SINGAPORE - HSBC Singapore has appointed Kanakanjan Ray as head of financial institutions group (FIG), South-east Asia - a newly created role in the Hong Kong-listed bank's global banking and markets ... ( read original story ...)
CapitaLand’s merger with Ascendas-Singbridge to herald new growth era: DBS
SINGAPORE (May 27): DBS Group Research believes CapitaLand’s (CAPL) merger with Ascendas-Singbridge (ASB) will herald a new era of growth for the property group. See: CapitaLand and ... ( read original story ...)
AA REIT kept at ‘buy’ by DBS for attractive in-demand assets, resilient yields
SINGAPORE (May 27): DBS Group Research likes AIMS APAC REIT (AA REIT) for its Singapore-focused diversified asset portfolio and attractive exposure to in-demand properties such as business parks and ... ( read original story ...)
SCB launches open API
SCB will open its API via a web portal (https:\developer.scb ... Leading firms in many countries such as Britain, Singapore and Australia have provided API access to share resources with independent ... ( read original story ...)
RPT-Singapore chases tech ‘Jedi Masters’ for Silicon Valley ambitions
SINGAPORE, May 24 (Reuters) - San Francisco-based investor Paul Bragiel said he needed to be asked three or four times before he accepted an invitation from Singapore to come check out its tech scene. ... ( read original story ...)
The Race for 650 Million Virtual Bank Accounts
Then there’s liquidity. Singapore’s DBS Group Holdings Ltd., which started a mobile-only digital bank in India in 2016, claims to be targeting SMEs with data-driven lending. It’s unclear if the ... ( read original story ...)
Melbourne-Singapore business class: how the airlines compare
Melbourne to Singapore is a busy international corridor for business travellers, with no less than five airlines currently doing the eight-hour dash between the two cities. Singapore Airlines, Qantas, ... ( read original story ...)
Grab driver gets 3 months jail for refusing to return S$30,000 wrongly transferred to his account
Due to an unfortunate error, the money was instead transferred by a Grab finance associate to the POSB savings account of Wong. At that time, according to Yahoo Singapore, Mr Wong provided freelance ... ( read original story ...)
DBS Regatta connects community
There will be 107 teams racing in various categories in the event held in partnership with the Singapore Dragon Boat Association (SDBA) from May 31 to June 2 at The Promontory @ Marina Bay. DBS Asia ... ( read original story ...)
Deals platform Fave acquires two food-ordering apps in Singapore and Malaysia
SINGAPORE - As part of its ambition to be a super-app in South-east Asia, mobile payment and deals platform Fave has acquired two food-ordering startups in Singapore and Malaysia. The firm, which was ... ( read original story ...)
Eagle Hospitality REIT’s IPO falls flat as investment banks pick up slack
Investors subscribed to less than half of its stapled securities. Despite being the largest IPO on the Singapore Exchange (SGX) in 2019 to date, Eagle Hospitality Real Estate Investment Trust’s (EH ... ( read original story ...)
Last day of Consumer Electronics Exhibition
SINGAPORE - Shoppers have only one day left to get their hands on deals for gadgets, television monitors and mobile phone plans at the Consumer Electronics Exhibition. The four-day event, which ends ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s iSTOX to Launch a Regulated Digitized Securities Platform in 2020
The MAS represents both Singapore’s central bank and financial regulator. The authority launched its FinTech Regulatory Sandbox in order to enable local projects to develop new financial ... ( read original story ...)
Retail leasing market in Singapore remains steady but headwinds remain
Independent mortgage broker – 10 reasons why every homebuyer needs him It added that new pipeline supply remains limited beyond this year in the retail leasing market. The report noted that following ... ( read original story ...)
Frasers Property previews Rivière at prices from $2,580 psf
Frasers Property Singapore’s project Rivière, located on the former site of Zouk nightclub at Jiak Kim Street, previews on May 25. The site in prime District 9 is unusual as it’s not just on the ... ( read original story ...)
Frasers Property’s Rivière to open for preview on 25 May
The two 36-storey towers will comprise 455 residential units. Frasers Property Singapore will open its highly-anticipated luxury residential development, Rivière, for previews from 25 May, an ... ( read original story ...)