South-east Asian ministers attended the Asean Finance Ministers’ and Central Bank Governors’ Meeting. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Check out how APAC family offices moved their investments in Q2
Family offices in Asia Pacific put more of their cash to work in the second quarter, registering the lowest cash allocations of any region globally, according to Citi Private Bank’s latest report on ...
Mamaearth In Talks To Raise About $150 Mn in Pre-IPO Round From SoftBank, QIA, Others
Mamaearth has held preliminary discussions with the likes of SoftBank, Singapore's GIC, QIA, and Fidelity Investments for the funding round ...
Singapore stocks buck regional trends to end week higher; STI up 0.3% on Friday
Local shares bucked regional trends and rose a tad on Friday to close out a meandering week in positive territory. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Barclays banks on Singapore wealth flows, sees opportunity in global market volatility
SINGAPORE - Money is to be made in a volatile market, British bank Barclays’ Singapore chief Alexander Harrison will tell you. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Singapore’s DBS Bank Launches ‘DBS BetterWorld’ Metaverse Experience in The Sandbox, Aims To Tackle Food Waste
The largest bank in Singapore, DBS Bank, has developed a novel metaverse experience within The Sandbox that will be made available to the general public by the end of the year.
OCBC and UOB: SGX Banking Shares for Steady Dividend Income
SGX-listed Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp. Ltd. (SG:O39) and United Overseas Bank Ltd. (SG:U11) are popular among investors for their steady ...
Singapore services receipts growth slows for 4th straight quarter to 3.9% in Q2
SINGAPORE’S services industries recorded a 3.9 per cent year-on-year rise in business receipts in Q2, easing from the revised 7.7 per cent growth in the preceding quarter, data from the Department of ...
Singapore joins green bond rush with RM9.77bil offering
The issuer earlier announced details of the sale on the website of the Monetary Authority of Singapore, or MAS, which acted as a government agent in the sale. The offering underscores a rush by ...
DBS plants flag in metaverse through new adventure game
The first iteration of BetterWorld will allow users here to earn in-game rewards that can be redeemed via QR codes. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Why did the suspects in Singapore’s new billion-dollar money laundering case have so many passports?
The 10 foreigners Singapore police arrested last week in a massive anti-money laundering operation were citizens of countries including China, Vanuatu, Cyprus, Türkiye and Cambodia. But it's since ...
HSBC hires Evercore’s Alex Hong to lead Singapore dealmaking coverage
HSBC Holdings has hired Alex Hong from Evercore to lead the bank’s dealmaking efforts in Singapore. Read more at The Business Times.
D2C brand Mamaearth in talks for up to $150M pre-IPO round: Report
Mamaearth has held preliminary discussions with SoftBank, Singapore's GIC, Qatar Investment Authority (QIA), and Fidelity Investments.
Companies should review due-diligence practices in light of billion-dollar money-laundering case
SEVERAL companies have already been named in connection with the 10 foreigners rounded up in Singapore’s high-profile, S$1 billion money-laundering case. The number is set to increase. Read more at ...
Singapore stocks extend gains, tracking regional markets, STI up 0.2%
Regional investors took the hint: Hong Kong’s Hang Seng advanced 2.1 per cent, the Nikkei 225 in Tokyo rose 0.9 per cent, the Kospi in Seoul climbed 1.3 per cent and Australian shares rose 0.5 per ...
Singapore: Inflation receded further in July – UOB
Senior Economist at UOB Group Alvin Liew reviews the latest release of inflation figures in Singapore.