DBS and Heritas Capital announced the first close of the Asia Impact First Fund (AIFF) with over US$20 million raised.
ThaiBev Exploring Options for Spirits Unit Including IPO, Sources Say
Thai Beverage Pcl is exploring options for its spirits business including an initial public offering in Singapore, according to people with knowledge of the matter. The firm controlled by Thailand’s ...
Singapore bank stocks hit by Credit Suisse crisis, US bank failures
SINGAPORE – Local bank stocks slumped when the market opened on Thursday morning, following a plunge in the shares of Switzerland’s second-biggest bank and fears of wider financial contagion globally ...
Asia stocks slide, safety shines as bank fears spread; Singapore index falls 0.8%
SINGAPORE - Asian stocks tumbled on Thursday, and investors bought gold, bonds and the US dollar as fears of a banking crisis was reignited by fresh troubles at Credit Suisse, leaving markets on edge ...
Let’s not draw the wrong lessons from Singapore’s grand success
Its attribution to authoritarian development would mistake correlation for causation but rule-of-law might be a major factor ...
Soft Start Anticipated For Singapore Stock Market
(RTTNews) - The Singapore stock market on Wednesday ended the five-day losing streak in which it had stumbled more than 115 points or 3.5 percent. The Straits Times Index now rests just above the ...
Coinbase to Offer No-Fee Bank Transfers in Singapore
Coinbase partnered with traditional banking giant Standard Chartered to let Singapore users move funds to and from their accounts through any local bank for free, the company said in the announcement.
Coinbase enters Singapore in partnership with Standard Chartered
As we prepare to ramp up our international expansion over the next 8 weeks, we are thrilled to begin this journey in Singapore.
Vedanta resources repays $100 million to Standard Chartered Bank
The earlier disclosure was made pursuant to facility agreement dated September 8, 2022, entered into between Twin Star Holding, Vedanta Resources and Welter Trading, Standard Chartered Bank (Singapore ...
Vedanta repays $100 million to Standard Chartered Bank, pledged shares released
It added that the company is confident of meeting its liquidity requirements for the quarter ending June 2023.
Coinbase enables local bank transfers in Singapore
Coinbase has updated its retail platform in Singapore to reflect a new strategic banking partnership with Standard Chartered that enables customers to move funds to and from accounts via local banks.
As geopolitics reshape global economy, is Singapore’s financial hub status at risk?
SINGAPORE – Singapore’s coveted status as an international ... the collapse of the British pound as the world’s dominant currency of trade and finance – prompted a national sea change. Join ST's ...
Top 5 reasons Singapore condos are a great investment
As you would expect of a country with a population of 5.7 million, Singapore has a thriving property market. Here, real estate is one of the most attractive investments, and condominiums have been a ...
Jokowi hopes for Singapore investments in education, healthcare in Indonesia’s new capital
Singapore will be Indonesia's first port of call for investments in Nusantara, being built in Borneo. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Singapore’s Temasek eyes investment in Maharlika fund
MANILA, Philippines — Temasek Holdings Ltd., the nearly five-decade-old sovereign wealth fund of Singapore, has reportedly expressed interest in investing in the proposed Maharlika Investment Fund ...
Another predictable bank failure
The news about the second-biggest bank failure in US history came just days after Federal Reserve (Fed) Chair Jerome Powell assured Congress that the financial condition of America’s banks was sound.