The Ministry of Health emphasises prioritising health emergency preparedness. Singapore has announced its grant of $17.7m (S$24m) to the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) newly launched investment ...
Singapore’s largest bank DBS holds $650 million in ETH: repor
Singapore’s DBS bank holds over 173.7k ETH worth $650 million. Blockchain analytics plaform Nansen identified a whale wallet with the ETH as belonging to the bank. DBS, Singapore’s largest bank that ...
Singapore Invests Close to S$300 million in National Quantum Strategy and Announces Green Data Centre Roadmap for Sustainable Growth
Mr Heng Swee Keat, Singapore's Deputy Prime Minister and Chairman of the National Research Foundation NRF, outlined an investment of close to S$300 million into Singapore's National Quantum Strategy ...
South-east Asia’s growth-dominated PE industry needs stronger IPO markets: Bain
The Singapore Exchange’s velocity was 32 per cent ... Varma said PE exits globally are relatively evenly spread across three main strategies: initial public offerings (IPOs), sales to other companies, ...
Bank of Singapore establishes independent investment advisory council
Bank of Singapore (BoS), on May 30, announced that it has created an independent investment advisory council. The council will augment the bank’s chief investment officer’s (CIO) research capabilities ...
HSBC leads Series A investment in Apac digital market infrastructure operator Marketnode
Singapore-based digital market infrastructure operator Marketnode has completed its first successful close of its Series A investment round led by HSBC alongside contributions from existing ...
Chinese national arrested in Singapore for creating malware that allowed criminals to steal billions
Dozens of his assets and properties may be seized, the DOJ said. They include a Singapore-registered 2022 Ferrari F8 Spider, bank accounts with CIMB Bank, Citibank Singapore and banks in Thailand, a ...
Singapore gets lion’s share of private equity amid regional decline: Bain report
Singapore captured over 40 per cent of capital investment in companies that are not publicly traded. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Gas investments in SE Asia undermine green energy, climate push: Report
Gas projects risk locking in decades of costly polluting energy and holding back investments in cheaper renewables. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Cheetahs and casinos: Links between environmental crimes and money laundering in Singapore
SINGAPORE: In 2020, a bank in Singapore found that one of its customers had paid S$130,000 to a South African supplier for 11 cheetahs.
Singapore to invest $222 mln to boost quantum computing capability
Tech firms such as Microsoft, Alphabet's Google and IBM as well as nation-states across the world are racing to create machines that can take advantage of quantum mechanics and potentially be capable ...
Singapore to invest nearly S$300 million in quantum tech research and talent
SINGAPORE will invest close to S$300 million over the next five years to boost quantum technology research and talent – including efforts to build processors for quantum computers locally. Read more ...
Fast-fashion behemoth Shein is preparing for an IPO. Here’s an inside look at the challenges it could face.
Fast-fashion phenomenon Shein is expected to go public this year in a hotly-anticipated listing.
BNPL to account for 2% of total spending in Singapore by 2027, unchanged from 2023: Worldpay
BUY now, pay later” (BNPL) will remain as one of the payment methods in Singapore, together with digital wallets and credit and debit cards, according to Worldpay’s 2024 Global Payments Report. Read ...
Woman in SG, 75, opened bank account on boyfriend’s behalf, received RM900,000 from suspicious sources
An elderly woman who met her “online boyfriend” on WhatsApp opened a bank account on his behalf which was later used to receive nearly S$260,000 (RM904,636) from suspicious sources.
Citi Private Bank sees opportunities in Singapore, region in 2024
Citi Private Bank has completed most of its job cuts and is optimistic about 2024 as it gains new clients in Singapore and the region, and grows its core assets under management by double-digits.