Malaysia and Singapore say a planned high-speed railway that would cut travel time between their capitals to just 90 minutes will be suspended for two years instead of being axed. Shortly after a ... ( read original story ...)
VP Bank Upgrades in Singapore
Liechtenstein-based VP Bank said it is upgrading its Singapore office. The step comes shortly after the private bank moved into bigger offices and clinched the services of the banker behind Julius Bae... ( read original story ...)
Rally Expected To Stall For Singapore Stock Market
(RTTNews.com) - The Singapore stock market has ticked higher in two straight sessions, gathering more than a dozen points or 0.3 percent along the way. The Straits Times Index now rests just above the ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Land Frenzy Slows to a Trickle After Property Curbs
(Bloomberg) -- The bidding frenzy for Singapore land has slowed to a trickle, going by the results of the first auctions since property curbs were tightened. Load Error Just three bids were submitted ... ( read original story ...)
Commentary: Singapore Airlines’ rebrand must not downplay the Singapore Girl
SINGAPORE: Singapore Airlines (SIA) continues to do well in global surveys. In July, it was named the world’s best airline in Skytrax’s 2018 World Airline Awards, almost right after it bagged the titl... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s manufacturing continues expansion
SINGAPORE - Electronics turned in a robust performance in August to help the overall manufacturing sector record its 24th month of expansion. The Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) - a key indicator of ... ( read original story ...)
MOVES- KKR, DBS Group, Bank of Nova Scotia, Standard Chartered
Her last day was on Aug. 31. Ooi was head of Singapore dollar bond syndicate in her last position in DBS. Chartered Plc STAN.L Standard Chartered has hired Nick Burge from Lloyds Banking Group (LON:LL... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Signs BRI MoU
It will also see CTIG launch an innovation lab in Singapore costing an initial sum USD $2 million, with the aim of exploring financial technology (fintech) partnerships in the wider region, especially ... ( read original story ...)
IPOS unites with Lloyd’s Asia to boost IP insurance market
The Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) is to partner with specialist insurance market Lloyd’s Asia in a bid to develop the IP insurance landscape in Singapore. A memorandum of understand... ( read original story ...)
Wealth managers in Singapore, Hong Kong getting ‘crazy’ pay hikes to jump to rivals
Those willing to jump to a rival are getting increases of 30 per cent or more in Hong Kong and Singapore, according to private bankers and recruiters. "It's a crazy market," said Derrick Tan, head of ... ( read original story ...)
SBI responds to Singapore government initiative with remittance centre
Responding to Singapore government's initiative for making it "easy lifestyle" for construction workers at dormitories, the State Bank of India has set up a remittance centre in the suburb Punggol dis... ( read original story ...)
Rules for Singaporeans and PRs buying overseas property
However, unlike buying a property in Singapore, buying overseas properties may not be as straightforward. Amongst the key concerns for these investors are the existing rules and regulations for Singap... ( read original story ...)
Have Singaporeans lost interest in Johor property?
However, he regretted the decision because of the daily crawl into Singapore every working day. (Now, hopefully everyone realises that the Rail Transit System (RTS) instead of the HSR KL–SG would bene... ( read original story ...)
Buying An Overseas Property – Is It Ever Worth Your Money?
This also makes us the “fifth largest source of capital globally”. The increasingly expensive and restrictive Singapore residential property market will only spur this trend. Read Also: What The Lates... ( read original story ...)
Congress alleges scam in coal import, accuses government of protecting industrialists
Senior party leader Jairam Ramesh also took on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, asking why he did not take up the matter with his counterpart in Singapore where the coal import transactions took place. R... ( read original story ...)
Review: Singapore Airlines SilverKris business class lounge, London Heathrow
Enjoy up to 120,000 bonus Qantas or Altitude Points when you apply for the two-card bundle, are approved and meet the minimum spend of $3k for each card - Westpac Altitude Black Mastercard and the Ame... ( read original story ...)