From Singapore to China to IPO

Calvin Cheng has taken an unusual path. This time a decade ago, he was an executive in the modelling industry in his native Singapore. A few years later, he set up his own company in China. Today he’s taking that to IPO. “I was never in the modelling ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore Stock Market May Find Traction On Monday

(RTTNews.com) - The Singapore stock market has tracked into the red in three straight sessions, slipping more than 25 points or 0.7 percent in that span. The Straits Times Index remains just above the 3,230-point and it figures to be rangebound again on ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore property stock may build on best rally in five years

While property stocks aren’t as cheap as they were six to nine months ago, most are still trading at a discount to their book value and will outperform the overall market, she said. The Singapore property stock index is trading at a price-to-book value ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore Bourse May Take Further Damage On Friday

(RTTNews.com) - The Singapore stock market has finished lower in two straight sessions, sliding more than 25 points or 0.7 percent in that span. The Straits Times Index now rests just above the 3,230-point and it is looking at a continued consolidation ... ( read original story ...)

How Asia Is Adapting To The Alternative Finance Revolution

Roger Crook is the CEO of Capital Springboard - Singapore’s leading peer-to-peer invoice financing platform for SMEs. In more ways than one, alternative finance has made borrowing simple, swift and suitable. Over the last few years, alternative finance ... ( read original story ...)

Narrow Trading Range Expected For Singapore Bourse

(RTTNews.com) - The Singapore stock market has moved lower in two of three sessions since the end of the two-day winning streak in which it had collected almost 25 points or 0.7 percent. The Straits Times Index now rests just beneath the 3,255-point and it ... ( read original story ...)

Family Feud in Finance Paradise

This seemed to be the case before the death of Lee Kuan Yew in 2015, and served as the basis for Singapore's unique story as one of the most prosperous countries in the world after cutting ties to Malaysia. Finance is a huge part of Singapore's success ... ( read original story ...)

Lower Open Called For Singapore Shares

(RTTNews.com) - The Singapore stock market on Monday ended the two-day winning streak in which it had collected almost 25 points or 0.7 percent. The Straits Times Index now rests just beneath the 3,250-point and the market is in line for further damage on ... ( read original story ...)

Sustainable finance: Making good business out of doing good

But bleeding hearts have no place in the world of sustainable finance, according to Vineet Rai ... an annual sustainability conference held by Singapore investment firm Temasek on 5 June. “It doesn’t mean good people are bad, it’s just that business ... ( read original story ...)

What are the top ranking local brands in Singapore?

Local banks DBS, OCBC and UOB have taken the top three spots in the 2017 top 100 Singapore brands ranking released by brand valuation and strategy consultancy, Brand Finance Asia Pacific. DBS remains the most valuable Singapore brand for 2017, growing its ... ( read original story ...)

Bringing New Life to Singapore’s Life Insurance Industry

Singapore Life Pte. Ltd. (Singapore Life), announced today ... world’s leading reinsurers – Munich Re Group and Pacific Life Re Limited. Here at Fintech Finance, we work with renowned executives in the industry to provide key decision-makers globally ... ( read original story ...)

Why would a Singapore e-commerce company do its IPO in New York?

Sea Ltd, Southeast Asia’s most valuable start-up, is prepping for a US$1 billion initial public offering in the United States, a move that would be a major pivot for Southeast Asia’s rapidly expanding tech industry. The online gaming and e-commerce ... ( read original story ...)

Banking with your personal assistant could be here soon

"It is in the bank's interests to push the service as it helps cut back on manpower and costs," Chia Tek Yew, head of Financial Services Advisory at KPMG Singapore, told Mashable. "And at home, it will be a convenient channel of choice given the ... ( read original story ...)