About six months after Qantas Airways started a direct service from Perth, Australia, to London, Singapore Airlines is bringing back its 16,700-kilometre jump to New York on Oct. 11. That will ... ( read original story ...)
SMEs more cautious about business expansion amid trade tensions, index shows
A joint initiative of the Singapore Business Federation (SBF) and DP Information Group (DP Info), the index measures the business sentiment of over 3,600 SMEs for the next six months. Compared with th... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Port Authority Leads Oil Spill Exercise
The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) has headed a multi-agency Joint Oil Spill Exercise (JOSE), demonstrating Singapore's readiness to respond to oil spills at sea. According to a statem... ( read original story ...)
Singapore central bank issues robo-advisory guidelines
Singapore’s central bank has issued guidelines on digital advisory services that it says will improve clarity on the application of existing rules, give investors more options, and make it easier for ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore dollar to underperform if central bank stands pat on slope
The headquarters of the Monetary Authority of Singapore. The Singapore dollar is at an inflection point with MAS officials set to gather for their bi-annual review. The Singapore dollar is at risk of ... ( read original story ...)
Open Banking In Asia – A Breakdown of Initiatives Across The Region
To contextualise the performance of Open Banking in Asia let’s take a look at initiatives from some of the countries leading the way. Singapore is often touted as the leader in open banking in this re... ( read original story ...)
Best Credit Cards to Use at NTUC FairPrice, Sheng Siong, Cold Storage, Giant & Redmart (2018)
The Citibank SMRT Card is a bit of an exception ... and also on anywhere that accepts Visa PayWave (that’s pretty much all supermarkets in Singapore). Mind the $20 cap for each category though. This m... ( read original story ...)
Singapore: Q3 GDP growth likely moderated – Standard Chartered
Analysts at Standard Chartered expect Singapore’s Q3 GDP report which is due to be released on 12 October 2018 to show that growth to have moderated to 2.2% y/y from 3.9% in Q2, due to high base effec... ( read original story ...)
Singapore falls further ahead of policy review; Philippines recovers
BENGALURU: Singapore shares extended falls on Monday ahead of a central bank policy review this week, while Philippine stocks rose after two straight sessions of declines. A slim majority in a Reuters ... ( read original story ...)
China slashes U.S. LPG imports amid trade war
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - China has choked back on imports of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) from the United States, traders and analysts said, turning to the Middle East for extra supplies amid the ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore court convicts activist, opposition politician over Facebook comments
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - A Singapore court on Tuesday convicted a rights activist and an opposition politician of contempt of court, punishable by up to three years in jail, for online comments posted on ... ( read original story ...)
Electronics retailer Newstead Technologies in liquidation
Home-grown electronics retailer Newstead Technologies, which owns brands such as Apple reseller Nubox, is currently in liquidation. Last night, a Newstead Technologies listing on the Accounting and Co... ( read original story ...)
MB and Bordier & Cie Singapore create private banking service
Hanoi-based Military Commercial Joint Stock Bank (MB) and Swiss private bank Bordier & Cie Singapore (Bordier) have signed a strategic agreement to collaboratively develop and launch a new private ban... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Gives Bondholders a New Way to Chase Default Losses
Singapore is giving liquidators of insolvent companies a new tool to retrieve funds for bondholders and other creditors. Court-appointed managers will now be able to seek funding from investors unrela... ( read original story ...)
Home-grown electronics retailer Newstead in liquidation; slated to be IT anchor for new Funan mall
SINGAPORE - Home-grown electronics retailer Newstead Technologies, which owns brands such as Apple reseller nubox, is currently in liquidation. On Monday night (Oct 8), a Newstead Technologies listing ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Savings Bonds SSB November 2018 Issue Yields 2.48% for 10 Year and 1.80% for 1 Year
Looks like my Emergency Fund nIsow Singapore Savings Bonds Max Holding Limit is $100,000 for now. Apply via DBS, OCBC, UOB ATM Singapore Savings Bonds’ Inflation Protection Abilities Some instructions ... ( read original story ...)