Ex-Nasa, GIC tech heavyweights join Gojek and fintech startup TranSwap
RIDE-HAILING giant Gojek and fintech startup TranSwap have both named tech industry veterans to C-level roles based in Singapore, the companies announced separately on Tuesday.
PropertyGuru lodges IPO prospectus to raise up to A$380m on ASX
SOUTH-EAST Asian real estate portal PropertyGuru, which counts buyout firms TPG Capital and KKR among its backers, is seeking to list on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX).
New ride-hailing players boost Singapore drivers' earnings, cut fares: NUS study
HEALTHY competition in Singapore’s ride-hailing market has been beneficial to both drivers and riders over the past year, according to research findings by the National University of Singapore (NUS)...
Singapore in world's top 20 for trade growth potential: StanChart study
SINGAPORE continues to show substantial potential for trade growth, according to new research from Standard Chartered Bank (StanChart).
Singapore's asset management industry grew at slower 5.4% pace to S$3.4 trillion last year: MAS
DESPITE a challenging year for global financial markets in 2018, Singapore’s assets under management (AUM) increased further by 5.4 per cent to S$3.44 trillion, according to an annual poll by the...
Temasek's Vertex adds new US$290m fund to back growth-stage tech firms
VERTEX Growth Fund, the sixth and newest member of Vertex Venture Holdings’ global network of venture capital (VC) funds, has raised US$290 million for its inaugural fund.
ST Integrated Engineering to raise S$4m via private listing on 1exchange
ENGINEERING and IT solutions firm ST Integrated Engineering (STIE) is looking to raise about S$4 million by listing on 1exchange, Singapore’s only regulated private securities exchange, to support...
DBS, CapitaLand among 9 Singapore firms in Forbes Asia’s Best Over A Billion list
NINE companies from Singapore have made it to Forbes Asia’s inaugural Best Over A Billion list which spotlights 200 top-performing listed companies across Asia-Pacific with revenues of US$1...
BreadTalk Group CEO quits, founder George Quek to be interim CEO
BREADTALK Group's chief executive officer (CEO) Henry Chu Heng Hwee, 49, has quit for "personal and health reasons", the food and beverage (F&B) operator announced on Wednesday.
BreadTalk CEO quits, chairman to take over
THE group chief executive officer (CEO) of BreadTalk Group, Henry Chu Heng Hwee, will leave the company with effect from Dec 31, 2019.