Worry about redundancies, robots or offshoring threatening your banking job in Singapore or Hong Kong? Here’s what to do. https://news.efinancialcareers.com/sg-en/266035/pay-demands-asian-banking/ Back-office careers in Singapore and Hong Kong are not ... ( read original story ...)
Inaugural winners of Singapore Chief Legal Officer Awards announced
... who received the inaugural Singapore Chief Legal Officer Awards on Friday (Nov 17) both handled hugely valuable and complex acquisitions for their companies which involved multinational legal issues. OCBC Bank's general counsel Loretta Yuen won in the ... ( read original story ...)
OCBC Cycle: Philippines dethrone champions Malaysia
SINGAPORE - As two-time defending champions of the OCBC Cycle Speedway Southeast Asia (SEA) Championship, cycling powerhouses Malaysia were always going to be the team with the biggest target on their backs. On Saturday (Nov 18), an aggressive race plan ... ( read original story ...)
Asia embracing digital banking faster than elsewhere, and that includes Hong Kong, says HSBC
according to the digital banking chief at HSBC. “Before the HKMA’s seven initiatives for fintech came out, there was definitely a concern that Hong Kong might have got left behind compared to what is happening in other markets like China and Singapore ... ( read original story ...)
More than 6,000 take the roads for ninth edition of OCBC Cycle
SINGAPORE - Over 6,000 riders took part in the community rides of the OCBC Cycle, The Sportive Ride and The Straits Times Ride, at the Singapore Sports Hub on Sunday morning (Nov 19). Both rides flagged off along Nicoll Highway and ended under the dome of ... ( read original story ...)
Avianca LifeMiles Is Now A Transfer Partner Of Citibank ThankYou Points (And Why That’s Not A Very Good Idea)
That’s a very low rate and given how often they are on sale it makes very little sense to transfer Citibank points to LifeMiles unless you find an excellent award available. From all the Citi ThankYou transfer partners I found Singapore Airlines ... ( read original story ...)
When 20% just isn’t enough. The most outrageous pay demands in Asian banking
Dalziel Lee, an associate director at LMA Recruitment in Singapore, spoke to a finance professional this year who wanted a 30% pay rise having only been at the bank for six months. “He found out that his peers got a 20%-plus increase a year ago ... ( read original story ...)
OCBC Cycle: Philippines detrone champions Malaysia
SINGAPORE - As two-time defending champions of the OCBC Cycle Speedway Southeast Asia (SEA) Championship, cycling powerhouses Malaysia were always going to be the team with the biggest target on their backs. On Saturday (Nov 18), an aggressive race plan ... ( read original story ...)
MindChamps launches IPO at 83 cents apiece
MindChamps - whose existing shareholders include Singapore Press Holdings - said assuming the over-allotment option is not exercised, it will raise S$49.3 million in gross proceeds from both the IPO and the cornerstone placement, of which about S$47.6 ... ( read original story ...)
MindChamps registers IPO at S$0.83 per share to value company at S$200m
Hillhouse Capital Management and Target Asset Management - will subscribe for an additional 28.9 million shares separate from the IPO. MindChamps - whose existing shareholders include the Business Times' parent, Singapore Press Holdings - is seeking a ... ( read original story ...)
The easiest banking jobs to get in Singapore
If you’re thinking of starting a search for a new banking job in Singapore, it’s first worth considering whether your efforts will be worthwhile. If there are a lot of other people looking for work in your field now may not be a good time to enter the ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Central Bank Partners With MIT Media Lab To Advance Fintech, Blockchain R&D
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has joined hands with the MIT Media Lab in Cambridge to help strengthen Singapore’s talent pool in the fintech industry and advance fintech and blockchain research and development. At the annual Singapore Fintech ... ( read original story ...)
Iran, Singapore Resolving Banking Ties
Iran and Singapore called for resolving banking issues to boost trade. In a meeting with the head of Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture, Singapore’s Ambassador to Iran Ong Keng Yong said, “We are currently working to come up ... ( read original story ...)
Arun Jaitley in Singapore, says ‘India most favourable and attractive destination for FDI’
He is on a two-day visit here. The roundtable was jointly organised by the Ministry of Finance and the High Commission of India in Singapore. Arun Jaitley said that to provide further impetus to the economy, "the present government has implemented a slew ... ( read original story ...)
Finance minister Arun Jaitley to visit Singapore, meet foreign investors, fund managers
New Delhi: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley will tonight leave for a two-day official visit to Singapore, during which he will meet foreign fund managers and institutional investors. The minister is scheduled to meet Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong. ( read original story ...)
Hong Leong Finance : Chooses Kamakura’s Integrated Risk Solution
SINGAPORE, Nov 15, 2017 - (ACN Newswire) - Hong Leong Finance Ltd has implemented the Kamakura risk solution for its balance sheet management, funds transfer pricing and liquidity management processes. The Singapore-listed finance company (SG:S41), part of ... ( read original story ...)