SINGAPORE —Despite the Republic having one of the highest mobile penetration rates among millennials in the world, only 67 per cent of this group indicated regular mobile banking use. This contrasts with market leaders the United States (78 per cent) and ... ( read original story ...)
How Did the Singapore Stock Market Perform Today?
Hi, Fools! Here are three things about the local stock market and investing in general that you might be interested in today. 1. The Straits Times Index (SGX: ^STI), ended the day after our nation’s birthday at 3,323.24 points. This was a slight increase ... ( read original story ...)
It could now take you 23 weeks to find a new banking job in Singapore
To find out, we asked several Singapore recruiters (Black Swan, Charterhouse, KS International, LMA, Morgan McKinley, Nastrac, Selby Jennings, Randstad, and Robert Walters) to provide minimum and maximum hiring times across 10 broad banking job functions. ( read original story ...)
CFTE to help ASEAN finance professionals acquire Finance 2.0 skills
The Centre for Finance, Technology and Entrepreneurship (CFTE) has been working closely with the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) to formalise plans to expand CFTE’s education initiative to the ASEAN with the purpose of training finance ... ( read original story ...)
CFTE Teams Up With MAS to Expand Fintech Education Initiative Into Singapore & ASEAN
The Centre for Finance, Technology, and Entrepreneurship (CFTE) announced on Tuesday it has formed a partnership with the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) to formalize plans to expand its education initiative to ASEAN. According to the organization ... ( read original story ...)
Online hiring in Singapore’s finance sector highest in Southeast Asia
It recorded an 11% growth in June. Whilst banking and financial services sector displayed a cautious hiring outlook, activity growth in Singapore exhibited optimistic sentiment in terms of online hiring. According to the latest Monster Employment Index ... ( read original story ...)
Malaysia weighs dual-class shares as exchanges battle for IPOs
“Bursa Malaysia has worked very effectively to improve the governance foundations of their market, but even Bursa cannot resist the pressure to consider dual-class shares if Singapore and Hong Kong exchanges convince themselves that quantity of IPOs ... ( read original story ...)
Bursa mulling dual-class shares as battle for IPOs heats up
“Bursa Malaysia has worked very effectively to improve the governance foundations of their market, but even Bursa cannot resist the pressure to consider dual-class shares if Singapore and Hong Kong exchanges convince themselves that quantity of IPOs ... ( read original story ...)
CFTE Working with MAS to Help ASEAN Finance Professionals
The Centre for Finance, Technology and Entrepreneurship (CFTE) has signalled its intention today to set up its first international hub in Singapore. CFTE has been working closely with the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) to formalise plans to expand ... ( read original story ...)
CFTE working with MAS to help ASEAN finance professionals acquire the skills of Finance 2.0
London: The Centre for Finance, Technology and Entrepreneurship (CFTE) has signalled its intention today to set up its first international hub in Singapore. CFTE has been working closely with the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) to formalise plans to ... ( read original story ...)
Correction: LongFin Launches IPO Via Jobs Act Regulation A+ with Sights Set on NASDAQ Listing
New York City, Aug. 07, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- LongFin Launches IPO Via Jobs Act Regulation A+ with Sights ... LongFin has acquired 100% of Stampede Tradex Pte Ltd, a Singapore based FinTech Company, post-acquisition LongFin is the parent company of ... ( read original story ...)
WeWork is raising tons of money as it marches toward Asia
The company also bought Singapore co-working firm Spacemob in a separate deal ... The company, which is considering an IPO, is reportedly in talks to rent a building in Hong Kong’s nightlife district. ( read original story ...)
World Class Global first-half loss narrows on forex gain
The increase in share capital was due to the issuance of new ordinary shares in the capital of the company pursuant to the IPO while the rise in other ... shares jumped 4.1 percent to S$0.255 on the Singapore Exchange. ( read original story ...)
HNA’s Singapore REIT Partner Is Said to Explore Reducing Ties
announced in March it planned to buy at least a 35 percent stake in a REIT that will list in Singapore, as well as 75 percent of a trust management company formed with AEP. The IPO was slated to raise more than $400 million, people with knowledge of the ... ( read original story ...)
Latham & Watkins advises on $500-mn Azure Power Green Bond Offer
The Latham team was led by Singapore partner and India Practice Head Rajiv Gupta along with others. Rajiv Gupta in a statement said: “Following our work with Azure on their US IPO in 2016, it has been a pleasure to work with them once more on this ... ( read original story ...)
3 Things to Know about Singapore’s Stock Market Barometer
If you wish to know how the Singapore stock market is performing, you would have to turn your attention to the Straits Times Index (SGX: ^STI), or STI for short. As mentioned earlier, banks make up 36.52% of the index. The next biggest sector is real ... ( read original story ...)