India, Singapore discuss upgrading ties to strategic level

India and Singapore on Thursday discussed upgrading their partnership to a strategic level as well as on a road map for enhancing bilateral economic and commercial ties, according to an Indian Finance Ministry statement. These and other issues were ... ( read original story ...)

India, Singapore discuss ways to strengthen trade ties

Singapore: Finance Arun Jaitley today called on Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and discussed ways to strengthen economic ties between the two countries, an official release said. Both the leaders recalled the shared history of the countries, rooted in ... ( read original story ...)

Amid rising protectionism, BMO places bet on trade finance

In Singapore, BMO bulked up its staff with credit specialists and compliance officers and added the ability to locally process the stacks of documents that still make trade work. New capabilities are now coming online, giving BMO the ability to finance ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore Stock Market May Take Further Damage On Wednesday

(RTTNews.com) - The losing streak has hit three sessions now for the Singapore stock market, which has fallen almost 25 points or 0.7 percent along the way. The Straits Times Index now rests just beneath the 3,400-point plateau and it's looking at ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore Stocks May Stop The Bleeding On Tuesday

The Singapore stock market has finished lower in two straight sessions, although it has given up less than 5 points or 0.2 percent in that span. The Straits Times Index now rests just beneath the 3,420-point plateau although it may end its slide on Tuesday. ( read original story ...)

Singapore is the second most attractive country for IPOs

IPO activity could rise by as much as 30% in a year. Singapore ranked after Hong Kong in a global ranking of attractiveness for mergers and acquisitions (M&A) and initial public offerings (IPO), legal firm Baker McKenzie revealed. According to a report ... ( read original story ...)

Keppel-KBS US REIT IPO 6.7 times oversubscribed

The Singapore IPO raised $273m. The Singapore initial public offering (IPO) of Keppel-KBS US REIT has received 9,064 applications for 227,764,700 units. The public offer was 6.7 times oversubscribed, raising $273m (US$200.4m). According to a press release ... ( read original story ...)

Bank ABC Opens a Branch in Singapore

Bahrain-based Bank ABC (Arab Banking Corporation), the leading international banking Group in the MENA region, has announced the opening of a branch in Singapore. This comes as part of the Bank’s plan to expand its international network, which already ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore Seafood Hawkers to Go Head-to-Head in Stock Market

(Bloomberg) -- Singapore seafood hawkers have been competing for decades in the city-state’s notoriously cutthroat culinary scene. Now they’re vying for the favor of stock market investors. No Signboard Holdings Ltd., known for its signature white ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore Pointing The Way To Open Banking Platforms

People are – quite rightly – excited about the future of the financial services industry. The opportunity to surpass the traditional financial services experience with new digital innovations and strategic business models that are breaking barriers ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore Fintech Festival 2017: All You Need To Know

Singapore Fintech Festival returns this year to bring together fintech players, policy makers, financial industry leaders, venture capitalists, investors, tech entrepreneurs and academics for a week-long event dedicated to fintech and digital finance. ( read original story ...)

StanChart Unit Offers to Buy Stake in Singapore Crane Firm

Tat Hong, which began in Singapore in 1957 before expanding across Asia ... The Standard Chartered division that houses SCPE, known as Principal Finance, was largely responsible for a $68 million “restructuring” expense in the third quarter of 2017 ... ( read original story ...)