Singaporeans should avoid all travel to the Gaza Strip, the West Bank and Israel’s borders with the Gaza Strip, Lebanon and Syria, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) said on Sunday (Oct 8).
Wall Street is worried that the bear market has ‘unfinished business’
Take Bank of America Corp strategist Michael Hartnett, who’s advising clients to pull back from US stocks because he’s “convinced the bear market has unfinished business.” ...
Shutdown fears are back and nascent US IPO rebound could get hit
Those hoping to go public this year have to choose between completing their deals in the next month and a half or much later ...
Elderly man makes scene when POSB staff hesitate to process S$3,000 transfer, turns out to be love scam target
An elderly man lashed out at a POSB employee when she refused to help him transfer S$3,000 from his bank account. It turned out that the staff member had rightfully suspected him to be the victim of a ...
Tech IPOs could burn firms who bought into hot startups too late
ON the day that Instacart held its initial public offering (IPO) in September, the company’s market value was just a quarter of the US$39 billion price tag investors had put on it in March 2021, when ...
4 SG stock investment for retirement growth & dividends
SINGAPORE: As retirement approaches, investors often seek a combination of growth returns and dividends to secure their financial future. For Singaporeans seeking to secure their financial future, ...
Finance careers: Singapore vs Hong Kong
SINGAPORE: If you’re considering a career in finance or are already in it and are wondering which hub is a better choice, there are a few factors to consider. Believe it or not, Taylor Swift may even ...
Teenagers among 18 people arrested over banking malware scams
Preliminary investigations revealed that most of the 18 suspects, including the 16-year-olds, had allegedly facilitated the scams by relinquishing their bank accounts and Internet banking credentials ...
Singapore says $2 billion in assets seized in money laundering case
Singapore said it was expecting more arrests and seizures as the Asian financial hub investigates one of its biggest cases of suspected money laundering, in which the value of assets seized now stands ...
6 teens among 18 arrested for alleged involvement in bank malware scams
The suspects were nabbed following an islandwide operation over the course of two weeks. Read more at straitstimes.com.
18 people, including 6 teens, arrested for alleged involvement in bank malware scams
The suspects were nabbed following an islandwide operation over the course of two weeks. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Over 1,300 children visit Standard Chartered Singapore’s offices as part of KidsDayOut
Standard Chartered celebrated Children’s Day on Friday (Oct 6) with the resumption of resumed KidsDayOut – a popular tradition that made a comeback after the Covid-19 pandemic – with over 1,300 ...
From the navy to being Singapore’s top sports administrator
Alan Goh is no stranger to the world of sports, and he’s making the most of his time as the new chief of national sports agency Sport Singapore Read more at The Business Times.
Singapore banks to allow customers to ‘lock up’ funds in latest move to guard against scams
DBS says its new digiVault account will take a “digitally in, only physically out” approach, with funds only accessible after identity verification. OCBC and UOB are also set to roll out similar ...
Major money laundering cases around the world
IN her ministerial statement earlier this week, Second Minister for Home Affairs Josephine Teo noted that the government has taken “serious enforcement” against money laundering in Singapore. Read ...
Singapore: Retail Sales improved in August – UOB
UOB Group’s Suan Teck Kin, CFA, and Associate Economist Jester Koh assess the recently published Retail Sales readings in Singapore.