It's favoured for its stability, but Hong Kong could beat it soon due to the growth of Chinese wealth in the area. Singapore's wealth management competitiveness continued to trail behind Switzerland for another year in Deloitte's rankings of wealth ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s real estate investment in Australia ballooned 141% to US$3.5b
Despite skyrocketing property prices, Singapore’s real estate investment to Australia has soared by 141% in over a year to US$3.5b, Real Capital Analytics latest data revealed. Cushman & Wakefield regional director for capital markets in Asia Pacific ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s First Fintech Trading App Spiking Announces Initial Token Offering
Spiking, Singapore’s first financial-technology trading application, will be launching its Initial Token Offering (ITO) pre-sale on 9 May 2018. The Spiking platform will allow traders to find Whales (i.e. key executives of large companies behind ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s M1 Launches Enhanced Digital Mobile Remittance Service
Singapore's M1 announced an enhanced digital mobile remittance service, M1 Remit which is now integrated with MyInfo to enable a seamless end-to-end account registration experience. Vietnam is a newly added remittance destination, raising the number of ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore venue still to be decided in Trump-Kim Jong-un summit negotiations
Once the island nation of Singapore was selected to host the historic meeting about denuclearizing the Korean peninsula, the two sides had to broker a deal on a satisfactory venue — down to the room where Mr. Trump and Mr. Kim will meet face-to-face. ( read original story ...)
Singapore-based mobile marketplace Carousell raises USD 85 million
Carousell, the Singapore-based mobile ecommerce marketplace, has pulled in an USD 85 million Series C fund to strengthen its ecommerce business. The round was co-led by existing investor Rakuten Ventures and EDBI, the corporate investment arm of Singapore ... ( read original story ...)
Michael Essien receives rapturous welcome in Singapore ahead of legends game
Former Black Stars midfielder Michael Essien received a rapturous welcome in Singapore ahead of his trip to London for the Legends Charity game on Friday. The Ghanaian who plies his trade in Indonesia made a short trip to Singapore, where he took the ... ( read original story ...)
Mobile app aims to give Ngee Ann Polytechnic graduates career boost
SINGAPORE - New mobile learning packages have been issued to this year's graduates from Ngee Ann Polytechnic (NP) to give them a head start in their careers. Known as "Beginnings", the package - which can be downloaded to their phones - contains four ... ( read original story ...)
Why Singapore for the Trump-Kim summit?
It has one foot in the East and one in the West, is ultra-modern, secure and sometimes mocked as being a little dull — Singapore was the safe pick for a historic first meeting between the unpredictable leaders of the US and North Korea. US President ... ( read original story ...)
Haidilao hotpot chain files for IPO, plans rapid expansion
The Sichuan-style hotpot chain did not disclose the size of the IPO or the amount of shares to be offered ... It has also already entered overseas markets including Singapore, Los Angeles, Seoul and Tokyo, according to its website. The company, whose ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore: Police seek help to find couple involved in dishonest misappropriation of property at Esplanade mall
Singapore police have urged the citizen of the country to assist them in an investigation against a couple, who was accused of a dishonest misappropriation of property case. They asked the local residents to provide their help to locate those alleged ... ( read original story ...)
What not to miss at Artbox Singapore 2018
Artbox Singapore is back. Originally from Thailand, it's returning for the second time next weekend (and the following weekend after). If you're unfamiliar with the event (which we highly doubt), it is a wildly popular (read: it's going to be packed ... ( read original story ...)
Making Sense of Mortgages: The Problem, and the Opportunity
How does a mortgage originated by a broker in California end up on the books of the Singapore sovereign wealth fund, with the homeowner sending her monthly checks to Ohio? And why does it still take 45 days to close? The entire process is complex ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Airlines First Class Awards Are Easy to Book
American Express, Citibank, Chase, Capital One and other banks are advertising ... You’re probably not going to find Singapore Airlines first class saver awards flying New York JFK – Frankfurt – Singapore very often. You’re not going to find ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore, Hamburg and Sydney are international travel bargains
If you are still planning your summer vacation travel, it may already be too late to lock in the most affordable rates if you’re staying within the United States. According to the travel website Hipmunk, April would have been the cheapest month to buy a ... ( read original story ...)
Alibaba out to dominate mobile pay in Southeast Asia
BANGKOK/SINGAPORE/SHANGHAI -- The Southeast Asian market for mobile payment services is undergoing an upheaval, with Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding at the center of the tumult. The group is backing Thai conglomerate Charoen Pokphand's ... ( read original story ...)