Singapore
Finance sector to create 6,500 jobs in 2021
Finance sector to create 6,500 jobs in 2021
Approximately 6,000 of these new jobs will be permanent positions.
Ascendas Reit to acquire remaining 75% interest in Galaxis
The acquisition is estimated to be worth a total of $534.4m.
April PMI hits another two year high, at 50.9
The Purchasing Managers' Index for April has continued its rally, and was at its highest since December 2018.last month.
Aviva soars high with an SBR win in the analytics - life insurance category
Their Anomalous Adviser Detection safeguards consumer interests and raise the professionalism of financial advisers.
DBS performance to stay strong: report
Jefferies Equity research says the bank will continue to grow past its $2b net income from the first quarter.
How NTUC FairPrice's consumer centric mindset became its golden goose
"FairPrice on Wheels" community initiative brings daily essentials to mature estates with higher concentration of low-income seniors.
OCBC leads April share buyback rally
OCBC, ST Engineering and Global Investments were the top firms that bought back shares last month.
The road that led to Nextbillion.ai's mapping solution of the future
How these former Grab senior management created an all-in-one mapping solution.
Jumbo warns of rough seas ahead of financial results filing
The seafood restaurant operator tells investors to expect a net loss for the first half of 2021.
Private Swiss bank buys BMO private bank in Singapore and Hong Kong
The J Safra Sarasin Group completed the acquisition of the Bank of Montreal’s Private Banking Business.
City Developments in the midst of a board exodus
Lim Yin Nee Jenny is the fourth director to resign from the property developer's board.
OUE C-Reit redeems $155m convertible units in One Raffles Place deal
THe units will be redeemed on 1 June.
Transport Ministry steps up efforts for HK travel
Minister for Transport Ong Ye Kung says Singapore will start the measures slowly at first.
Revolut offers lower cross-border fees, fee-free transactions
Revolut Singapore customers can enjoy a competitive rate in cross-border transactions.
Property market records three-year high
The current surge is expected to slow down as Government aid tapers off.
UOB, American Express pilot unlimited cashback card
The card has a flat cashback earn rate of 1.7%.
Strait Times Index marks strongest start to a year since 1999
STI recorded a 13.2% price gain over the first four months of 2021.
Commentary
‘Tokenmaxxing’ – The wrong AI race to run in Singapore
To outsmart modern fraud, we must first know the enemy
Why Singapore SMEs cannot wait for quantum cyber risk to arrive before securing data
Is Singapore's emphasis on long-term security and stability hindering purpose-driven employees?
When Singapore's agentic AI ‘chefs’ arrive, will the kitchen be ready for them?
What Singapore’s app store rules reveal about the future of online trust
Faster hiring alone will not fix construction’s productivity problem
Beyond policy: How Singapore's service sector can win at the frontline
Solving the production problem behind Singapore’s ‘pilot purgatory’
Transformation without disruption: Your Existing ERP is an accelerant to business innovation