As MiFID Jolts Derivatives, Hong Kong Eyes $483 Trillion Market

Singapore is also an option for firms looking to move their exposures outside Europe. Standard Chartered has starting booking some of its trades in the city-state along with Hong Kong, said people familiar with the matter, who didn’t provide details on ... ( read original story ...)

Maid jailed for stealing $9,400 from employer

Lifi Nurfitriyah, 26, admitted to six counts of theft of the POSB ATM card and money from her employer, Madam Or Suay Muay, 72, in June 2016. A district court heard that on July 4, 2016, Madam Or found that $9,400 had been withdrawn from her bank account ... ( read original story ...)

RHB Bank rolls out chatbot for loan applications

In January 2017, DBS Bank in Singapore had also rolled out a chatbot-based virtual assistant that lets POSB Bank customers enquire about account balances, foreign exchange rates and branch locations via Facebook Messenger. POSB was acquired by DBS in 1998. ( read original story ...)

Singapore’s DBS reaches distribution deal with Chubb

SINGAPORE -- DBS Group Holdings has entered into a 15-year distribution partnership agreement with New York-listed insurance company Chubb for its markets in Singapore, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Indonesia and China. The Singapore bank said on Thursday that it ... ( read original story ...)

Chubb Inks Multi-Year Distribution Deal With Asia’s DBS Bank

Five Asia markets are covered by the agreement: Singapore, Hong Kong, Taiwan ... Chubb is touting the deal as a big one, because DBS has nearly 7 million customers in six countries, a figure that includes more than 3 million internet and 2 million mobile ... ( read original story ...)

Asia Develops a Taste for U.S. Oil Exports

The new trade flow is a key point of conversation this week as the who’s who of the trading industry gathered for the annual Asia-Pacific Petroleum Conference in Singapore. “We are likely to see U.S. oil exports, primarily into Asia, for a long ... ( read original story ...)

From Houston with love Asia bitten by the US oil export bug

The new trade flow is a key point of conversation this week as the who’s who of the trading industry gathered for the annual Asia-Pacific Petroleum Conference in Singapore. “We are likely to see US oil exports, primarily into Asia, for a long ... ( read original story ...)

Review: Singapore Airlines Business Class A350-900 DME to SIN

This Singapore Airlines A350-900 Review is from our flight from Moscow DME to Singapore SIN, an overnight flight. Also see our Singapore First Class 777 Review, Singapore Suites A380 Review, and all our posts tagged Singapore Airlines. Singapore Airlines ... ( read original story ...)