When it comes to mobile ad fraud, Singapore has been found to be the hardest hit in the Asia Pacific region, with app install fraud rates hitting 27%. Coming in second is Indonesia (21%), followed by Hong Kong (20%) and then Malaysia (17%), read a recent ... ( read original story ...)
‘Happy to continue’ as Finance Minister after Cabinet reshuffle: Heng Swee Keat
SINGAPORE - Mr Heng Swee Keat would be "happy to continue" as Finance Minister following the upcoming Cabinet reshuffle, he said at a media briefing on Wednesday (April 18). He added that Singapore continues to face fiscal challenges and there is still ... ( read original story ...)
Citi Indonesia Inaugurates Relocation of New Office, Smart Branch in SCBD
JAKARTA, NNC - Citi Indonesia inaugurated the relocation of the new office to Citibank Tower and Citibank smart branch ... Citi Head of ASEAN and Citi Singapore CEO Amol Gupte, Citi Indonesia CEO Batara Sianturi and witnessed by Citi Indonesia's senior ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore exports fall for second straight month
Exports continued to disappoint for the second straight month in March, hit by a triple whammy of high base effects, cooling electronics demand and a strengthening Singdollar. The decline comes at a time when global trade tensions continue to mount, which ... ( read original story ...)
UOB aims to help SMEs cut costs with app
THE THAI unit of Singapore-based United Overseas Bank (UOB) has released an application aimed at helping small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to cut costs in accounting and inventory and payroll management. The launch of the app comes as SMEs have ... ( read original story ...)
Top finance positions in demand by Singapore employers
SINGAPORE: The top three finance and accounting positions in demand by Singapore employers this year are: financial planning and analysis managers, who can expect to earn a median salary of S$115,000; finance managers, with a salary of S$110,000; and tax ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore dollar likes Japan trade data more yen for now
SINGAPORE: Exports increased only 2.1% y/y versus 5.2% expected. While this was worse-than-expected, imports declined by 0.6% y/y. The latter was expected to rise 6.3%, making the miss here more intense than the former. When net exports are positive ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Equity Crowdfunding Platform FundedHere Raises Capital for F&B Mobile Ordering and Payments App Waitrr
SINGAPORE, 2018年4月18日 - (JCN Newswire) - Local crowdfunding platform FundedHere has raised a significant amount of capital for homegrown Waitrr - a first-of-its-kind 'mobile waiter' app which automates food orders to eliminate users' wait times when ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Tutor Faces Jail for ‘Sophisticated’ System to Help Students Cheat
SINGAPORE — A Singaporean tutor has pleaded guilty to helping six Chinese students cheat in school exams in a "highly sophisticated" operation using video calling and skin-coloured earphones, court documents seen by Reuters on Wednesday showed. ( read original story ...)
Jeep Confirmed As Official Vehicle Partner Of HSBC Singapore Rugby Sevens 2018
American automobile manufacturer makes first foray into Singapore rugby to help take rugby to the heart of the local community Rugby Singapore, the organiser and promoter of the HSBC Singapore Rugby Sevens, has announced that Jeep Singapore will be the ... ( read original story ...)
Modis launches in Singapore to support technology consulting and professional staffing services
Launch of an Adecco Group brand to meet the increasingly sophisticated technology requirements of organisations based in Singapore SINGAPORE, April 18, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Backed by the Adecco Group, the world's leading HR solutions partner, Modis is ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s finance minister Heng Sweet Keat comes in 2nd in regional rankings
Singapore’s Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat has been ranked second in a Hong Kong-based publication’s rankings of finance ministers in the Asia-Pacific region. He was positioned in the sixth place last year, according to a report by Todayonline. ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s Mortgage LTV Ratio is Rising: Is There Cause for Concern?
The loan-to-value ratio (LTV) (as measured as mortgage loan balances divided by residential property values), which is a statistic that illustrates the degree of leverage in the housing market, has increased in recent years to levels seen before the 1998 ... ( read original story ...)
Bank of Singapore to double wealth management staff in Hong Kong to cater to China’s rich
Bank of Singapore, the private banking arm of Singapore’s second-biggest lender OCBC, plans to double its staff in Hong Kong as it eyes wealth management business from China’s growing number of millionaires and billionaires, according to the bank’s ... ( read original story ...)
HSBC Singapore Rugby Sevens: WANTED – The hunt is on!
WANTED – HSBC Singapore Rugby Sevens need your help! They are looking for these four fans from last year’s event. Do you know them? Keep a lookout! The HSBC Singapore Rugby 7s is back with a bang as the top teams from around the world compete over two ... ( read original story ...)
Exclusive-Singapore’s Temasek Interested in Buying Into HNA’s Hong Kong Airlines: Source
SINGAPORE — Singapore state investor Temasek Holdings has expressed interest in buying into Chinese conglomerate HNA's Hong Kong-based carriers, Hong Kong Airlines and Hong Kong Express Airways, according to a source familiar with the matter. However, an ... ( read original story ...)