Singapore snubbed as China rules Asian dollar-bond market

The tropical city is starting to get left out in the cold when it comes to marketing offshore dollar debt, in another sign of the increasing influence of China. At least 37 Chinese companies skipped roadshows in Singapore this year, out of the 136 that ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore Loses Dominance in Bond Market

Nov.26 -- Singapore is being left out in the cold in Asia's dollar bond market, even in a banner year for sales. More Chinese companies are choosing to skip roadshows in the city-state and are taking a bigger share of the buyer-base in the region. ( read original story ...)

NRI Woman Officer Jailed For Maid Abuse In Singapore

SINGAPORE – An Indian-origin former woman warrant officer in the Singapore Army was on Monday jailed for four months and three weeks for abusing and beating her Indian maid. K Rajakumari, 57, who retired after 35 years of service, apologised to Sargunam ... ( read original story ...)

Additional Support Predicted For Singapore Stock Market

(RTTNews.com) - The Singapore stock market bounced higher again on Friday, one session after it had snapped the four-day winning streak in which it had advanced more than 85 points or 2.7 percent. The Straits Times Index now rests just above the 3,440 ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore KrisFlyer’s New “Spontaneous Escapes” Awards

In the interest of full disclosure, One Mile At A Time earns a referral bonus for anyone that’s approved through some of the below links. These are the best publicly available offers that we have found for each card. Please check out our advertiser ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore backs up its fintech ambitions with new initiatives

Singapore’s central bank has launched a batch of initiatives — including helping banks create an industry-wide platform for compliance checks — as the city aims to become a global hub for financial technology. Ravi Menon, managing director of the ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore-on-Thames? This is no vision for post-Brexit Britain

From the glittering office towers clustered by the waterfront, to the spotless malls crowded with perfectly coiffed shoppers, it’s hard not to feel transported into the future when you arrive in Singapore – a hi-tech, consumer-oriented kind of future ... ( read original story ...)

Citi vs Stan Chart vs HSBC: where are their Singapore jobs?

HSBC, Standard Chartered, Citi: they are three of the Western banks most entrenched in the Asian region. The first two generate most of their profits from Asia, while Citi employs more people in Singapore than any other foreign bank. But which of them has ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore Hosts The Biggest Fintech Meetup Ever

Singapore - home to some 400 fintech startups and 100+ financial institutions–is more ambitious than ever to take the global fintech hub crown. The government-led, corporation sponsored Fintech Festival is into its second year, this time bigger and ... ( read original story ...)

Jaitley on two-day visit to Singapore

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley left for Singapore on Tuesday on a two-day official trip where he will meet foreign investors as well as Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong. Jaitley, who will be accompanied by Economic Affairs Secretary Subhash Chandra ... ( read original story ...)