SINGAPORE - Singapore stocks extended their rally on Aug 20 as investors eagerly await the Republic’s July inflation data and US Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell’s keynote speech on Aug 23.
Market bullish ahead of inflation data, Powell’s speech; STI up 0.4% on Tuesday
SINGAPORE stocks extended rally on Tuesday (Aug 20) as investors await eagerly the Republic’s July inflation data and Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell’s keynote speech. Read more at The Business ...
Lessons to grow the local stock market from fantasyland’s Great Eastern-Income Insurance union
Fears of a hard landing for the US economy sent stock markets in the US, Europe and Asia, including Singapore, plunging in early August. Read more at The Business Times.
4 Singapore Companies Reporting Higher Revenue and Profits: Can Their Share Prices Rise?
These four businesses are steadily growing both their top and bottom lines. Will their share prices rise in tandem with their good results? The post 4 Singapore Companies Reporting Higher Revenue and ...
Jail for five linked to housing loan scam; bank duped into disbursing over S$5.1mil
SINGAPORE: A group of people worked together on a ruse which led to Maybank being duped into disbursing mortgage loans totalling more than $5.1 million in relation to the sale of two houses.
Standard Chartered shakes up transaction banking leadership team
Standard Chartered announced today, the appointment of Sofia Hammoucha as Global Head of Trade & Working Capital based in Singapore.
Marine Parade hawker places record S$10K bid for stall as she believes it’s a worthwhile investment, but other hawkers disagree
SINGAPORE: A hawker has made a bold move that’s turning heads across Singapore. Ms Yang... The post Marine Parade hawker places record S$10K bid for stall as she believes it’s a worthwhile investment, ...
Jail for 5 men linked to housing loan scam; bank duped into disbursing over $5.1m
The ruse was linked to two properties - one in Saraca Terrace and another in Woodgrove Walk. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Better macro and interest environment to encourage allocations into S-REITs in 2HFY2024, DBS names top picks
In the 1HFY2024, S-REITs saw lacklustre dividend per unit (DPU) growth, with a sector-wide 7% y-o-y and 5% h-o-h drop in DPUs mainly due to erosion from higher interest costs.
StanChart makes three executive changes in Europe, Asia transaction banking business
Asia-focussed lender Standard Chartered (StanChart) announced three senior executive changes in its transaction banking business on Tuesday. Ankur Kanwar will lead StanChart's transaction banking ...
Singapore bans ex-HSBC banker for a year over disclosure breach
(Bloomberg) — The Monetary Authority of Singapore issued a one-year prohibition order against a former HSBC Bank representative after he failed to disclose his previous involvement in police ...
Standard Chartered announces senior appointments to its Transaction Banking leadership
Standard Chartered announced today, the appointment of Sofia Hammoucha as Global Head of Trade & Working Capital based in Singapore. Sofia succeeds Kai Fehr, who has decided to move back to his home ...
Forrester’s 2024 Singapore Customer Experience Index: Financial Services Brands Lack Competitive Differentiation
Singapore Customer Experience Index (CX Index™) annual study, conducted across the banking, investment, and home and auto insurance industries, the average CX quality of the brands is merely "OK". The ...
Top SGX Dividend Stocks Including DBS Group Holdings And 2 Others
Name Dividend Yield Dividend Rating BRC Asia (SGX:BEC) 7.34% Bumitama Agri (SGX:P8Z) 6.83% China Sunsine Chemical Holdings (SGX:QES) 6.33% Overview: DBS Group Holdings Ltd provides commercial banking ...
1 in 4 Gen Zs in Singapore does not save, invest or insure enough, says bank poll
The study said Gen Zs, or those aged 18 to 25, are the most unprepared out of all the age groups surveyed. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Singapore Offers Unemployment Support in Key Shift Ahead of Vote
Singapore Prime Minister Lawrence Wong announced new benefits for its citizens including unemployment support, housing and training grants and mandatory paternity leave months before a ballot that ...