Its impossible to follow the news and not come across the periodical news articles announcing the latest unemployment rate in Singapore, which is usually pretty low. Yet sometimes, when we look around us, the reality somehow doesn’t seem to fit the rosy ... ( read original story ...)
House of the year, Singapore: OCBC Bank
The past year has seen a flurry of unprecedented market events that have jolted currency and interest rate markets. The fallout from the UK’s vote to leave the EU, Donald Trump’s victory in the US presidential elections and China’s strict capital ... ( read original story ...)
SGX misses on two major IPO’s
These are blows to Singapore’s Stock Exchange which is said to be among the few Asian exchanges lining up for a share of the pie from the Saudi Arabian oil giant Aramco’s planned IPO. The recent setbacks show investors are wary in a volatile global market. ( read original story ...)
Inside OCBC’s new Singapore hiring drive
https://news.efinancialcareers.com/sg-en/295385/5-private-banks-asia-hiring/ OCBC is joining a growing list of banks ramping up their digital banking teams in Singapore, but it’s facing local skill shortages as it tries to hire. “We’re boosting our ... ( read original story ...)
ZEDRA Announces Senior Trust Hire for Singapore
ZEDRA Group has announced the appointment of Eileen Yee to the position of Executive Director in its Singapore office, where she will focus on the development of the company's pan Asian trust business. Eileen is a qualified lawyer and successful Trust ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore inflation muted ahead of monetary policy statement
SINGAPORE (Nikkei Markets ... which would be the highest in three years. UOB expects MAS to stand pat when its issues its half-yearly monetary policy statement in October, although it said the central bank could revert to its policy of allowing a ... ( read original story ...)
Orchard Road Business Association picks agencies for PR and marketing duties
Additionally, Ngee Ann Polytechnic, AIA Singapore, UOB and Far East Organization have appointed creative agency TMRW to manage their creative and digital development projects, while Aalst Chocolates named Different its creative agency. The Singapore ... ( read original story ...)
IE Singapore to facilitate $50m partnership for Vietnam water treatment projects
The concessions will last for 50 years. IE Singapore will facilitate a partnership between Darco Water Technologies Limited (Darco) and InfraCo Asia Development Pte. Ltd. (InfraCo Asia) to work on four water treatment projects in Vietnam. According to a ... ( read original story ...)
PPP Project Finance & Infrastructure Program in Singapore
The methodology used is designed to encourage maximum participation by all delegates. The presenter will suggest ideas and theories to the delegates and then encourage them to test out the ideas by the use of discussion, small group work, exercises and ... ( read original story ...)
Citi to hire 25 new China-savvy bankers along the Belt and Road
Four international banks (Bank of East Asia, Citi, HSBC and Standard Chartered) first set up wholly owned subsidiaries ... Regional banks, especially those in Singapore, were also starting to look seriously at how to best target the scheme. ( read original story ...)
Here’s How DBS’s New Car Marketplace Will Change the Way Singaporeans Buy Cars
And now, DBS has partnered sgCarMart and Carro, to become the largest direct car marketplace in Singapore. When you’re planning to buy a car, the most important factor is choice. You’d want to be able to choose from the biggest selection possible ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Exchange Limited Is Giving Dividend This Week
Stock market operator and regulator, Singapore Exchange Limited (SGX: S68), will be going ex-dividend on Wednesday, 27 September 2017. In other words, you need to own it before that date to receive its dividends. The company is dishing out 13.0 Singapore ... ( read original story ...)
The U.S. IPO Market Is Broken — U.S. Startups Will Now Look To Asian Exchanges
These 4 Companies Are Cashing In On IPO Euphoria Two U.S. technology veterans are setting up a new fund to invest in U.S. firms and help them float overseas. Jeff Stewart, co-founder and the former CEO of Singapore based Lenddo, a FinTech pioneer ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s Sea Files For US$1 Billion IPO On The New York Stock Exchange
Singapore-headquartered, Southeast Asia-based Sea, formerly known as Garena, has filed for an IPO on the New York Stock Exchange. According to The Straits Times, “Singapore’s first billion-dollar tech startup has filed a registration statement with the ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore gaming and e-commerce startup Sea files for $1B initial public offering
Singapore-based gaming and e-commerce startup Sea Ltd., formerly ... L.L.C. are acting as joint book runners for the IPO. Although the number of shares to be issued and their price range has not yet been set, according to reports the IPO could raise ... ( read original story ...)
Cromwell Suspends CEREIT’s IPO
... been the first REIT to be denominated in Euros (€) and the second largest IPO in Singapore this year. Cromwell in a regulatory filing on the Australian Stock Exchange dated 22-Sep-2017 entitled Cromwell Elects Not to Register Prospectus has stated ( read original story ...)