SINGAPORE: The 1,849 students who took the International Baccalaureate (IB) diploma examinations in Singapore in November 2016 performed strongly, with 97.32 per cent passing and 57 scoring the maximum possible 45 points, according to the IB foundation ... ( read original story ...)
LSBF in Singapore Launches BSc in Banking Practice & Management in Partnership With The London Institute of Banking & Finance
LSBF students in Singapore to receiveUK Bachelor‘s degree thanksto apartnership withTheLondon Institute ofBanking &Finance London School of Business and Finance (LSBF) in Singapore is proud to announce the launch of a new Bachelor’s degree in Banking ... ( read original story ...)
18 Things You Have To Know About Singapore’s Stock Market
In May 2015, it suddenly occurred to me that it could be useful for many investors if I were to collect important historical facts and figures about Singapore’s stock market and present them in a single article. This thought of mine eventually became an ... ( read original story ...)
Standard Chartered Bank concludes search for media partner
Standard Chartered Bank Singapore has appointed Carat Singapore as its media agency partner. This is after a six-month long pitch that was first launched in June last year. Carat will be in charge of media buying and planning duties. According to sources ... ( read original story ...)
UOB launches scheme to help millennials build up wealth
United Overseas Bank (UOB) has launched a scheme to help Singapore's millennials in the workforce start building their wealth early in life, The Straits Times reported. In a release, UOB announced the Young Professionals Solution (YPS) which will allow ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore military vehicles still detained: Hong Kong customs
HONG KONG: Hong Kong’s Customs and Excise Department has moved to quash speculation that nine military vehicles from Singapore detained in the city since November have been returned. The department made the rebuttal after Apple Daily said in a report ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore dodges technical recession, grows 1.8% in 2016
“The prospects of a more protectionist trade policy poses headwinds to Singapore’s economy who is still wedded to the old export-led growth model,” Ng said in a note. There have been concerns among Asia’s export-driven economies about rising ... ( read original story ...)
'Sliced' sea turtle found dead on Singapore beach
The 46-year-old real estate managing director told BBC News that he found the carcass washed ashore ... said that he was "puzzled" as to why such a huge and rare animal was coming to Singapore shores. "This was very tragic to see. I hope we as human ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Home Prices Fall for Third Year Amid Government Curbs
Singapore home prices fell 3 percent in 2016, the third straight year of declines as the government held steadfast on property cooling measures. An index tracking private residential prices fell 0.4 percent in the three months ended Dec. 31 from the ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore's Q4 GDP growth surprises as manufacturing rebounds
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore's economy posted surprisingly strong growth in the fourth quarter, although the outlook is clouded by China's slowdown and risks of rising global trade protectionism under the incoming Trump Administration. A rebound in ... ( read original story ...)
OCBC's Gan: Have a Bearish Base Case for Gold in 2017
18:43 - Full episode of "What'd You Miss?" Guests include: China Beige Book International Chief Economist Derek Scissors, Cambria Investment Management CIO Meb Faber. (Source: Bloomberg) ( read original story ...)
Mr. Propwise’s 2017 Singapore Property Market Outlook
It’s that time of the year where I take a look back at what’s happened over the past twelve months, then try and say something intelligent about the future direction of the property market over the next year. But this year I’m particularly ... ( read original story ...)
Bleak exports haunt S-E Asian nations, including Malaysia
SINGAPORE: The prospects for South-East Asia’s exports – which have powered growth for decades – are looking bleak. There are some winners but Malaysia is among the losers. With global growth under pressure and the US threatening to turn more ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Q4 GDP beats forecasts as manufacturing rebounds
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore's economy posted surprisingly strong growth in the fourth quarter, although the outlook is clouded by worries over a slowdown in China and uncertainty over rising global trade protectionism under the incoming Trump ... ( read original story ...)
Pact with Singapore will plug tax evasion
SINGAPORE: It is heartening that India and Singapore have amended a double-tax avoidance agreement that will allow the Indian tax authorities to impose capital gains tax on investments routed through the island nation. This third in the line agreement ... ( read original story ...)
India, Indonesia Key Areas of Focus for DBS in 2017
DBS' wealth management business has quadrupled over the past six years and now accounts for to 13 to 14 percent of group revenue. "Over the next five years, we think it could get up to 20 percent," he said in a report on Singapore banks' prospects during ... ( read original story ...)