Singapore emerged as a Life Sciences hub in the Asia Pacific, accounting for the majority of investment volume in the space in the first nine months of 2024.
Reasons to invest in Singapore banks
SINGAPORE’s top three banks have achieved substantial earnings growth over the past two years, supported by an elevated interest rate environment. This has led to impressive year-to-date share price ...
Murphy leads all-island trade mission to Singapore
Stormont economy minister Conor Murphy has arrived in Singapore to lead an all-island trade mission to the world’s largest fintech trade event, Singapore Fintech Festival. The four-day trade mission, ...
CMC Invest Singapore celebrates significant growth in its first anniversary
CMC Invest Singapore reported a 237% increase in net assets invested and a 272% expansion of its client base over the past year.
Singapore-backed multi-jurisdiction Common Ground Taxonomy to debut at COP29
EU taxonomy initiative's co-chair revealed that an expanded version will be launched in November, with hopes to add large economies like Brazil and Indonesia to become “a globally ...
Standard Chartered and Ant International complete SGD-denominated blockchain transaction
British multinational bank Standard Chartered and Ant International have successfully completed a liquidity transfer in Singapore dollars (SGD) using Ant’s blockchain-based Whale platform. The new ...
Singapore logistics sector expects steady growth as hub role strengthens
In the latest quarterly OCBC SME Index – which tracks the performance of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Singapore – the transport and logistics industry’s score rose to 51.2 in the third ...
Fidelity increases IPO-bound Lenskart valuation by 12% to $5.6 billion
In June this year, IPO-bound Lenskart raised $200 million in secondary investment from Singapore’s state-owned investment firm Temasek and Fidelity. As value in startup companies grows, secondary ...
POSB steps up financial literacy efforts for youths, families in the heartlands
POSB on Saturday (Nov 2) held a financial literacy event – carnival-style – in Yishun, attracting about 800 attendees. Read more at The Business Times.
Singapore Airlines unveils $1.1 billion cabin retrofit for A350 fleet; Telemedicine under fire as patients abuse MCs: Singapore live news
This ambitious investment reaffirms SIA's commitment to maintaining its status as a leader in luxury air travel. More on Singapore Airlines' $1.1b investment to redefine luxury travel here. The rise ...
Best Fixed Deposit Rates in Singapore (Nov 2024)—Rates Up To 3.25%, Minimum Deposits From $500
If you think that fixed deposits are only for conservative cash-rich aunties and uncles, think again. A fixed deposit (also known as a time deposit) account is a type of bank account that pays account ...
Niva Bupa Health Insurance announces price band of Rs 70-74 per share for IPO
The company is looking to raise ₹2,200 crore from its public offer, which includes a fresh issue of shares worth ₹800 crore and an offer for sale of ₹1,400 crore by Bupa Singapore Holdings Pte Ltd, ...
Funding Societies secures third credit facility with HSBC to extend access to MSMEs in Southeast Asia
Modalku (Funding Societies), the largest unified digital finance platform for micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in Southeast Asia today announced signing the third credit facility* with HSBC ...
Funding Societies’ Third HSBC Credit Facility Pushes Funding Past US$100 Million
Funding Societies has secured a credit facility from HSBC, brings the bank's total commitment to Funding Societies to over US$100 million ...
Standard Chartered Partners with Wise Platform to Transform International Payments Experience
In a significant move to strengthen its retail cross-border payments offering, leading global bank Standard Chartered has announced a partnership with Wise Platform, Wise’s global payments ...
Singapore stocks fell on Tuesday’s open—STI dropped 0.3%
In the broader market, 77 stocks declined compared to 50 that gained after a total of 51.9 million securities valued at S$70.6 million were traded ...