Tag: stock market

Singapore bank POSB has launched online chat functionality that understands and reacts to its customers’ spoken language. It is the latest bank to harness artificial intelligence (AI) to automate customer interactions with the POSB digibank Virtual ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore’s banking and securities industry will have the highest growth in IT spend among developed economies in Asia-Pacific in 2017, while Indonesia will have the highest overall growth rate in the region, according to research. By submitting your ... ( read original story ...)

The Singapore stock market has moved higher in back-to-back sessions, gathering more than 10 points or 0.3 percent along the way. The Straits Times Index now rests just above the 3,010-point plateau, and the market may extend its gains on Monday. ( read original story ...)

But sentiment in the market remained cautious after U.S ... investment guru George Soros that the euphoria among stock investors since Trump’s victory will end as uncertainty takes over. Singapore’s benchmark Straits Times Index inched up 2.86 points ... ( read original story ...)

Fortunately, it is possible to take your pet with you wherever you are going. If you happen to be travelling to or from Singapore, there are several points that you must keep in mind regarding taking your pet with you. Here are some of the things that you ... ( read original story ...)

Basic living cost for a month is at US$2,148.45. If the Movinga's 2017 Relocation Price Index is anything to go by, then Singapore is becoming more and more costly for expats and foreign workers. According to the index, the basic living cost in Singapore ... ( read original story ...)

The Singapore stock market has finished lower now in three straight sessions, slipping more than 25 points or 0.8 percent along the way. The Straits Times Index now rests just above the 3,000-point plateau, and the market may take further damage again on ... ( read original story ...)

Growth in the region is expected to reach US$115m in 2030. Singapore, amongst other highly-connected economies, will play a vital role in boosting Asia's smart home market, which is expected to reach US$115m in 2030. This would account for 30% of the ... ( read original story ...)

Policymakers will have to accept that their currencies will depreciate against the greenback as the U.S. begins its tightening cycle, Ravi Menon, Singapore's central bank chief, said on Monday. His comments came as currencies across Asia have tumbled in ... ( read original story ...)

An aerial view of shipping containers stacked at the port of Singapore February 14, 2012. REUTERS/Edgar Su/ Singapore exports in December rose 9.4 percent on the back of a rebound in the shipment of both electronic and non-electronic goods. Figures ... ( read original story ...)

This has enabled Singapore to become home to firms that are world leaders in sectors as diverse as banking, telecommunications, and even food processing. Here, then, is a brief description of the country’s 10 leading companies based on total revenue ... ( read original story ...)

the Singapore Police Force (SPF) said in an advisory on Tuesday (Jan 17). Victims would receive an email purportedly from their bank informing them that someone had logged into their Internet banking account. Recipients would then be prompted to verify the ... ( read original story ...)

It will slow down and the impact will be manageable, says Moody's. Singapore's three largest banks, DBS Bank Ltd., Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp Ltd, and United Overseas Bank Limited, face continued downward pressure on their solvency metrics of asset ... ( read original story ...)

Moody's Investors Service says that Singapore's three largest banks - DBS Bank Ltd. (DBS, Aa1/Aa1 stable, a1), Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp Ltd (OCBC, Aa1/Aa1 stable, a1) and United Overseas Bank Limited (UOB, Aa1/Aa1 stable, a1) - face continued downward ... ( read original story ...)

The natural optimism of the seasoned Asian private banker has been hard to dent. It has withstood the implosion of BSI in Singapore, the private banking operation found culpable of anti money laundering failings, and the continuing problem that Asia has ... ( read original story ...)

The money will be raised through its London branch and will be listed on the Singapore Exchange,” two investment banking sources told PTI here today. When contacted State Bank refused to comment citing confidentiality clause as the market moving nature ... ( read original story ...)