The Ministry of Manpower said employment growth in some sectors was offset by a drop in the number of people working in retail trade and food and beverage services. MOM attributed the contraction to ...
S’pore proptech start-up Simpple eyes global expansion after US IPO
Singapore property start-up Simpple listed on Nasdaq exchange in the United States on Wednesday as part of ambitious global expansion plans. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Singapore proptech start-up Simpple lists on Nasdaq, prices IPO shares at US$5.25 apiece
The Singapore-based company said it has raised about $11.4 million from the flotation. Read more at straitstimes.com.
OCBC Wisma Atria turns one, reports seven times higher card applications than regular banking branches
OCBC Wisma Atria, the bank’s largest integrated lifestyle and banking branch, has seen twice the number of account openings for the bank’s flagship OCBC 360 savings account and seven times more credit ...
Singapore stocks rise as US inflation data stays within expectations; STI up 1%
THE Straits Times Index (STI) rose 1 per cent, or 30.58 points, to 3,249.51 amid a regional rally on Thursday (Sep 14). Read more at The Business Times.
DBS chief says China pessimism not ‘overdone’, upbeat about India
DBS Group Chief Executive Piyush Gupta said current widespread pessimism about China's economy was not "overdone" but he was upbeat about India, where the bank plans to triple its business in the next ...
MOM officer gets 5 weeks’ jail for asking former DBS employee to find out his ministry colleagues’ salaries
Curious about his own standing relative to his colleagues at the Ministry of Manpower, a man reached out to a former co-worker at DBS to help him to find out their salary details by conducting an ...
Singapore reaping rising investment from India, China, Southeast Asia – official
Singapore has seen increasing investments from India, China, and Southeast Asia in recent years even as the U.S. remains its largest investor, its investment chief said on Thursday.
UOB Kay Hian keeps ‘buy’ on CDL Hospitality Trusts with lower TP of $1.48
Analyst Jonathan Koh says the REIT will benefit from increased contributions from Grand Copthorne Waterfront Hotel in 2HFY2023.
DBS chief says China pessimism not ‘overdone’ but upbeat about India prospects
DBS Group chief executive Piyush Gupta said current widespread pessimism about China’s economy was not “overdone” but he was upbeat about India, where the bank plans to triple its business in the next ...
DBS chief says wealth management business benefiting from inflows
DBS Group's wealth management business has benefited from inflows from across Asia, the Middle East and European regions recently, Chief Executive Piyush Gupta said on Thursday.
MOM officer gets jail for illegally obtaining co-workers’ salary details through ex-colleague from DBS
SINGAPORE: A Ministry of Manpower (MOM) officer who had asked an ex-colleague from DBS Bank to access the salary information of MOM colleagues was jailed for five weeks on Thursday (Sep 14).
Singapore businesses continue to face challenges from elevated wage cost pressures: DBS
This is on the back of a tight labour market spurred by the post-pandemic recovery and competition for talent.
Singapore’s Bayfront prices $410 million infrastructure asset-backed securities
(Reuters) - Singapore-based Bayfront Infrastructure Management has ... it added. Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), one of the world’s largest multilateral development institutions, ...
Tiger Brokers affiliate, Tiger Fund Management, launches in Singapore with $300 mil AUM
Tiger Fund Management will offer asset management products and wealth management services to individuals and businesses.
Singapore’s central bank imposes 9-year ban on Three Arrows founders
Singapore’s central bank, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), has imposed nine-year prohibition orders on Kyle Davies and Zhu Su, co-founders of the crypto hedge fund Three Arrows Capital (3AC) ...