Stuck covering Singapore or Hong Kong? Here’s how to do something about that. https://news.efinancialcareers.com/sg-en/269672/asian-banking-jobs-in-2017/ If you want to get ahead in banking in Hong Kong or Singapore, you won’t want to get stuck ... ( read original story ...)
“Wear funky socks” and other ways to land a better job in Asian banking this year
If you want a better banking job in Singapore or Hong Kong this year, you need to go about things differently. https://news.efinancialcareers.com/sg-en/305691/chinese-vs-western-banks/ The post-bonus hiring season has kicked off in Singapore and Hong Kong. ( read original story ...)
Singapore Stock Market May Flirt With 3,600-Point Level
(RTTNews.com) - The Singapore stock market has moved higher in three straight trading days, advancing more than 70 points or 2 percent in its way to a fresh 10-year closing high. The Straits Times Index now rests just shy of the 3,590-point plateau and it ... ( read original story ...)
Eight people who’ve quit banking for Google in Singapore and Hong Kong
https://news.efinancialcareers.com/sg-en/304661/aman-narain-schroders-to-google/ Just when banks in Singapore and Hong Kong are trying to step up their hiring from technology firms, Google’s offices in the two cities are developing a liking for banking ... ( read original story ...)
KLM Dream Deals: Travelers from Singapore to enjoy special fares to top destinations
SINGAPORE, Jan. 23, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- KLM Royal Dutch Airlines just launched their KLM Dream Deals, a super sale where KLM flights can be booked at great discounts to top destinations all over the world. Return economy class fares, including taxes and ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Stock Market May Test Resistance At 3,600 Points
(RTTNews.com) - The Singapore stock market has climbed higher in two straight sessions, advancing almost 50 points or 1.4 percent in its way to a 10-year closing high. The Straits Times Index now rests just shy of the 3,570-point plateau and it's called ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore banks finance SE Asia coal projects
Singapore’s three top banks – DBS, OCBC and UOB – are significant funders of coal projects in the region, an analysis of their investments showed, putting them at odds with a growing number of global banks shunning the financing of polluting coal ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s Ministry of Finance taps influencers to promote Budget 2018
Singapore’s Ministry of Finance (MOF) has engaged 50 social media influencers to raise awareness of the annual Budget 2018, where the city-state government announces its budgets for the year. The move is a bid to reach out to a younger audience about the ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s Ministry of Finance Pays 50 Influencers to Promote Budget 2018—Is it a Right Move?
Saying sex sells it’s too big of a stretch here, but Singapore is using pretty faces to promote citizens participation in the upcoming Budget 2018 is an exemplary move. Or is it? It’s no secret that most young adults no longer consume traditional media ... ( read original story ...)
Legal Checklist for Setting Up a Restaurant in Singapore
Opening a new restaurant in Singapore demands compliance with a dizzying number of regulatory requirements. This will likely mean having to engage with a vast array of government agencies bearing a variety of acronyms such as NEA, AVA, URA, HDB ... ( read original story ...)
SPH Radio to launch Singapore’s first radio station on business and personal finance
SINGAPORE - Singapore will soon have its first radio station dedicated to business news and personal finance. To be launched on Jan 29, Money FM 89.3 targets general listeners interested in everyday personal finance matters like retirement planning ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore has to face tax question as it ages – policymakers
I think this is one of the existential questions we have to face," Ravi Menon, the head of Singapore's central bank, said at an Institute of Policy Studies event. Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat said in last year's budget speech that the government will ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s Ministry of Finance pays over 50 Instagram users to promote Budget 2018
Singapore's government is hiring social media users to promote its 2018 budget, local newspaper The Straits Times reported on Wednesday. Hoping to generate youth interest in state finances, the island nation's Ministry of Finance paid more than 50 ... ( read original story ...)
Additional Support Tipped For Singapore Stock Market
(RTTNews.com) - The Singapore stock market on Friday wrote a finish to the two-day slide in which it had surrendered almost 30 points or 0.8 percent. The Straits Times Index now rests just above the 3,550-point plateau and it may extend its gains on Monday. ( read original story ...)
The Singapore Market This Week: Venture Corporation Ltd Leads the Pack Higher
The Singapore stock market, as represented by the Straits Times Index (SGX: ^STI), ended the week at 3,550 points, inching up 0.8% from last Friday. Of the 30 index components, 19 made gains. Venture Corporation Ltd (SGX: V03) was the largest winner ... ( read original story ...)
How to Prepare Yourself for the Next Stock Market Crash?
Worried about the overall state of the market? Do you know the 1 thing you should never do in the stock market? The Motley Fool Singapore's new e-book lays out a plan to handle market crashes, details the greatest advantage you have as an investor ... ( read original story ...)