Great Tuesday evening! Here are three things about the local stock market and investing in general that you might be interested in today. Also, like us on Facebook to follow our latest hot articles. The information provided is for general information ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore stocks advance; OCBC, DBS gain
Singapore stocks rose on Tuesday, led by gains in lenders such as OCBC Bank and DBS Group Holdings. At 0533 GMT, the Straits Times Index rose 0.44 percent or 15 points to 3,325. It ended 0.1 percent lower on Monday, taking the year-to-date gains to 15 percent. ( read original story ...)
Debate on import laws in Terrex trial could have ‘major implications’ for shipping firms
The nine Terrex armoured troop carriers were intercepted while en route to Singapore from the Taiwanese port of Kaohsiung after a military training exercise. The vehicles were released and returned on January 27, after Hong Kong’s customs chief Roy Tang ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore CPI falls
SINGAPORE: Singapore’s consumer price index fell to 0.5% in June, from 1.4% in the prior month, due to sharply lower housing maintenance and repairs inflation, the ministry of trade and industry and the Monetary Authority of Singapore said on Monday ... ( read original story ...)
Asia’s serial interns: why students work for seven banks before they even graduate
Pressure mounts on students in Singapore and Hong Kong to do more and more internships ... He did seven internships – including at HSBC, EY and Guosen Securities – before landing a graduate job at HSBC’s global banking and markets division in ... ( read original story ...)
OCBC names Thu Nguyen VP of youth segment marketing
OCBC Bank Singapore has appointed Thu Nguyen as its vice president, youth segment marketing. She reports to Genevieve Gay, head of youth segment, advertising and brand (CFS) at OCBC Bank. She will also be part of the team which handles FRANK, OCBC’s sub ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore-Kazakhstan trade deal could happen by end-2017
ASTANA: Trade between Singapore and Kazakhstan looks set to grow with the signing of the Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT), which could take place as soon as the end of this year. Senior Minister of State Dr Koh Poh Koon told Channel NewsAsia during an ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore must strengthen trust between different faiths amid terror threat: PM Lee
SINGAPORE: Racial and religious conflicts abroad can affect the perceptions and attitudes of people in Singapore, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong warned on Monday (Jul 24), calling on community and religious leaders to continue their efforts in ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Startup Takes Bitcoin Into Real World With Visa
A recurring challenge for bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies is how to make them work in the real world. A Singapore-based startup says the answer is its Visa card. Exclusive insights on technology around the world. TenX is pitching its debit card as an ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Market Tipped To Remain Rangebound
(RTTNews.com) - The Singapore stock market has finished lower in two of three trading days since the end of the five-day winning streak in which it had advanced almost 120 points or 3.6 percent. The Straits Times Index now rests just above the 3,310-point ... ( read original story ...)
Standard Chartered introduces new Multi currency forex card
Mumbai: India' largest foreign bank Standard Chartered Bank has launched a ‘Multicurrency Forex Card ... Some of the currencies that can be loaded are US dollar, Euro, British Pound, Singapore dollar, Swiss franc, Thai baht, Japanese Yen and South ... ( read original story ...)
Singtel bolsters LTE network as Singapore gears up for 5G
Get an expert look at the government's ideas for a prosperous post-Brexit Britain as well as its ambitious 5G strategy. Features an interview with Sarah Wilkinson, chief data, digital and technology officer at the Home Office. By submitting your personal ... ( read original story ...)
HSBC nabs Randall and Somia
Randall will join HSBC’s e-Trading quant trading team ... where he traded spot FX for G10 and deliverable emerging markets currency pairs, both in London and Singapore. He join ( read original story ...)
Standard Chartered Bank launches Multicurrency Forex Card
Standard Chartered Bank said in a statement. Some of the currencies that can be loaded are the US dollar, Euro, British Pound, Singapore dollar, Swiss franc, Thai baht, Japanese Yen and South African rand, it said. "The card will also provide forex rate ... ( read original story ...)
OCBC Bank taps design in CX makeover
according to a senior executive at a major Singapore bank. OCBC Bank, the second largest financial group in South East Asia, has overhauled the design of its mail communications to clarify financial information and offer more confidence to customers ... ( read original story ...)
DBS : launches portal to help entrepreneurs set up their business in a day
The company secretary is also responsible for ensuring a company adheres to mandatory reporting requirements of the Singapore Companies Act. From the DBS portal, business owners can compare the services and fees of up to five corporate secretarial firms at ... ( read original story ...)