IT WAS a whirlwind anti-money laundering bust involving billions of dollars that took Singapore by storm. Read more at The Business Times.
Standard Chartered opens global investment management group
In Singapore, Standard Chartered Bank has launched its inaugural variable capital company (VCC). The bank is able to provide a number of funds to provide its clients with exclusive access to ...
ChainUp Investment Unveils Crypto’s Transformative Potential at Asia Investment Summit
SINGAPORE, June 10, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Amanda He, Head of ChainUp Investment, a leading crypto asset management firm, presented a compelling case for the transformative potential of crypto ...
Payrolls-Led Bitcoin, Ether Price Swoon Is ‘Buy the Dip’ Opportunity, Crypto Trading Firm Says
The post-report price swoon in the two largest cryptocurrencies offers a good opportunity to pick up bargains, according to QCP Capital, a Singapore-based trading firm. Friday's non-farm payrolls data ...
Russian Oil Tanker Does Secret Cargo Switch Near Singapore to Dodge US Sanctions
Russia has shipped about 3.4 million barrels a day of crude so far this year, valued at about $37 billion at the point of export, and working around western ... Not long after it arrived east of ...
Malaysian man allegedly owes loansharks in Singapore $3,000, runners set fire to Malacca home with petrol bombs
It read: "Call us immediately to settle the situation, the next time we'll abduct you." There were also two Singapore-registered mobile numbers on the note. Li told China Press that the family had ...
From China to Singapore, Asia’s AI policy ‘gaps’ pose headaches for business
SINGAPORE -- Asia's patchwork approach to regulating artificial intelligence is increasing uncertainty for companies eager to roll out the technology across the region, according to legal experts, ...
MIT Technology Review
Such reporting, alongside data sharing, should become the industry norm. Synthesia's new technology is impressive but raises big questions about a world where we increasingly can’t tell what’s real.
Singapore Will Soon Let Residents Have Cats
More than 80% of the population in Singapore is currently not allowed to have a cat as a house pet, but that is set to change come September. As the Guardian explains, the Housing and Development Board (HDB) was created in 1960 to address a housing crisis in the island republic,
StanChart Launches New Investment Company for High-Net-Worth Clients
Standard Chartered Bank has created a new investment company in Singapore called Standard Chartered Funds VCC (SC Fund).
Ixigo IPO opens today: Check issue size, price band, GMP
Ixigo raised Rs 333 crore from anchor investors, including Nomura, Morgan Stanley, 3P India Equity Fund, HDFC Mutual Fund, Motilal Oswal Mutual Fund, the Government of Singapore, and Tata Investment ...
StanChart sets up first global fund management entity in S’pore to serve high-net-worth clients
SINGAPORE – Standard Chartered Bank has set up its first variable capital company (VCC) in Singapore to cater to affluent clients globally. The Standard Chartered Funds VCC, or the SC Fund, is a new ...
Singapore banks probe rich clients after S$3bil money laundering case
SINGAPORE: Citigroup, DBS Group Holdings and other banks caught up in Singapore’s biggest money-laundering scandal are ramping up scrutiny of their wealthy customers and potential clients to avoid ...
Singapore business sentiment rises further in Q3 2024: SCCB
LOCAL business sentiment continued on an upward trend for the fourth consecutive quarter in Q3, the Singapore Commercial Credit Bureau (SCCB) announced on Monday (Jun 10). The business optimism index ...
Singapore business sentiment rises further in Q3 2024: Commercial Credit Bureau survey
SINGAPORE’S business sentiment continued on an upward trend for the fourth consecutive quarter in Q3, the Singapore Commercial Credit Bureau (SCCB) announced on Monday (Jun 10). The business optimism ...
Singapore hands final offender in money laundering scandal longest jail sentence
The last of 10 people involved in Singapore’s S$3 billion (US$2.2 billion) money laundering investigation was on Monday handed a 17-month jail term – the harshest sentence meted out for the case. Su Jianfeng, 36, was convicted on Thursday last week ...