This is in line with Singapore trying to push for a cashless society ... Grab also launched an instant payout feature that allows drivers with POSB or DBS bank accounts to instantly transfer fares collected via GrabPay into their bank accounts. ( read original story ...)
CFTE working with MAS to help ASEAN finance professionals acquire the skills of Finance 2.0
London: The Centre for Finance, Technology and Entrepreneurship (CFTE) has signalled its intention today to set up its first international hub in Singapore. CFTE has been working closely with the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) to formalise plans to ... ( read original story ...)
UOB loans expected to grow 4.5%
This will push net interest income to grow 8%. Following a strong net interest income in the past quarter, Singapore big bank UOB is expected to grow loans by 4.5% yearly. According to RHB analyst Leng Seng Choon, this will come as net interest margin ... ( read original story ...)
ANZ migration to DBS on track for full completion by early 2018
ANZ's wealth management and retail banking business in Singapore was migrated across to DBS Bank over the weekend, said the Singapore lender yesterday. The process involved transferring ANZ customer databases to DBS while staff moved their belongings to ... ( read original story ...)
Correction: LongFin Launches IPO Via Jobs Act Regulation A+ with Sights Set on NASDAQ Listing
New York City, Aug. 07, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- LongFin Launches IPO Via Jobs Act Regulation A+ with Sights ... LongFin has acquired 100% of Stampede Tradex Pte Ltd, a Singapore based FinTech Company, post-acquisition LongFin is the parent company of ... ( read original story ...)
Expensive new recruits push up pay at Singapore banks
Singapore’s three local banks, led by OCBC, are becoming better paymasters. http://news.efinancialcareers.com/sg-en/291440/asian-bankers-dont-fear-robots/ Singapore’s three local banks, led by OCBC, are becoming better paymasters as more wealth ... ( read original story ...)
Shipbuilder goes from Singapore’s worst to best performing stock in one year
SINGAPORE — A recovery in demand for new bulk carriers has ... The company’s new order flow for 2017 looks to be on track for US$1.2 billion, according to a report by HSBC Global Research on Monday. It reported US$823 million in 2016, according to ... ( read original story ...)
Paris Aims to Overtake Frankfurt in Race for Brexit Bank Jobs
HSBC, which has a French retail bank ... London tops the list, followed by New York and Singapore. “Many banks, many investors, should be aware that France is changing,” Le Maire said, citing Paris Saint Germain’s world record signing of Brazilian ... ( read original story ...)
Asean to give infrastructure a big push
Asean investors have become the largest investors in their own region, three times more than from Chinese investors, said Tony Cripps, chief executive officer of HSBC Singapore. According to Asean Investment Report 2016, Asean remained a major destination ... ( read original story ...)
From Worst to Best: A Shipbuilder’s Fortunes Turn Around
By Krystal Chia and Livia Yap (Bloomberg) — A recovery in demand for new bulk carriers has helped Singapore’s worst-performing stock ... according to a report by HSBC Global Research. It reported $823 million last year, according to a company statement. ( read original story ...)
The new trade order
Tony Cripps, the CEO of HSBC in Singapore, said Asean was the world's fourth-largest trade bloc and about 25% of its trade activity was within the connected countries of the 10-member bloc, so "the fundamentals are incredibly powerful", especially with the ... ( read original story ...)
Be financially savvy: 7 tips for millennials to better prepare themselves for retirement
Among these dreams is retirement at 60. According to HSBC's Singapore report in May on The Future of Retirement series, Shifting Sands, most of those here aged between 20 and 37 expect to quit working at 60. This is two years earlier than the overall ... ( read original story ...)
WeWork is raising tons of money as it marches toward Asia
The company also bought Singapore co-working firm Spacemob in a separate deal ... The company, which is considering an IPO, is reportedly in talks to rent a building in Hong Kong’s nightlife district. ( read original story ...)
World Class Global first-half loss narrows on forex gain
The increase in share capital was due to the issuance of new ordinary shares in the capital of the company pursuant to the IPO while the rise in other ... shares jumped 4.1 percent to S$0.255 on the Singapore Exchange. ( read original story ...)
HNA’s Singapore REIT Partner Is Said to Explore Reducing Ties
announced in March it planned to buy at least a 35 percent stake in a REIT that will list in Singapore, as well as 75 percent of a trust management company formed with AEP. The IPO was slated to raise more than $400 million, people with knowledge of the ... ( read original story ...)
Latham & Watkins advises on $500-mn Azure Power Green Bond Offer
The Latham team was led by Singapore partner and India Practice Head Rajiv Gupta along with others. Rajiv Gupta in a statement said: “Following our work with Azure on their US IPO in 2016, it has been a pleasure to work with them once more on this ... ( read original story ...)