UOB unveils foundation course to help all staff stay relevant in the digital age
UNITED Overseas Bank (UOB) on Tuesday launched a specially-designed learning and development programme to prepare its 26,000 employees for a digital future, at a time where the financial services...
JPMorgan launches trust company in Singapore for Asia's ultra-rich families
JPMORGAN is launching a trust company in Singapore to support the private bank’s clients and their families in administering their wealth and planning for succession, it announced on Thursday.
Costlier cheques, e-payment fee waiver to further wean SMEs off cheques
SINGAPORE firms are switching from cheques to e-payments, but the pace is just not fast enough.
New popup initiative helps local retail and food companies test out Asian markets
MORE local retail and food companies will be expanding into new markets in Asia, as part of a new pop-up initiative by Enterprise Singapore that allows them to set up dedicated retail spaces in...
Maybank aims to diversify income streams
AS dark clouds continue to loom over the global economy, Maybank Singapore aims to double its non-lending income contribution from its retail small and medium-sized enterprise (RSME) segment in...
Singapore bank lending dips in July as home loans shrink further: MAS preliminary data
BANK lending in Singapore dipped in July from a month ago on broad weakness across both business and consumer loans, preliminary data from the Monetary Authority of Singapore showed on Friday.
Singapore July factory output beats forecasts, technical recession may be averted
SINGAPORE'S factory output fared better than forecast in July, but economists caution it is too early to hail a manufacturing turnaround as the US and China intensify their tariff brinksmanship...
Singapore manufacturing output dips 0.4% in July, beating forecasts
SINGAPORE’S factory output declined 0.4 per cent in July from a year ago, beating economist forecasts of a drop of 5.8 per cent despite remaining in negative territory for the third consecutive...
2019 exports forecast slashed as Q2 performance dives 14.6%
IT WAS a sea of red as Singapore's non-oil domestic exports (NODX) sank by double digits in the second quarter, marking its third straight quarter of decline.
Temasek's Heliconia takes stake in gaming chair firm Secretlab
TEMASEK-OWNED Heliconia Capital Management is taking a minority stake in home-grown gaming chair brand Secretlab, in a deal estimated at S$200 to S$300 million.