A cyberattack that breached 1.5 million health records in Singapore has been attributed to sophisticated cyber attackers who may be state-linked, a Cabinet minister said Monday. S. Iswaran, minister f... ( read original story ...)
Use social media and smartphone apps to attract jobseekers in Singapore
Linda Teo, country manager of ManpowerGroup Singapore, said: “Singapore has one of the highest social media penetration rates globally. With every mobile device being either 3G or 4G enabled, Singapor... ( read original story ...)
Singapore bank OCBC second-quarter profit rises 16 percent, cautious on operating environment
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore's Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp Ltd beat market estimates on Monday with a 16 percent rise in quarterly profit as increased loan volumes and higher net interest margins ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s luxury home market will bear brunt of new curbs
to maintain a stable and sustainable property market,” warned the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of National Development and the Monetary Authority of Singapore in a joint statement. Singapore priv... ( read original story ...)
Prenuptial Agreements in Singapore
The Singapore Court of Appeal upheld a particular prenuptial agreement in the 2009 landmark decision of TQ v TR. Nevertheless, the Court of Appeal was quick to warn that not all prenuptial agreements ... ( read original story ...)
SGX welcomes Asia’s first infrastructure finance securitisation notes
Bayfront Infrastructure Capital will issue Class A, B, and C notes. Singapore Exchange (SGX) introduced Bayfront Infrastructure Capital's (BIC) infrastructure project finance securitisation notes as t... ( read original story ...)
Debt Recovery in Singapore
If your debtor is a company, do you have a personal guarantee? Who are the directors of the company? What assets does the debtor have in Singapore? All the proceedings are useless if the debtor simply ... ( read original story ...)
Daily Briefing: More than 70% of oBike’s fleet removed in Singapore; Online financing platform Validus Capital pours out $100m for SMEs
Against the backdrop of a $20b SME financing gap in Singapore, Validus Capital aims to finance at least $1 bof the gap in the coming three years and it aims to raise a Series B by end of the year, Rai... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Institute Of Banking And Finance’s Career Centre To Help Financial Industry Professionals With Skills Upgrading And Job Matching
Financial industry professionals can now seek skills upgrading, career advisory and job matching opportunities at the Institute of Banking and Finance’s (IBF) new career centre, IBF Careers Connect. L... ( read original story ...)
Grab Pulls In $2 Billion to Finance Ride-Hailing Battle
Singapore’s Grab raised $1 billion from financial investors on top of the $1 billion it secured from Toyota Motor Corp., as Southeast Asia’s leading ride-hailing startup expands its geographic reach a... ( read original story ...)
Singapore tests eye scans at immigration checkpoints: media
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore will scan travelers’ eyes at some of its border checkpoints, local media reported on Monday, in a trial of expensive technology that could one day replace fingerprint v... ( read original story ...)
Shoebox apartments keeps Singapore Banking Sector sustainable
The money to be set aside can be from the bank’s equity. https://www.icompareloan.com/resources/bank-loans-singapore-mortgage/ How do the Singapore banks lend? what is their profit margins? It’s not b... ( read original story ...)
Singapore lender OCBC Q2 profit rises 16 pct
OCBC is the last Singapore-listed bank to report results. The biggest bank, DBS Group Holdings, reported net profit below market estimates, while the smallest lender, United Overseas Bank, beat estima... ( read original story ...)
Singapore: Southeast Asia falls short on cybersecurity pact with Russia
Singapore’s foreign minister said Southeast Asian nations “didn’t get down to settling” a cyber security agreement with Russia. Singapore recently suffered its worst ever cyberattack when hackers stol... ( read original story ...)
OCBC Profit Beats Estimates on Lending, Lower Allowances
Southeast Asia’s second-largest bank joins its two Singapore rivals in boosting lending income ... estimates after being hit by losses at its treasury and markets division. OCBC Chief Executive Office... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Stocks To Buy Now As Trade Wars Escalate
In the event of a full-blown trade war, Singapore investors may have to pay more attention to stocks of companies that generate most of their revenues domestically. That said, it is also essential to ... ( read original story ...)