DBS bank has launched an online service that lets entrepreneurs ... They can get hands-on support to set up their online store and create online content from students in Singapore Polytechnic's Diploma in Media and Communication and Diploma in Business ... ( read original story ...)
7 ways OCBC Cycle is more Singaporean than laksa
6. YOU GET TO SHOP TILL YOU DROP It wouldn’t be a Singapore event if you couldn’t indulge in retail therapy. Spread over 4,000sqm — an area that’s bigger than 30 five-room HDB flats — Expo @ OCBC Cycle brings some of cycling’s leading lights ... ( read original story ...)
Investment banking in Singapore is awful. I wish I were working for a start-up
I’ve worked in Singapore investment banking for 14 years, but I think the sector is well past its prime. http://news.efinancialcareers.com/sg-en/255615/mistakes-made-by-bankers-in-asia/ For many fresh graduates in Singapore, investment banking still ... ( read original story ...)
DBS’ digital-aha moment: “We are going to die if we don’t digitise”
When it came to embracing digital, it was “do or die” for DBS. The bank which now labels itself as the Digital Bank of Singapore says the “aha moment” came at a board meeting in 2013, after a deal with an Indonesian bank fell through. It was also a ... ( read original story ...)
Rich Singapore Investors Stuck as Bond Restructuring Drags
Keith Kueh was expecting Pacific Andes Resources Development Ltd. to pay back the company’s bonds last year so he could finance his son’s college bill and his own retirement. Now it’s 18 months after the Singapore-listed fishing company didn’t ... ( read original story ...)
Rich Singapore investors stuck as local bond restructuring drags
SINGAPORE — Mr Keith Kueh was expecting Pacific Andes Resources Development Ltd to pay back the company’s bonds last year so he could finance his son’s college bill and his own retirement. Now it’s 18 months after the Singapore-listed fishing ... ( read original story ...)
Cheat Sheet: What Are The Common Investment Products in Singapore?
Examples: Singapore Savings Bonds, US 30 Year Treasury Bonds ... In the meantime, you can either join our personal finance Facebook group where we discuss beginner’s questions and basic financial literacy or you can read more about our Seedly Money ... ( read original story ...)
Let’s copy Singapore, or at least the best part of its approach to fintech
Hong Kong should take a closer look at Singapore and the success it has had in attracting peer-to-peer lender Lufax. Unlike Hong Kong’s multi-layered regulatory structure, Singapore has set up its fintech regulatory oversight in a much simpler approach ... ( read original story ...)
Standard Chartered : We’ve appointed Kevin Burke as Global Head, Financial Markets Sales
Standard Chartered has appointed Kevin Burke as Global Head, Financial Markets Sales. Kevin will be based in Singapore and report to Roberto Hoornweg, Global Head, Financial Markets. His appointment is effective 10 July 2017. Kevin has more than 26 years ... ( read original story ...)
Keep different currencies together with SCB’s ‘Multicurrency Forex Card’
Standard Chartered Bank said in a statement. Some of the currencies that can be loaded are the US dollar, Euro, British Pound, Singapore dollar, Swiss franc, Thai baht, Japanese Yen and South African rand, it said. "The card will also provide forex rate ... ( read original story ...)
Travel smart with Standard Chartered’s ‘Multicurrency Forex Card’
Standard Chartered Bank said in a statement. Some of the currencies that can be loaded are the US dollar, Euro, British Pound, Singapore dollar, Swiss franc, Thai baht, Japanese Yen and South African rand, it said. "The card will also provide forex rate ... ( read original story ...)
Standard Chartered builds on securities services team
He has experience in broker clearing, and in direct and international custody fields, working in Australia, Singapore, Hong Kong and the UK. According to Standard Chartered, the appointment is part of a wider investment into the securities services business. ( read original story ...)
TBWAChiatDay New York Expands Leadership With Two New Hires
TBWA's global clients include adidas, Apple, Gatorade, Henkel, McDonald's, Michelin, Nissan, Pernod Ricard, Pfizer, Standard Chartered Bank, Singapore Airlines, Sotheby's and Vichy. Follow TBWA on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook. View ... ( read original story ...)
New DBS online portal to set up a business in one day
SINGAPORE - DBS has launched an online portal to help entrepreneurs set up their business within a day. The DBS Get Set portal lets small business owners appoint a company secretary to help them incorporate their business with the Accounting and Corporate ... ( read original story ...)
3 Things You Need to Know About the Singapore Stock Market Today
Great Tuesday evening! Here are three things about the local stock market and investing in general that you might be interested in today. Also, like us on Facebook to follow our latest hot articles. The information provided is for general information ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore stocks advance; OCBC, DBS gain
Singapore stocks rose on Tuesday, led by gains in lenders such as OCBC Bank and DBS Group Holdings. At 0533 GMT, the Straits Times Index rose 0.44 percent or 15 points to 3,325. It ended 0.1 percent lower on Monday, taking the year-to-date gains to 15 percent. ( read original story ...)