[ad_1] SINGAPORE: Parliament passed changes to the Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA) on Monday (Nov 2), including an amendment allowing organizations to use data without consent in more cases, as well as tougher penalties for data breaches . Under the PDPA’s “exceptions to the consent requirement”, organizations can now use, …
Read More »Parliament: tougher fines for data breaches, more support for legitimate business uses of data under the PDPA amendment, political news and news highlights
[ad_1] SINGAPORE – Businesses will be penalized more severely for data breaches while at the same time having more freedom to use personal data to innovate under changes to Singapore’s data protection laws passed in Parliament on Monday (November 2). This tension between keeping consumer confidence high and supporting the …
Read More »SIA sees ‘overwhelming demand’ for training center tour
[ad_1] SINGAPORE: Singapore Airlines (SIA) said on Monday (November 2) that it closed reservations for tours of its training facilities due to “overwhelming demand.” The airline said it received more than 6,800 individual registrations after reservations opened Sunday at 10 a.m. M. Each record can have a group of up …
Read More »Broker Take: S-Reits’ Exposure to Robinsons Owner in Spotlight as More Brands May Close, Companies and Markets
[ad_1] Mon, Nov 02, 2020 – 2:10 pm On Monday, DBS Group Research noted that the fortunes of Singapore-listed retail-focused real estate investment trusts (S-Reits) are “closely linked” to that of the troubled owner of Robinsons Singapore. More brands from the Dubai-based conglomerate Al-Futtaim, which owns the now-liquidation department store …
Read More »DBS Appoints Rachel Chew as Group Cash Products Management Director, Companies and Markets
[ad_1] Mon, Nov 02, 2020 – 10:35 am DBS said Monday that it has appointed Rachel Chew as the group’s head of cash product management effective November 1 to strengthen its transaction banking team. Chew, who is from Singapore, is taking over from Jasmin Ng, who is now DBS’s head …
Read More »Do department stores still have a future in Singapore?
[ad_1] SINGAPORE: In its 162 years of operations in Singapore, the Robinsons department store survived the bombings, a three-year shutdown during the Japanese occupation and a massive fire that burned down its S $ 21 million facility at Raffles Place. But on Friday (October 30), Robinsons announced that it would …
Read More »Overwhelming Demand for SIA Training Center Tours, Reservations Closed in 9 Hours, Transportation News and Featured Stories
[ad_1] SINGAPORE – Demand has been overwhelming for behind-the-scenes tours of the Singapore Airlines Training Center (SIA) after reservations opened on Sunday morning (November 1), the national airline said. More than 6,800 bookings were received, and registrations closed after nine hours due to “overwhelming demand,” the SIA said Sunday night. …
Read More »Singapore Shares Open Higher Monday; STI up 0.2%, shares
[ad_1] Mon, Nov 02, 2020-9: 53 am UPDATED Mon, 02 Nov 2020 – 10:44 am SINGAPORE shares rose at the opening bell on Monday after closing lower last Friday. The Straits Times Index (STI) gained 4.45 points, or 0.2 percent, to 2,428.29 at 9.10 a.m. M. The losers outnumbered the …
Read More »As COVID-19 accelerates automation, what does the future hold for job seekers without technology?
[ad_1] SINGAPORE: Technology: It is one of the few sectors that continues to hire despite the economic consequences of COVID-19; it is what has allowed many employees to work from home amid the pandemic; It could also displace many jobs in the coming years. According to the World Economic Forum …
Read More »4 financial ratios I use to find great companies to invest in, Money News
[ad_1] When I started investing 10 years ago, I vividly remember how confused I was when it came to analyzing the financial statements of a company. There are so many proportions out there and I wasn’t sure which ones I should use. In the end, I just used them all …
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