In the three years since artist Louise Hill left Hong Kong for Singapore with her family, she has lived in three of the city state’s most sought-after forms of housing: a gleaming, contemporary town house on the resort island of Sentosa; a Peranakan ... ( read original story ...)
How to ease through life’s greatest journey with POSB Smiley CDA!
The article is written in collaboration with POSB Smiley CDA. Deposit Insurance Scheme: Singapore dollar deposits of non-bank depositors and monies and deposits denominated in Singapore dollars under the Supplementary Retirement Scheme are insured by the ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore bank lending up 0.6% in November: MAS
SINGAPORE - Bank lending in Singapore rose 0.6 per cent in November from the previous month, preliminary data from the Monetary Authority of Singapore on Friday (Dec 29) showed. This was weaker when compared with the 1.4 per cent monthy-on-month gain in ... ( read original story ...)
SMEs in Singapore more upbeat about prospects in 2018
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the business services sector recorded the highest level of optimism, with an index score of 52.1 in the Singapore Business Federation - DP Info survey. This was likely buoyed by increased economic activity from ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Press names new CFO as Mallek’s term ends
Singapore Press Holdings, which began a review of its media business last year, appointed Chua Hwee Song as the new chief financial officer (CFO), effective next year. Singapore's dominant newspaper publisher on Wednesday said Chua will takeover reigns ... ( read original story ...)
Hyflux to distribute shares in consumer business ahead of possible listing
SINGAPORE - Mainboard-listed Hyflux is distributing shares of its consumer business with an eye to eventually list the unit. The water treatment company is planning to distribute 70 per cent of the shares in Hyfluxshop Holdings to Hyflux's existing ... ( read original story ...)
This is how Singapore is supporting blockchain technology development
Blockchain is a technology that enables fast and secure transfer of digital goods such as money and intellectual property online. The technology consists of an algorithm and distributed data structure, for managing electronic transfer without the need of a ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore braces for taxes, central bank tightening, trade talks
SINGAPORE: Singapore is bracing for possible tax increases and monetary policy tightening in 2018 against a backdrop of steady economic growth and benign inflation. The city state’s economy will probably expand 2.8 percent next year compared with an ... ( read original story ...)
The quiet Singaporean’s loud global finance revolution: Gadfly
Y. Pillay, who turned a fledgling fleet into Singapore Airlines Ltd. Menon, a Singaporean civil servant of Malayali extraction, is keeping Lee's dream alive in finance. While Hong Kong is the main money center for China, Indians and Indonesians will keep ... ( read original story ...)
Standard Chartered Bank to re-skill 3,000 workers in Singapore
Amid a changing financial industry, Standard Chartered Bank in Singapore said it will re-skill and re-train more than 3,000 employees in three years. This way, the bank said, all of its employees in the city-state will be ready for future roles. Last year ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Morning News For December 29
The sharpest social divisions in Singapore may now be based on class, instead of race or religion, a study released on Thursday (Dec 28) suggests. Singapore moves ahead on smart mobility – Autonomous scheduled and on-demand public transport by 2022 ... ( read original story ...)
2017 Yearender: Banking on tech with a human touch
Anyone trusting a bank with millions - billions ... The futuristic talk is in keeping with the Government's vision for Singapore as a wealth management hub. In its industry transformation map for financial services launched in late October, the Monetary ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore November bank lending rises 7.1 pct y/y
SINGAPORE, Dec 29 (Reuters) - Singapore’s total bank lending in November rose from a year earlier, on the back of increased lending to financial institutions and a rise in housing and bridging loans. Loans and advances by domestic banking units in the ... ( read original story ...)
Banking on tech with a human touch
Anyone trusting a bank with millions - billions ... The futuristic talk is in keeping with the Government's vision for Singapore as a wealth management hub. In its industry transformation map for financial services launched in late October, the Monetary ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore bans gay father from adopting his own son, won’t ‘condone’ such acts
A Singapore court has rejected a gay doctor's bid to adopt his biological child because he was born by a surrogate mother in the United States through a procedure not available for unmarried couples in the island state. In Singapore, sex between consenting ... ( read original story ...)
New study finds clear divide among social classes in Singapore
SINGAPORE - The sharpest social divisions in Singapore may now be based on class, instead of race or religion, a study released on Thursday (Dec 28) suggests. The Institute of Policy Studies' (IPS) Study On Social Capital In Singapore shows that on average ... ( read original story ...)