And here's how you can prepare for the transition to cashless payments. From Reuters via Yahoo! Finance: The Singapore government is "seriously evaluating" a future purchase of F-35 jets, the head of Lockheed Martin Corp's international business said on ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore must help shape international law: Indranee
Singapore must actively help to shape international law, Senior Minister of State for Finance and Law Indranee Rajah said yesterday. She explained that international norms and statutes increasingly determine what states can and cannot do within their ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s foreign reserves gained 11.73% to US$282.38b in January
Its gold and forex reserves climbed by 3.95%. Singapore's foreign reserves gained 11.73% YoY to US$282.38b in January, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) revealed. According to preliminary data, gold and forex reserves reached $367.09b, up by 3.95% ... ( read original story ...)
Continued Consolidation Called For Singapore Stock Market
The Singapore stock market has finished lower in four straight sessions, sliding more than 150 points or 4.5 percent in that span. The Straits Times Index now rests just beneath the 3,385-point plateau and it may extend its losses on Thursday. The global ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s expected hotel yields amongst the lowest in Asia
They're expected to yield 3.5%-4.5% in 2018. Singapore's hotels are expected to have yields between 3.5%-4.5% in 2018, slightly within the lower ranges for the Asia Pacific region, Savills Singapore said. According to their forecast, Hong Kong hotels have ... ( read original story ...)
Bank of Singapore eyes expansion Dubai as assets jump
The private banking arm of Singapore's second-biggest lender, OCBC, aims to add around 25 relationship managers to its Dubai office by 2020 as it targets more business from non-resident Indians and wealthy Middle East clients, a senior executive told Reuters. ( read original story ...)
Influence Chain launches in Singapore, triggering more enthusiasm in Blockchain Technology
SINGAPORE, Feb. 7, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- The grand opening of Influence Chain Asia-Pacific Operation Center in Singapore was held on 4 th Feb afternoon, at Mastercard Theatre, Marina Bay Sands. A group of shining stars from China and Southeast Asian ... ( read original story ...)
Pilot injured as S. Korean jet catches fire at Singapore Airshow
A pilot was slightly injured when a South Korean aircraft taking part in the Singapore Airshow skidded off the runway and caught fire Tuesday while taking off, authorities said. The Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) said the aircraft from the ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Government still studying e-commerce tax: Indranee Rajah
SINGAPORE - With under two weeks to go till the Budget speech on Feb 19, the government is still studying the implementation of an e-commerce tax, Senior Minister of State for Law and Finance Indranee Rajah said on Wednesday (Feb 7) morning. "It's ... ( read original story ...)
Malaysia And Singapore To Set Up Stock Market Trading Link
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and the Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) will work together to facilitate the establishment of a stock market trading link between Bursa Malaysia (BM) and Singapore Exchange (SGX) by the end of this year. ( read original story ...)
Singapore, Malaysia to set up stock market trading link
Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak smiles as he poses for a group photo during a 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) event for the Special Haj Sponsorship Programme at Putra Mosque, Putrajaya, Malaysia, Feb. 2, 2018. EPA-EFE FILE/AHMAD YUSNI Singapore ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore, Malaysia Agree to New Stock Exchange Trading Link
(Bloomberg) -- Singapore and Malaysia unveiled a plan to create a trading link that allows each country’s investors to access the other’s stock market. The news was announced by Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak at a Securities Commission conference ... ( read original story ...)
Malaysia, Singapore launch new trade link to boost liquidity
The new trade link between Bursa Malaysia and the Singapore Exchange would allow investors to trade and settle shares listed on each other’s stock market in a more convenient and cost efficient manner, benefiting retail investors, regulators of both ... ( read original story ...)
Malaysia & Singapore To Launch Stock Market Trading Link
Malaysia and Singapore announced plans to set up a new stock market trading link by the end of 2018. The Monetary Authority of Singapore and the Securities Commission Malaysia will work together to facilitate the establishment of a stock market trading ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore, Malaysia unveil plans to link stock markets
The new trade link between Bursa Malaysia and the Singapore Exchange would allow investors to trade and settle shares listed on each other’s stock market in a more convenient and cost-efficient manner, benefiting retail investors, regulators of both ... ( read original story ...)
The Stock Market’s “Bloodbath”: Keeping The Right Perspective
If you would like to have keep your mind off the stock market at the moment -- here are 28 surprising and important things we think every Singaporean investor should know, and we've laid them all out in The Motley Fool Singapore's new e-book. Packed with ... ( read original story ...)