SINGAPORE Resource-scarce Singapore is turning vacant pockets of land into space for urban farming as the island city strives to ease its reliance on imported food. The wealthy Southeast Asian city-state imports more than 90 percent of its food, much of it ... ( read original story ...)
50% Of Young S’poreans Are Financially Clueless, So DBS Made A Place Where They Can Get FREE Advise
For anyone in Singapore, financial planning is a daunting task that we know is necessary but find hard to do and local bank DBS thinks so too. Most people would automatically seek the services of a financial planner at their preferred financial institution ... ( read original story ...)
DBS launches free financial advisory centre NAV Hub
SINGAPORE - DBS has launched a financial planning centre offering free advisory services. The NAV Hub at Tanjong Pagar, which opened late last month, does not sell products but provides young people with personalised financial planning sessions from bank ... ( read original story ...)
DBS Bank opens free financial advice centre in Singapore
NAV – Your Financial GPS is part of a new financial planning initiative by DBS aimed at helping customers navigate through life’s changes, uncertainties and opportunities. DBS's offering will bring it into direct conflict with financial advisers who ... ( read original story ...)
Category: Technology
The Monetary Authority of Singapore, MAS, and the Danish Financial Supervisory Authority, Danish FSA, signed a FinTech Co-operation Agreement which aims to help FinTech companies in Singapore and Denmark to expand into each other’s markets on Wednesday ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore stock rally has further to run as investors chase yields, Amundi says
"Singapore is actually a high yield market. If you look at the general (equity ... that struggled with investor confidence and thin trading volume after a penny stock rout, a spate of delistings and few initial public offerings (IPO). ( read original story ...)
Singapore Stock Market May Head South Again
(RTTNews.com) - The Singapore stock market has alternated between positive and negative finishes through the last five three trading days since the end of the two-day losing streak in which it had surrendered more than 45 points or 1.4 percent. The Straits ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Versus Singapore: Which City Is Best for Expats?
Now, Singapore’s push into innovation and technology has the Lion City on an upswing, said Karen Koh of recruiting and consultancy firm HRnetOne, who works in the Singapore-based company’s Hong Kong office. “Twenty years ago, Hong Kong was a ... ( read original story ...)
Banking and healthcare robots for SEQ? City leaders on tech tour
On Sunday, representatives from seven councils will head to Singapore on a three-day mission to explore the country's smart technology and find out if and how it could work in south-east Queensland. The Council of Mayors (SEQ) will explore how service bots ... ( read original story ...)
Seminar organized in Singapore to attract business in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan High Commission in coordination with the Singapore Business Federation organized a seminar with the title of “Spotlight on Pakistan” to attract Singaporean businesses to invest in Pakistan. While addressing the seminar, Pakistan’s ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s MAS Says Property Cooling Measures Still ‘Necessary’
Adjustments made in March not a sign of unwinding of measures Authorities imposed curbs on property market since 2009 Singapore’s central bank said it’s not yet time to ease property curbs and the adjustments made by the government in March don’t ... ( read original story ...)
Nippon Telegraph And Telephone : MWeb joins LTE-A race
"Our LTE product range offers simple ... Patent Issued for Secret Sharing System, Data D.. 06/27 DJ SINGAPORE TELECOMMUNICATIONS: Singtel Unit Launches Singapore's Biggest IPO in .. 06/27 DJ SINGAPORE TELECOMMUNICATIONS: Singtel Unit Launches Singapore's ... ( read original story ...)
The five Southeast Asian tech unicorns that now want to hire from banks
Singapore-based bankers and consultants are now wanted by large Southeast Asian technology start-ups. North Asia has already witnessed a similar trend. Led by Tencent and Alibaba, mainland technology companies have been recruiting investment bankers into ... ( read original story ...)
MAS: Singapore property cooling measures remain necessary
Singapore's central bank said that the city-state's property cooling measures remain necessary. Monetary Authority Managing Director Ravi Menon said the recent easing of the curbs shouldn't be seen as signaling the government would relent. Singapore's ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Regulators Propose Allowing Banks To Invest In Non-Financial Businesses
Singapore regulators have proposed rules that will make it easier for banks to conduct or invest in non-financial businesses, such as eCommerce and digital payment platforms — allowing banks to better compete with non-bank firms in these areas. ( read original story ...)
Singapore computer vision company Trax raises $64m in Warburg Pincus-led round
Trax – which is headquartered in Singapore and has an R&D facility in Israel – offers a number of products built around its core computer vision technology. It uses image recognition software to extract and analyse data from visual information and ... ( read original story ...)