SINGAPORE - Marathoners in Singapore will have a new medal to look forward to in their collection as the Standard Chartered Singapore Marathon (SCSM) organisers unveiled today (June 28) a new design for this year's edition of the run. Veering away from the ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore banks to allow cellphone numbers for transfers
While similar services are already offered by individual banks in Singapore, they are commonly based on the mobile wallet system, meaning that users must deposit some cash into their wallets before they can transfer it to someone else. The new service ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd Makes a Key Acquisition in SP Telecommunications: Why is it Important?
Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd (SGX: S63) is an engineering conglomerate with a wide variety of business interests. As a quick background, ST Engineering organises its business into four main divisions: aerospace, electronics, land systems ... ( read original story ...)
Friends again? China’s premier to visit Singapore
according to China's state-run Xinhua news. Though Singapore does not claim any territory in the disputed waters, it has often played a mediation role between China and other claimants, including Vietnam, Taiwan, Brunei, Malaysia and Indonesia. In the past ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Dreams of Its Own J.P. Morgan
There are no new ideas in banking -- no equivalents of flying cars, or even 20-foot containers. The revolutionary thinking in finance is usually dusted off from the archives. Singapore's plan to let bankers play businessmen is no different. That's what J.P ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore property stocks seen building on best performance in 5 years
SINGAPORE property stocks are set for their best annual performance in five years, and strategists believe the rally is far from over. With an expected pick-up in real estate following the easing of housing curbs, developers are expected to be the bright ... ( read original story ...)
Kronologi Partners with ST Electronics to Establish Hong Kong Data Back-Up Centre and Extend Transnational Infrastructure
21 June 2017 – Kronologi Asia Berhad (“Kronologi” or “the Group”) said today it will partner Singapore Technologies Electronics Limited (ST Electronics) to expand in Hong Kong as part of its strategy to deliver transnational (cross border ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore to Let Banks Invest in Digital Platforms, E-Commerce
Regulator to limit investment to 10% of bank’s capital funds Retail clients to be able to transfer money using cell numbers Singapore regulators have proposed rules that will make it easier for banks to conduct or invest in non-financial businesses such ... ( read original story ...)
Bank Negara’s liberalisation actions stabilises the ringgit – UOB
SINGAPORE: UOB’s Global Economic & Markets Research team has issued their periodical report – the ‘Third Quarter UOB House View’ today. In the report, UOB noted that the ringgit have strengthened in recent months, attributing on the US dollar ... ( read original story ...)
Medical tourism growth easing in Singapore
SINGAPORE: Medical tourism growth here is expected to slow down amid stiffer regional competition, especially from the Malaysian healthcare market, according to UOB Kay Hian. The softer outlook in Singapore comes amid a decline in growth of foreign patient ... ( read original story ...)
The Malaysian Stock Market’s Equivalent Of Singapore-Listed Companies
Plantation companies are also present in both Singapore and Malaysia’s stock market. When it comes to investing, it may make sense to expand our horizons beyond Singapore and look at other countries in order to give us more options. Also, like us on ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Telecommunications : Singtel Unit Launches Singapore’s Biggest IPO in More Than Six Years — Update
SINGAPORE--Singapore Telecommunications Ltd., will start taking orders from institutional investors for an initial public offering of its high-speed broadband unit that could raise as much as 2.7 billion Singapore dollars (US$1.95 billion), making it the ... ( read original story ...)
SEA Games: Singapore will not compete in sepak takraw, volleyball, weightlifting
the Singapore National Olympic Council (SNOC) said in a news release on Tuesday (Jun 27). It also announced that 39 athletes have successfully appealed to be included in SNOC's longlist of athletes to represent Singapore in the Games. Fourteen out of the ... ( read original story ...)
New way to pay up — just use mobile phone numbers or IC
SINGAPORE — Consumers will soon be able to transfer funds directly to one another using their mobile phone number, with the PayNow service. Seven banks — Citibank Singapore, DBS Bank/POSB, HSBC, Maybank, OCBC Bank, Standard Chartered Bank and United ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore to allow banks to enter non-financial e-commerce
SINGAPORE Singapore's central bank will streamline regulatory requirements to allow banks to conduct or invest in non-financial e-commerce businesses, it said late on Tuesday. Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat, speaking at an event organised by the ... ( read original story ...)
New PayNow service enables funds transfer using mobile phones
Seven banks – Citibank Singapore, DBS Bank/POSB, HSBC, Maybank, OCBC Bank, Standard Chartered Bank and United Overseas Bank – will offer this scheme from July 10, according to a statement by the Association of Banks in Singapore (ABS) on Tuesday (June 22). ( read original story ...)