Among regional emerging markets, HSBC has an “overweight” rating on China, India and Singapore, which means it recommends increasing exposure to these markets relative to the benchmark index. Last year, Philippine corporate earnings had an ... ( read original story ...)
DBS’s Hong Kong bank keeping an eye on its China exposure
HONG KONG -- Like its peers here, the Hong Kong arm of Singapore's DBS Group Holdings has reaped increasing benefits from its mainland China-related business in the past several years. However, Hong Kong banks' rising reliance on the second largest economy ... ( read original story ...)
Rebranded Groupon’s Fave MD sets ambitious targets for revamped business
Fave Singapore managing director Ng Aik Phong is charting new growth targets and having ambitious ideas for the business. Speaking to TODAY, Mr Ng shared that with its 2 million subscribers and 50,000 to 80,000 unique users daily, the deals-and-discounts ... ( read original story ...)
Real time data, mobile CX offers telco disruption
brand and marketing lead of Singapore mobile operator Circles.Life, a challenger brand. (For more on Circles.Life's use of customer data, read WARC's exclusive report: Disrupting Singapore's telco industry with mobile-first, data-driven customer experience.) ( read original story ...)
A prison without guards: Changi Prison’s adoption of technology
As Singapore moves towards being a Smart Nation, the Singapore Prison Service is also keeping up with the times. In this exclusive report, Channel NewsAsia visits Changi Prison to see how new technology is being used. 38 Oxley Road: The dispute ( read original story ...)
Ex-Falcon Asia Head Back Home After Jail Sentence in Singapore
Falcon Private Bank was wiped out in Singapore: it paid a S$4.3 million fine before it was shut down for serious lapses in spotting 1MDB money being laundered. Singapore's regulator pinpointed improper conduct by senior management both locally as well as ... ( read original story ...)
Business owners, beware of spoof email senders out to scam your money
Business email impersonation scams have increased by 20 per cent year-on-year. Now, that's scary. SINGAPORE - Business owners, beware: there is an email impersonation scam going around requesting for payments to be made to different bank accounts. ( read original story ...)
Singapore Consumer Stocks Are Hot
Consumer staples have lagged the broader Singapore stock market this year after finishing at the top of the podium in 2016. But a handful of consumer stocks have far outperformed the 9% gain averaged by the sector this year. SGX strategist Geoff Howie ... ( read original story ...)
SG-based mobile app grocery delivery service expands to PH
Singapore-based mobile app honestbee, an on-demand grocery delivery service, made its official debut in the Philippine market on Friday, June 16. Launched in July 2015 in Singapore and now available in nine other cities in Asia, honestbee is a concierge ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore sees 1.4% inflation in May
SINGAPORE: Singapore’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 1.4 percent in May, compared to the 0.4 percent of CPI-All Items inflation in April, said the Ministry of Trade and Industry and the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) in a joint release on ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore F1 Grand Prix organisers sound out Supercars for undercard
Supercars could be become the major supporting attraction at the Formula 1 Singapore Grand Prix as part of V8 racing's revived international expansion plans. Fairfax Media has learned that Singapore GP organisers have sounded out Supercars on joining the ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Lee family feud goes public on Facebook: QuickTake Q&A
(June 21): Singapore is a small but wealthy Southeast Asian island state with a reputation for order and control. So imagine the dismay when its most famous family gets involved in a very public feud — on Facebook. Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and his ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore exports shrink in May in second straight month
SINGAPORE — Non-oil domestic exports (Nodx) decreased by 1.2 per cent last month, following the 0.8 per cent contraction in April, which ended five months of growth since November, according to data by trade agency International Enterprise Singapore. ( read original story ...)
Why Singapore exports’ rally is losing steam
The 1.2% slump is a clear sign of lethargy.Whilst the decline in the headline figure for non-oil domestic exports was due to non-electronics exports' high base, it remains clear for analysts at DBS Group Research that Singapore export rally is now losing ... ( read original story ...)
MOBILE SHOPPING SPEND IN ASIA PACIFIC TO SURGE THIS YEAR, RESEARCH REVEALS
The report delves into the shopping trends of five APAC countries – Singapore, Thailand, China, Japan and India Projected increase in mobile spend for 2017 PayPal said the forecasted increase in mobile spend comes at a time when APAC countries are ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore May factory output up 5.0 percent on electronics strength
SINGAPORE Singapore's industrial production in May grew for the 10th consecutive month from a year earlier, helped by strong electronics output, data showed on Friday. Manufacturing output in May rose 5.0 percent year-on-year, data from the Singapore ... ( read original story ...)