To be sure, the bank saw 45% growth in its daily application submissions for its credit cards after the announcement of pre-sale tickets for Taylor Swift’s six concerts in Singapore. Debit cards saw a ...
After Taylor Swift, UOB plans 2 global partnerships yearly to ride on concert fever
UOB is planning two global partnerships in the entertainment space every year, as it taps the segment to drive acquisition and spending across its retail business. Read more at The Business Times.
UOB Kay Hian maintains ‘overweight’ rating on S-REITs; remains positive on CLAR and PLife REIT
UOB Kay Hian has maintained its "overweight" rating on Singapore REITs (S-REITs) as CapitaLand Ascendas REIT A17U - UOB analyst Jonathan Koh is keeping “buy” on CLAR with a target price of $3.13 ...
Singapore: Private tutor, 57, sentenced to 53 months’ jail for molesting two of his male pupils
SINGAPORE: A private tutor who molested two of his male pupils was sentenced to 53 months’ jail on Friday. Sou Kum Choi, 57, pleaded guilty on Friday to one charge of molesting an 11-year-old boy in ...
Singapore retail sales growth slows to lower-than-expected 0.6% in September
SINGAPORE’S retail sales inched up 0.6 per cent year on year in September, significantly less than the revised 4.2 per cent growth recorded in August, Department of Statistics (SingStat) data showed ...
Singapore shares rally for second straight day after rate pause; STI up 2%
THE Straits Times Index (STI) rose 2 per cent or 61.17 points for the day to 3,143.66 points, and wrapped up the five-session trading week at 2.7 per cent higher than the week before. Read more at The ...
Singapore’s Changi Airport fully reopens Terminal 2 following dramatic makeover
Singapore’s Changi Airport has fully reopened Terminal 2 following a massive 3.5-year expansion project. Given it was voted ‘world’s best airport’ in the 2023 Skytrax Airport Awards, it should come as ...
Is ‘Forward Singapore’ a soft launch of a manifesto by Lawrence Wong ahead of PAP leadership change?
Forward Singapore', the product of a nationwide feedback exercise, offers a road map for an inclusive Singapore that analysts say will inform the ruling PAP's election campaign The initiative could ...
Brokers’ take: OCBC raises SingPost’s fair value to S$0.555, awaits structural solution
OCBC Investment Research has increased its fair-value estimate for Singapore Post (SingPost) to S$0.555 from S$0.54, following the national postal-service provider’s update of its H1 financials on ...
OCBC & Care Corner S’pore to reach out to over 3,500 low-income seniors to fight social isolation
OCBC and Care Corner Singapore launched a programme on Nov. 1, 2023 to address social isolation amongst seniors from low-income families. Both organisations aim to reach out to over 3,500 seniors ...
Singapore Plans Investment Rules to Shield Critical Entities
(Bloomberg) — Singapore plans to screen investments more closely in sectors critical to its national interests, as part of a new regime to boost security without undermining the Asian financial hub’s reputation for ease of doing business. The ...
Join me on a journey into the heart of Singapore’s last remaining crocodile farm
Long Kuan Hong Crocodile Farm is the last surviving crocodile farm in Singapore, and it produces crocodile skins as well as crocodile meat.
Singapore Plans Investments Bill to Strengthen National Security
Singapore plans to introduce a bill that sets out a new investment management regime for investors in a bid to ensure the continuity of so-called “critical entities.” ...
Singapore reshapes its crypto hub after Three Arrows and Terraform setbacks
SINGAPORE: During the great pandemic-era Bitcoin boom, Singapore established itself as one of the hubs of the cryptocurrency industry, drawing in entrepreneurs and investors from around the world.
HSBC Life reveals new leadership appointments
Winnie Ching, Raj Kumar, and Alison Law will report to CEO Greg Hingston. HSBC Life has announced key appointments to its senior leadership team, who will all be based in Hong Kong. All three ...
DBS Group apologises for service outage; senior leadership will face pay cut
SINGAPORE: In the wake of a severe digital service outage last month, DBS Group has... The post DBS Group apologises for service outage; senior leadership will face pay cut appeared first on The Indep