING In Court Over $19M Lehman Charge
Law360, London (January 15, 2019, 11:44 PM GMT) -- ING Bank NV should have to pay Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp. Ltd. back for the $19 million it was told to hand over to liquidators of Lehman Brothers ... ( read original story ...)
Morgan Stanley targets Singapore’s rich China entrepreneurs
The US bank hired Wee Yee Yeong to head its Singapore wealth business this year, and plans to add relationship managers there and in Hong Kong, he said. Morgan Stanley's focus underscores the signific... ( read original story ...)
Morgan Stanley targets rich China entrepreneurs in Singapore
Mr Wee joined Morgan Stanley from Bank of Singapore, where he was a senior executive focusing on Greater China and family offices. Mr Chui disclosed that the US bank plans to hire 50 relationship mana... ( read original story ...)
Best No Minimum Spend Cashback Credit Cards In Singapore 2019
Best cashback credit card for online shopping with no minimum spend: Standard Chartered Spree Credit Card This card ... items to your vPost address and have them delivered to you in Singapore for $50. ... ( read original story ...)
Yen’s Rising Linkage With Yield Differentials Signals Upside
“We were looking for a catalyst to be short dollar, and I think we have finally got that in the form of the dovish Fed,’’ Mayank Mishra, a macro strategist at Standard Chartered in Singapore, said in ... ( read original story ...)
Banks kept at ‘overweight’ by UOB on Fed’s dovish stance, dividend yield
SINGAPORE (Jan 18): UOB Kay Hian is maintaining Singapore’s banking sector at “overweight” after the US Fed calmed the nerves of investors with its dovish disposition, which subsequently generated a r... ( read original story ...)
Rugby: HSBC Singapore Rugby Sevens tickets on sale
SINGAPORE - In a bid to attract families to this year's HSBC Singapore Rugby Sevens, organisers rolled out early bird discounts for family packages and youth as tickets went on sale on Thursday (Jan 1... ( read original story ...)
Duathlon: Triathlon Association of Singapore to launch programme to land SEA Games medal
Sunday's event will feature some of the Philippines' top athletes, such as 2016 and 2017 men's national champion Jarwyn Banatao, as well as Singapore's 2015 SEA Games men's triathlon bronze medallist ... ( read original story ...)
Phishing SMSes target POSB users again; DBS advises customers to stay alert
SINGAPORE - Phishing scams dogging local bank POSB have reared their ugly head again. Netizens reported receiving text messages from "POSB" purporting to have detected suspicious activity on their ban... ( read original story ...)
Will 2019 be a blockbuster year for tech IPOs?
If US President Donald Trump’s government shutdown is prolonged, tech IPOs could be delayed by months and some even pushed to next year. (Jan 16): After sending rival Uber Technologies Inc packing fro... ( read original story ...)
Digital insurance firm Singapore Life raises $33M ahead of Southeast Asia expansion
Singapore Life was started in 2014 by Walter de Oude, who left HSBC after seven years in charge of its insurance business in Singapore. The idea is a 100 percent digital insurance firm that ... ( read original story ...)