The Republic of Singapore is a prosperous nation-state on the Straits of Malacca, near the southern tip of the Malaysian peninsula. For a variety of reasons, some of which we’ll explore in greater det... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s $1.4 Billion Telco Takeover Leaves Wireless Giant in a Bind
Keppel and SPH have a waiver from the Singapore bourse allowing them take M1 private if ... we will not be commenting,” Axiata said in a statement in response to Bloomberg News queries. Axiata managem... ( read original story ...)
Singapore bank loans grind to a halt at 0.5% in 2019
Total loans and advances fell to 2.8% in November 2018 from October's 3.4%. Singapore bank loans are expected to grow by a measly 0.5% by the end of 2019 from a previous estimate of 3% as the slowing ... ( read original story ...)
OCBC Travel Insurance Singapore Review 2019
At such high prices, it’s no wonder that OCBC runs near-constant promotions to keep its premiums competitive. Usually you can get around 50% off single trip plans. The current OCBC travel insurance pr... ( read original story ...)
Data Breaches Dent Singapore’s Image as a Tech Innovator
HONG KONG — Singapore takes pride in being a technology hub where municipal decisions are driven by cutting-edge data science. “Data is the new currency, and with open data, the possibilities are endl... ( read original story ...)
LGBT+ people in Singapore ‘more fearful’ after HIV data leak
KUALA LUMPUR (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - A major leak of the confidential data of 14,200 people with HIV in Singapore could hamper a fight against new infections among LGBT+ people in the city-stat... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Regulator Warns Against ‘National Cryptocurrency’ Scam
As we have a highly intelligent reader-base here at Finance Magnates, I hope that no one took the ... A case in point – this Tuesday the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) had to release an announc... ( read original story ...)
Property Predictions For 2019
We spoke to several property experts to give us their predictions for 2019. “The Singapore property market is expected to see robust growth in 2019 and we expect to see at least 40 new project launche... ( read original story ...)
What Singapore Property Buyers Need to Know about Bridging Loans
What is a bridging loan? A bridging loan, as the name implies, is to “bridge” the time between the sale of your old home and the purchase of your new one. Nowadays, its common practice for the mortgag... ( read original story ...)
Retail property market may be on stronger recovery footing
A WAVE of cautious optimism has washed over the retail property market. This follows quarter-on-quarter upticks of above 1 per cent in the Urban Redevelopment Authority's retail rental and price indic... ( read original story ...)
Southeast Asia’s property markets looking up thanks to young population, upbeat GDP growth, analysts say
Vietnam and Singapore are tipped to lead price growth in the property markets in Southeast Asia this year, underpinned by the region’s youthful population and relatively long period of political stabi... ( read original story ...)
Industrial property market performance the best in four years
2018’s industrial property market performance the best in four years says Jll – advises cautious optimism ahead Tay Huey Ying, Singapore’s Head of Research and Consultancy for JLL noted that industria... ( read original story ...)
Sports Hub CEO Oon Jin Teik to leave after HSBC Singapore Rugby Sevens in April
SINGAPORE - The Singapore Sports Hub is searching for its fourth chief executive officer (CEO) in just over three years following the sudden resignation of Oon Jin Teik on Monday (Jan 28). The 55-year ... ( read original story ...)
Citibank Travel Insurance Singapore Review 2019
Citibank travel insurance is one of the most popular travel insurance options in Singapore, perhaps because you can get complimentary Citibank travel insurance if you charge your travel fare to select... ( read original story ...)
It’s time for a proper indulgence: UOB Cards treats you to discounts at these CNY hotel buffets
UOB Cardmembers perks: 15% off dinner buffet on 4 and 5 February ... so get excited for the baked Norwegian salmon, Singapore chilli crab and fresh seafood on the rocks. If you’re in Sentosa, this is ... ( read original story ...)
Upcoming budget to stay the course on restructuring: DBS
In part 2/3 of its Singapore Budget 2019 report released on Tuesday, Irvin Seah, Senior Economist at DBS Group Research, says local companies must re-orientate their business strategies in order to ca... ( read original story ...)