Fine wine, fast profits

a former prosecutor and an enforcement lawyer at K&L Gates in Singapore. “Certainly that would appear to be the case with BSI.” As business rolled in from 1MDB and Low, BSI became the custodian bank of $2.3 billion of investments from the Malaysian ... ( read original story ...)

Investing in UK properties for Singapore investors

London’s property market is a favourite with Singapore’s affluent investors. But post-Brexit, the decision to invest in the UK has become complicated. While the British pound is now cheaper, making purchases more affordable, the prospects for an ... ( read original story ...)

Love Thai food? 4 new eateries to satisfy your cravings

The group plans to open at least four Greyhand outlets here. The Singapore café boasts the biggest menu outside of Bangkok, with 80 dishes on offer. Crowd-pleasers like their Complicated Noodle and Salmon Carpaccio have made it here. Unfortunately ... ( read original story ...)

Save money on groceries with these credit cards

The Citibank SMRT Platinum Visa Card has really brought the fight ... For tips on credit card spending, follow us on Facebook. Singapore's most widely circulated decor magazine on interior design and home decor trends, Home & Decor is the go-to for chic ... ( read original story ...)

Game of space

Word on the street is that Citibank is also exploring coworking for some of its teams. In Singapore, RHB is taking up an entire floor at the new coworking site of The Working Capitol on Robinson Road for its fintech lab. Other banks have also created their ... ( read original story ...)

Understanding the world of big data

But when he came to Singapore and worked on projects in his corporate job ... Other clients include Emirates airlines, Citibank, Emirates National Bank of Dubai, HDFC Bank, ANZ. These companies pay a monthly fee to Crayon Data to subscribe to its data ... ( read original story ...)

Wartime Sex Slave Dispute Resurfaces to Rattle Japan-Korea Ties

Chang Jae-chul, an economist for Citibank Korea Inc. in Seoul, said that additional swaps would be good for Korea but not vital right now considering the nation’s foreign currency reserves and the fact that external balances have improved since the ... ( read original story ...)

BPCL could raise $1 billion next week

... will be sold through the company’s Singapore based subsidiary BPRL International Singapore Pte Ltd and will be of a five year tenure. Five banks, namely Citibank NA, Standard Chartered Plc, DBS Ltd, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group and SBI Capital ... ( read original story ...)

Household Debt in Singapore – Trends and Causes Analyzed

Singapore US Korea Household Leverage Ratio Singapore 119% ... This is likely due to the fact that income growth lagged behind expenditures, thus forcing consumers to borrow to finance their purchases. In 2016, however, household spending flatlined ... ( read original story ...)

Owners of United Engineers said to be mulling sale

The biggest stakeholders of United Engineers Limited (UEL), which has a market capitalisation of $1.7 billion, have officially begun evaluating buyer interest in the 105-year-old Singapore property conglomerate, reported Bloomberg, citing sources privy to ... ( read original story ...)