[ad_1] Tue, September 22, 2020 – 5:50 am Singapore CALL IT the next Spotify or Netflix, but for banking. Singapore banks are increasing their efforts in the game of enhanced personalization for retail clients. DBS is the latest in turning customer data into “hyper-personalized” recommendations for customers to manage their …
Read More »Taiwan led the world in closing for Covid-19, now wants to do the same with the opening again
[ad_1] On the streets of the island’s capital, Taipei, pedestrians seem more concerned with staying out of the hot midday sun than maintaining any semblance of social distancing. Long lines stretch along the sidewalks, as people crowd into popular restaurants at lunchtime. And in the nearby parks, large groups of …
Read More »Infidelity, corporate intrigue and a fatal attack in Chinatown
[ad_1] In 2014, Spencer Tuppani told a magazine how she had saved her father-in-law’s company from bankruptcy during the 2008 financial crisis. In doing so, he had done everything he could, including the sale of his watch collection. He added in the interview that the company had changed in just …
Read More »Man jailed 8.5 years for killing son-in-law on Boon Tan Street, Singapore News
[ad_1] SINGAPORE – A semi-retired businessman who fatally stabbed his son-in-law in front of a lunchtime crowd three years ago was sentenced to eight and a half years in jail on Monday (September 21) in what Judge Dedar Singh Gill described it as “tragic”. case. Tan Nam Seng, 72, was …
Read More »Rising Tensions at Debt-Burdened Businesses Raise Concerns Over Corporate Malaysia, Southeast Asian News and Highlights
[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR – The financial woes of two large and prominent local companies are raising concerns about the overall health of Malaysian businesses, particularly debt-laden publicly traded entities, amid the Covid-19 pandemic. The problems facing casino magnate Lim Kok Tay of the Genting Group, Malaysia’s richest businessman, and record …
Read More »Rolls-Royce in talks with sovereign wealth funds to raise £ 2.5bn
[ad_1] Rolls-Royce is in talks with sovereign wealth funds, including Singapore’s GIC, as part of a plan to raise around £ 2.5bn from investors next month, according to three people with direct knowledge of the matter. The UK jet engine group is working with Goldman Sachs bankers on the planned …
Read More »Singapore companies see lasting benefits from hiring locals, but say it is not possible to have a fully local workforce
[ad_1] SINGAPORE: Singaporean companies say that hiring locals has long-term benefits, but that it may still be necessary to bring in foreigners to fill labor and skills gaps. The issues of preserving and expanding the jobs held by Singaporeans have been in the spotlight in recent months, and labor market …
Read More »Shell launches major cost-cutting campaign to prepare for energy transition
[ad_1] LONDON: Royal Dutch Shell is looking to cut the cost of oil and gas production by as much as 40 percent in a major drive to save cash so it can reform its business and focus more on renewable energy and energy markets, sources told Reuters . Shell’s new …
Read More »Jack Ma’s Ant Considers Raising IPO Fund Target to $ 35 Billion
[ad_1] Photographer: Qilai Shen / Bloomberg Photographer: Qilai Shen / Bloomberg Jack Ma’s Ant Group is looking to raise at least $ 35 billion in its initial public offering after assessing initial investor interest, people familiar with the matter said, putting the Chinese fintech giant on track for a record …
Read More »Manpower Shortage in Security, Cleaning and Logistics Sectors Amid Covid-19 Pandemic, Manpower News & Top Stories
[ad_1] It is not pessimism on the labor front for some sectors in Singapore, eight months after the Covid-19 pandemic. The security, logistics and cleaning sectors are in fact facing a labor shortage. In the security industry, for example, the demand for officers in some places, such as dormitories, has …
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