And finally, the market will get a look at the health of bank lending in Singapore for July. In June, bank loans reached a record of S$673.3 billion. Lending to businesses rose from S$403 billion to S... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s stock and crypto trading app Spiking closes pre-Series A round at US$1.63M
Key investors in in the round include Julian Chesser, Managing Director (Financial Markets, Singapore) at IHS Markit ... the reputable investors as they buy and sell shares on the stock market. The ap... ( read original story ...)
UOB, Tookitaki tie-up to apply machine learning to fight money laundering
SINGAPORE - United Overseas Bank (UOB) and Singapore-based regulatory technology start-up Tookitaki Holding are partnering to apply machine learning technology towards anti-money laundering efforts. A... ( read original story ...)
UOB, Tookitaki tie-up to use on machine learning to fight money laundering
SINGAPORE - United Overseas Bank (UOB) and Singapore-based regulatory technology startup Tookitaki Holding are partnering to apply machine learning technology toward anti-money laundering efforts. As ... ( read original story ...)
Best credit card promotions Singapore 2018
UOB First 500 new signups $150 cashback with min. spend $1,200 in first month + $100 cashback when you open UOB savings account 30 Sep 2018 Citibank New signups via MoneySmart $150 Takashimaya / NTUC ... ( read original story ...)
Cord Blood Banking in Singapore – How Much Does It Cost & Is It Worth the Money?
Since the 2000s, new parents and parents-to-be in Singapore now have the chance to do cord blood banking, i.e. store the baby’s cord blood for the future. Unless you’re well-informed, cord blood banki... ( read original story ...)
OCBC Wants To Get Millennials Started On Investment With Its New Robo-Advisor
Pilot users invested an average amount of USD$9,000 and their average age was 35 years old. OCBC RoboInvest was developed in conjunction with WeInvest, a Singapore fintech startup that has just raised ... ( read original story ...)
DBS Vickers – The Total Beginner’s Guide to DBS Investment Platform
In Singapore, you need to open an account with a registered brokerage ... Most Singaporeans already have a DBS or POSB savings or current account, if the queues at DBS/POSB ATM machines are anything t... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s core inflation hits four-year high, keeps MAS tightening prospects alive
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore's core consumer prices rose at their fastest pace in nearly four years in July in year-on-year terms on higher electricity and gas costs, building the case for another ... ( read original story ...)
OCBC launches robo investment service
Singapore's OCBC Bank has launched a robo investment service using technology from local startup WeInvest. The live launch of the service follows a nine-month pilot trial last year forged through a pa... ( read original story ...)
Credit Suisse appoints key staff in private banking Asia Pacific
Credit Suisse announced the appointments of Francois Monnet and Benjamin Cavalli to lead Private Banking Asia Pacific. Monnet and Cavalli will continue to be based in Hong Kong and Singapore respectiv... ( read original story ...)
Why You Should Not Invest in IPOs
Most IPOs underperform Since 2012, there have been more than 130 IPOs in Singapore’s stock market, with the majority of them ending on a positive note on their first trading day. But, if we stretch th... ( read original story ...)
Singapore – Restructuring: Ipso Facto Clauses, Distressed Debt Market Update And DIP/rescue Finance
A look at ipso facto clauses from a comparative perspective, an update on developments in the Singapore debt restructuring market and DIP/rescue finance considerations. What is covered in this briefin... ( read original story ...)
Public uproar against FT who defaced Singapore flag continues even after DBS says it has counselled him
A member of DBS Singapore’s Consumer Banking Operations Team, Avijit Das Patnaik, posted the photo to 11,000 member-strong Facebook group ‘Singapore Indians & Expats’ on the occasion of India’s 72nd I... ( read original story ...)
3 Top Singapore Stocks You Can Consider For Your Portfolio
There are more than 700 stocks listed on the Singapore stock market. With such a sheer number of shares, it would be difficult to pick out the best from the rest. To make life simpler for you, I have ... ( read original story ...)
Build an innovation corridor to strengthen Singapore-India ties: Minister
Singapore Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat has suggested greater support for start-ups from India and Singapore and called for an innovation corridor between the two countries. First, besides liking up ... ( read original story ...)