Thailand’s richest person Charoen Sirivadhanabhakdi is seeking to realign his sprawling business empire along clearer lines, as the beverage giant he founded exits a property firm he also controls. ( read original story ...)
Standard Chartered Private Bank announces key hires in Singapore
Nicholas Cheng has been appointed as managing director, head of private markets group, and is set to report to Foo Tian Ong, regional head of private banking in Southeast Asia, and Singapore location ...
Standard Chartered bolsters Singapore private banking with new hires
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Unveiling the Sentosa Cove Saga: OCBC’s Sale of Seized Land and Singapore’s Money Laundering Scandal
In a dramatic turn of events echoing through Singapore’s financial corridors, Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp (OCBC) recently made headlines with the sale of a prime land plot at Sentosa Cove, central to ...
More Singapore businesses aware of and benefited from free trade agreements in 2023: SBF
according to the Singapore Business Federation’s Free Trade Agreement Survey 2023. The survey was conducted between October and December 2023. More than 800 businesses across industries in Singapore ...
Singapore continues to see strong growth in wealth inflows; MAS working to reduce wait time
SINGAPORE continues to see strong growth momentum for wealth inflows, even as financial institutions stepped up onboarding processes in the wake of the S$3 billion money laundering case uncovered last ...
Singapore sees growth in assets management, debt market last year
SINGAPORE, July 18 (Xinhua) -- Singapore's asset management volume reached 5.41 trillion Singapore dollars (4 trillion U.S. dollars) by 2023, a 10 percent growth from the previous year, according to ...
NEA officer receives S$20,000 PayNow transfer sent by mistake, withdraws & uses it, gets fined
A man in Singapore intending to transfer S$20,000 to himself via PayNow mistakenly keyed in the wrong mobile number and sent the money to a stranger instead. But when he messaged the recipient, Cho ...
Singapore Central Bank Commits $74.6 Million New Funding to Boost AI, Quantum Tech in Sector
Singapore's central bank has committed new funding to boost the adoption of artificial intelligence and quantum technologies in the financial sector, focusing on security and innovation. The Monetary ...
Singapore Seeks to Standardize Banks’ Anti-Laundering Rules
Singapore is seeking to set clearer standards for how banks tackle illicit flows after a multi-billion dollar money laundering scandal rocked the city-state.
Singapore central bank expects 2024 growth closer to potential rate of 2-3%
Singapore's full-year economic growth will come in closer to its potential rate of 2% to 3% and core inflation is expected to ease more significantly in the final quarter of the year, the head of its ...
Singapore’s MAS Sees 2024 Growth Near Upper End of Its Forecast
Singapore’s central bank expects the island’s economy to expand near the upper end of a 1%-to-3% range forecast for this year, even as geopolitical tensions and higher global interest rates continue ...
HoYoFest 2024 Returns To Singapore In Aug As Standalone Event With Exclusive Merch
HoYoFest 2024 will be making a stop in Southeast Asia, celebrating its return to Singapore with a standalone event from 12 to 18 August.
SM INVESTMENTS LISTS USD 500 MILLION DEBT NOTES ON SINGAPORE EXCHANGE
SM Investments Corporation (SM Investments) successfully priced a USD 500 million drawdown from its USD 3 billion multi-issuer Euro Medium-Term Notes (EMTN) program established in May this year. The ...
Singapore men divided on whether they would give birth instead of their wives, if they are able to
Interestingly, several men bravely said that they would, saying that it’s their instinct as husbands “to take on the pain for their families.” ...
Cut-off yield on latest Singapore 6-month T-bill falls to 3.64%
THE cut-off yield on the latest Singapore six-month Treasury bill (T-bill) fell to 3.64 per cent, based on auction results released by the Monetary Authority of Singapore on Thursday (Jul 18). This ...