Tag: finance

Singapore was one of two cities that scored high in terms of short-term socio-economic and commercial real estate momentum, and future-proofing attributes, according to JLL Global Research’s City Momentum Index 2018. The other city was Seattle. Singapore ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singaporean engineer Andy Goh has stopped saying hello to some neighbours in his condominium. The mood in the 596-apartment Cashew Heights complex is "tense and stressed" after an initiative late last year to offer it for collective ... ( read original story ...)

Technology is putting traditional finance jobs in Singapore at risk. Here’s how to stay employed. https://news.efinancialcareers.com/sg-en/310738/smu-master-of-science-in-accounting-data-and-analytics-sc/ Accountants have never been more sought after in ... ( read original story ...)

IPO proceeds soared 479.8% to US$344.4m and bolstered ECM activity. Singapore-based companies raised US$816.9b from equity capital markets (ECM) YTD, marking a 32.7% increase YoY and the strongest start to a year since 2013, Thomson Reuters revealed. ( read original story ...)

On 16 March, we shared news of the new advisory on good HR practices for banks in Singapore, released by the tripartite partners. Among the major points, the advisory calls on banks to work towards redeploying and reskilling their workforce, and better ... ( read original story ...)

Bank of Singapore, the private bank of Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp., is looking to expand its family office business as the city-state rolls out the red carpet for wealthy investors. “We are seeing increasing demand for families moving into the next ... ( read original story ...)

Are you dealing with a banking recruiter in HK or Singapore? Avoid doing all of these things if you actually want to find a job. https://news.efinancialcareers.com/sg-en/309905/asian-bankers-stuck-in-the-back-office/ If you’re looking for a banking job ... ( read original story ...)

A view of Vinh Tan thermo-power plant in Binh Thuan Province. CHANGE, an environmental protection advocacy organization, has called for Singapore bank DBS to suspend funding coal-fired power projects in Vietnam - PHOTO: THANH HOA The organization told the ... ( read original story ...)

Liechtenstein-based VP Bank Group named an industry veteran head of private banking at its Singapore business. The banker joins from a local rival. Pun joins from Standard Chartered private bank in Singapore where her last role was managing director and ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore's central bank chief said on Thursday that there is now a real risk of a trade war that could deal a devastating blow to the global economy. U.S. President Donald Trump has recently imposed tariffs on steel and aluminum ... ( read original story ...)

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and the Bank of Lithuania have agreed to work together to support the development of the FinTech ecosystems and encourage greater financial innovation in the two countries. The FinTech Co-operation Agreement ... ( read original story ...)

The initiative aims to bring over one lakh trade transactions going entirely digital, across major geographies including China, US, Singapore, Germany and Hong Kong. BENGALURU: Private sector lender Yes Bank has launched a robotics based ‘Digital export ... ( read original story ...)

a North Korean bank the US put on its sanctions list in 2017 OCN’s headquarters in Singapore However, the two companies denied any wrongdoing to the UN. T Specialist testified that the funds did not come from North Korea but from a company registered in ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE (March 15): Two-fifths (40%) of local retail banking customers in Singapore are ready to stop or cancel their services with a bank on the grounds of poor customer engagement, according to a recent study commissioned by customer experience & call ... ( read original story ...)