Singapore: Banking on the Future

Singapore is fast becoming a global innovation hub. After years of rapid growth, the economy slowed recently due to an aging population and low productivity growth. In response, the country is embracing the digital economy. The government is looking at ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore Airlines CEO on A380 Fleet, Business Review

Dec.14 -- Facing growing competition from Mideast rivals Emirates and Etihad, Singapore Airlines is stepping up its game and investing $850M to refit all of its Airbus SE A380 jets. Singapore Airlines CEO Goh Choon Phong spoke exclusively with Bloomberg's ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore stocks snap 4-day rally; OCBC, DBS Bank lead losses

Singapore shares fell after four sessions of gains on Thursday, with financials such as Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp and DBS Group accounting for most of the losses. Asian shares edged higher after the U.S. Federal Reserve's comments tempered prospects for ... ( read original story ...)

Qualitas plans January-February SGX IPO of S$200m

SINGAPORE (Dec 11): Malaysia's Qualitas Medical Group aims to launch a Singapore Exchange IPO of up to S$200 million (US$148 million) sometime between January and February, according to two persons with knowledge of the plans. “We are tentatively looking ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore: IPOS releases revised examination guidelines

On October 30 2017, the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) published its revised Examination Guidelines, following legislative changes made to the Singapore Patents Act. The key amendments to the Guidelines include the expansion of the grace ... ( read original story ...)

Qualitas plans January-February SGX IPO

SINGAPORE: Malaysia’s Qualitas Medical Group aims to launch a Singapore Exchange IPO of up to S$200m (RM603.8m) sometime between January and February, according to two persons with knowledge of the plans. We are tentatively looking to lodge the ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore loses its lustre as preferred IPO market

But it still beat Hong Kong in the funds that it raised. Fourteen companies based in the Southeast Asian city have chosen to list on their home stock market this year, compared with 13 on the bourse operated by Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Ltd ... ( read original story ...)

ICICI Securities hires banks for Rs 30 billion IPO

SINGAPORE: ICICI Securities has hired Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Citigroup, Citic CLSA, Edelweiss and IIFL Holdings for a Rs20bn -Rs30bn (US$310m-$465m) IPO slated for early next year, a person with knowledge of the transaction said. The company plans ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore launches electric car-sharing service

Singapore (AFP) - Singapore on Tuesday launched an electric car-sharing service, the latest transport innovation aimed at encouraging people away from owning vehicles and keeping gridlock at bay in the space-starved city-state. BlueSG, a subsidiary of ... ( read original story ...)

Additional Support Tipped For Singapore Shares

The Singapore stock market on Friday snapped the four-day losing streak in which it had fallen more than 60 points or 1.8 percent. The Straits Times Index now rests just beneath the 3,425-point plateau and it's expected to open higher again on Monday. ( read original story ...)