RAZER Pay, the e-payment platform by Singaporean-founded gaming company Razer, will launch in Singapore by the first quarter of 2019, nearly half a year after it was rolled out in Malaysia. In a Facebook post on Friday, Razer founder and chief Tan Min-Liang said that Razer had a year ago committed – in an e-payment […]
Read MoreSINGAPORE dropped one notch to 28th place among 43 countries in the latest annual edition of a retirement security index. Natixis Investment Managers’ Global Retirement Index for 2018 also found Singapore coming in third for countries in Asia, behind Japan and South Korea, which placed 22nd and 24th respectively in the global ranking. The index […]
Read MoreCONFIDENCE in the manufacturing sector as a growth driver has risen, with Singapore’s overall economic prospects on track for previous forecasts, according to the latest survey of private-sector economists, which was released on Wednesday. But a growing number of watchers have flagged external growth as a factor that could affect the economy, although whether it […]
Read MoreSINGAPORE and Malaysia are set to sign an agreement to defer the high-speed rail(HSR) project on Wednesday afternoon. The 2pm signing will be witnessed by Singapore Deputy Prime Minister Teo Chee Hean, who is in Malaysia for a visit, as well as by Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad and Deputy Prime Minister Wan Azizah Wan Ismail. It will take place at the Prime Minister’s […]
Read MoreSINGAPORE (BLOOMBERG) – With great wealth comes great remuneration. Competition to manage the money of Asia’s burgeoning army of millionaires has pushed pay hikes for wealth managers to the highest in more than a decade. Those willing to jump to a rival are getting increases of 30 per cent or more in Hong Kong and […]
Read MoreSINGAPORE – Electronics turned in a robust performance in August to help the overall manufacturing sector record its 24th month of expansion. The Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) – a key indicator of economic activity – noted that the electronics sector logged a 0.4-point increase in August from July, to 52.0. A reading above 50 indicates […]
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