SINGAPORE (Oct 9): OCBC bank and StarHub have announced a ... The two companies will each invest S$3 million in research and technology over the next 12 months, with a focus on artificial intelligence (AI) and connected homes... (Click here to read the ... ( read original story ...)
Keppel acquires 50% stake in manager of upcoming US IPO
Keppel Corporation Limited acquired 50% of Keppel-KBS US REIT Management Pte Ltd (Keppel-KBS US REIT Manager), the manager of the pending initial public offering (IPO) of Keppel-KBS US REIT in the Singapore Exchange (SGX). According to a press release ... ( read original story ...)
Garena Gaming Platform Owner Aims to Raise $696 Million in IPO
The Singapore-based company, formerly called Garena, is marketing 49.7 million American depositary shares for $12 to $14 apiece, according to a regulatory filing Friday. Sea was founded by Chinese-born entrepreneur Forrest Li, now a Singapore citizen ... ( read original story ...)
ASEAN Landscape: Singapore
It appeared first on the Bloomberg Terminal. Singapore’s green shoots may require nurturing by central bank Singapore’s economy gained momentum in 2Q but remains vulnerable to domestic and external risks. Mortgage lending has picked up and the outlook ... ( read original story ...)
S’porean woman warns of buyer scammer on Gumtree who faked bank transfer
And if you happen to use the Gumtree website, one of Singapore’s more active online classified ads ... Bennet then enacted the next part of his scam, saying that he had made the payment to CitiBank and asked for the phone to be shipped out. ( read original story ...)
3 Companies That Bought Back Their Shares Last Week
Singapore Post Limited (SGX ... Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation Limited(SGX: O39) Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation, or OCBC for short, is the longest established local bank and is the second largest financial services group in Southeast Asia ... ( read original story ...)
Daily Markets Briefing: STI up 0.9%
The index was up 1.19% for the week. "The muted performances on Wall Street Friday are unlikely to provide much of a boost to the local course today," OCBC said. More From Singapore Business Review ( read original story ...)
Singapore aims to be debt restructuring hub joining New York and London
Singapore is seeking to become a debt restructuring centre alongside New York and London with changes to its Scheme of Arrangement system to make it closer to US Chapter 11 filings. Analysing the changes to Singapore’s bankruptcy restructuring rules law ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Morning News For October 9
A consortium backed by Singapore’s GIC has completed the acquisition of up to 31.7 per cent stake in the Philippines’ Energy Development Corporation (EDC). The sovereign wealth fund has also acquired a minority stake in Sweden’s home alarm systems ... ( read original story ...)
Mandarin Orchard Singapore Named Best City Hotel in Singapore at the 28th Annual TTG Travel Awards
SINGAPORE, Oct. 9, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Meritus Hotels & Resorts' flagship Mandarin Orchard Singapore emerged "Best City Hotel -- Singapore" under the Travel Supplier category at the recently concluded 28 th Annual TTG Travel Awards 2017. Organised by TTG ... ( read original story ...)
A serving of duck rice, and compassion on the side
They include businesses such as Sheng Siong Supermarket, McDonald’s, DBS Bank/POSB Bank, Maybank and transport operators ... so that everyone can play a role in creating a dementia-friendly Singapore, whether they are students, retirees, or people ... ( read original story ...)
Can anything stop Singapore’s ports dominating in Southeast Asia?
Shipping Association of Malaysia Chairman, Ooi Lean Hin, estimated that in some cases, these smaller ships would travel 600km less by loading and unloading in Singapore. One business owner also cited the Malaysian working culture as a factor in Port ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore firms face tough calls on staff benefits
"With ward type plans, employers can ensure that their benefits keep pace with medical inflation without having to re-adjust the limit for every policy renewal” explained Neil Narale, Singapore Business Leader for Mercer Marsh Benefits. The study also ... ( read original story ...)
Amazon challenged by air-conditioned malls, Alibaba in Singapore
said Lisa Tan, 32, a small business owner. "I like the experience ' sights and even sounds ' of shopping in stores. It's definitely more convenient in Singapore; everything is pretty much within reach. I only shop online for things I can't easily buy in ... ( read original story ...)
Sorry Amazon, in Singapore People Love to Go Shopping
As Amazon.com Inc. pushes into Southeast Asia with a new venture into Singapore, the online retailer is facing some tough hurdles. Shopping in air-conditioned malls is practically a national sport, and e-commerce rivals moved in long ago. For the island ... ( read original story ...)
Daniel Ricciardo to start from third at Japan Grand Prix
Lewis Hamilton says his Mercedes auto feels "back to normal" following Friday practice at the Japanese Grand Prix, after the team struggled for pace in Malaysia and Singapore ... Project Loon to provide emergency LTE Network in Puerto Rico But it's ... ( read original story ...)