(RTTNews.com) - The Singapore stock market has tracked higher in consecutive trading days, climbing more than 55 points or1.6 percent along the way. The Straits Times Index now rests just beneath the 3,485-point plateau although investors may cash in on ... ( read original story ...)
OCBC Bank mines Government data repository for digital account opening
Singapore's OCBC is mining the Government's national data repository MyInfo to offer an entirely paperless digital account opening process. To open a new account via mobile or desktop PC, prospects first give the bank consent to use their MyInfo profile to ... ( read original story ...)
Trump and Kim to Meet on Singapore’s Sentosa Island Resort
(Bloomberg) -- President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will hold their historic Singapore summit at the Capella Hotel on the city-state’s Sentosa Island, White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said Tuesday on Twitter. ( read original story ...)
Singapore hotel hosting Trump-Kim summit is on secluded island with pirate ties
Singapore's 5-star Capella Hotel on Sentosa Island is soon going to make history as it welcomes two world leaders on June 12. President Trump and North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un agreed on the venue for their historic summit, which will mark the first ... ( read original story ...)
Trump-Kim summit set for Singapore’s Sentosa Island: White House
WASHINGTON/SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will be on Singapore’s southern island of Sentosa, the White House said on Tuesday as preparations accelerated for next week’s event. ( read original story ...)
StanChart Plans to Split Asia Into Singapore, Hong Kong Hubs
Standard Chartered Plc plans to create two new hubs for its Asian operations in Singapore and Hong Kong to simplify the emerging market lender’s extensive network and reduce costs, people familiar with the plan said. The bank has drawn up plans to ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore includes Sentosa island as special zone for Trump-Kim summit
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore on Tuesday added its southern resort island of Sentosa to a special event area designated for next week’s summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korea’s Kim Jong Un, the government said in its online gazette. ( read original story ...)
Singapore nightspot invents Trump-Kim cocktail
As Singapore prepares for a much-anticipated summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, its bars are offering cocktails featuring the Korean spirit, soju, to mark the event. Dhruv Tikekar reports. As Singapore prepares ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore unveils commemorative coins for Trump, Kim summit
The three gold, silver, and base-metal medallions commemorate the summit as a "momentous step to world peace" and show Singapore's role as a "neutral host, and an economic and security gateway between the East and the West," according to a news release ... ( read original story ...)
HSBC, ING Bank execute first blockchain transaction
KUALA LUMPUR (June 5): HSBC and ING Bank have successfully executed the first live trade finance transaction via blockchain for a shipment of soybeans from Argentina to Malaysia. The transaction was conducted via Cargill’s Geneva and Singapore ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s MyRepublic expands mobile network vision with new US$60M investment
The internet service and mobile network operator also said it wants to IPO in Hong Kong in about two years A mere month after it struck a deal with local telco StarHub to offer virtual mobile network services, Singapore broadband provider MyRepublic has ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore seeks to lure investors for Asia’s infrastructure
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore is setting up a debt facility and creating investment benchmarks to attract institutional investors who can provide the billions of dollars needed for the region’s infrastructure projects, the central bank chief said on ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore launches ‘World Peace’ medallion to mark Trump-Kim summit
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore on Tuesday unveiled a commemorative medallion ahead of next week’s summit between the U.S. and North Korean leaders in the wealthy city-state, carrying the inscription ‘World Peace’ in large letters on one side. ( read original story ...)
OCBC Now Lets You Open A New Bank Account In 5 Minutes – No Documentation Or Queuing Needed
OCBC Bank is the first Singapore bank to roll out a digital instant account-opening service for its Singaporean and Permanent Resident (PR) customers. This means that they no longer need to visit a bank branch and go through the hassle of long queues ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore banks kept at ‘accumulate’ on loans growth, SIBOR rise and improving O&G outlook
SINGAPORE (June 4): Phillip Securities is maintaining the Singapore banking sector at “accumulate” given loans growth remains healthy locally and in Hongkong while the continuing rise in SIBOR (Singapore Interbank Offered Rate) and SOR (Swap Offer Rate ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore: United Overseas Bank Ltd (UOBH:SI) Heffx Technical Reivew
Overall, the bias in prices is: Sideways. The projected upper bound is: 29.72. The projected lower bound is: 27.46. The projected closing price is: 28.59. A white body occurred (because prices closed higher than they opened). During the past 10 bars, there ... ( read original story ...)