Singapore's first Government Chief Digital Technology Officer Chan Cheow Hoe hopes to anticipate and deliver personalised services to citizens in a timely manner. (Photo: SNDGO) SINGAPORE: Mr Chan Che... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s ‘freegans’ find treasure in trash
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - A new movement in Singapore that seeks ... The freegans often post photos of their discoveries, including barely-worn clothing, jewelery, electronics and luxury goods such as han... ( read original story ...)
Little chance of developing Singaporean core in industries as companies continue to hire FTs
An Indian national, Debayan Mukherjee, wrote on Quora early this month (Dec 2018) revealing how happy he was with his former employer, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), for enabling him to go to Singap... ( read original story ...)
OCBC unveils unique premier banking marketing campaign
OCBC Bank is the longest established Singapore bank, formed in 1932 from the merger of three local banks, the oldest of which was founded in 1912. It is now the second largest financial services group ... ( read original story ...)
UOB Rewards vs DBS Rewards vs OCBC Rewards Catalogue Review (2018)
I was going to say that "OCBC has the usual shopping malls and departmental store vouchers" but uh... They don't. They legit don't even have Capitaland mall vouchers, which I'd say is a dealbreaker fo... ( read original story ...)
HSBC gets nod to sell Malaysia unit stake to FWD
HONG KONG • HSBC Holdings' Asia-Pacific insurance unit has received ... country by FWD will add to its Asian market footprint that covers Indonesia, Japan, Singapore, the Philippines, Thailand and Vie... ( read original story ...)
Your Savings Account Sucks, Here Are Some That Don’t – 2019 Edition
Standard Chartered interest rates: $3,000 salary credit: 1.1% p.a. $3,000 salary credit + $500 credit card spending: 1.98% p.a. Singapore expats can consider the HSBC Advance account as it’s the only ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s transport sector is stuck in a jam: DBS
SINGAPORE (Dec 21): DBS has a “neutral” rating on Singapore’s transport sector in 2019, with hopes that a better-than-expected economic growth and activity globally would help improve demand volume an... ( read original story ...)
3 stocks to ‘buy’ as O&M sector makes slow recovery: DBS
SINGAPORE (Dec 21): DBS Group Research is keeping its “neutral” stance on the offshore and marine sector amid a slow pick up in new orders. “The overall conventional shipping market is expected to rem... ( read original story ...)
DBS Group Executing On A High-Quality Growth Plan
I was a little concerned about China-related macro risk and efforts to slow/cool Singapore’s housing market in reference to DBS Group (OTCPK:DBSDY) back in August, but the shares have done okay ... ( read original story ...)
TPG Telecom To Start S’pore Trial In 2019 – First 20,000 Registrants Get Free Mobile Service For A Year
In response, a TPG spokesperson said that its Singapore operation is “already being run by a strong locally-based team”, and is “well capitalised to execute on its plans prior to the separation”. Its ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Starts Probing Goldman Sachs for 1MDB Scandal
Singapore’s law enforcement authorities have extended their criminal probe against the Malaysian state investment fund 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) to include Goldman Sachs, according to a Bloo... ( read original story ...)
Singapore to expand 1MDB criminal probe to include Goldman
U.S. prosecutors say more than $4.5 billion flowed from 1MDB, through a complex web of opaque transactions and fraudulent shell companies, to finance spending sprees by corrupt officials and their ass... ( read original story ...)
Clear skies for Singapore office sector – but beware potential headwinds
JLL Singapore's head of leasing, Chris Archibold, too expects the tech sector to continue to drive demand across office and business park space in 2019 . Agreeing, Colliers' head of office services, D... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Government to Launch Second Bug Bounty Initiative with HackerOne to Boost Cyber Defences
HackerOne, the leading hacker-powered security platform, today announced it will partner with the Government Technology Agency of Singapore (GovTech) and the Cyber Security Agency of Singapore (CSA), ... ( read original story ...)
Global banks chase Asia techs transaction business, as trade war rumbles
HSBC, for example, which makes the bulk of its ... million ($364 million), five-year asset-backed syndicated loan for Singapore-based ride-hailing service Grab. “We have relationship managers ... ( read original story ...)