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News Singapore: Singapore Financial Data Startup Raises $6.5 Million Series A To Double Down On AI

Published on: Monday 22 January 2024
Singapore Financial Data Startup Raises $6.5 Million Series A To Double Down On AI
News source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/catherinewang/2024/01/23/singapore-financial-data-startup-raises-65-million-series-a-to-double-down-on-ai/

Bluesheets, an AI-powered financial data startup based in Singapore, announced Tuesday it raised $6.5 million in a Series A funding round led by fintech-focused VC Illuminate Financial, bringing the ...

News Singapore: Reed Smith Regional Funds Head Han Ming Ho Joins Simmons & Simmons in Singapore

Published on: Tuesday 05 May 2026
Reed Smith Regional Funds Head Han Ming Ho Joins Simmons & Simmons in Singapore
News source: https://www.law.com/international-edition/2026/05/05/reed-smith-regional-funds-head-han-ming-ho-joins-simmons--simmons-in-singapore/

The addition of Ho restores Simmons’ investment funds bench in the city-state after recent exits, while leaving Reed Smith without a dedicated funds partner in Singapore. Ho joins from Reed Smith, ...

News Singapore: How Singapore Fintech iFAST Became A Regional Wealth Engine

Published on: Thursday 09 July 2026
How Singapore Fintech iFAST Became A Regional Wealth Engine
News source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/crisprystay/2026/07/09/how-singapore-fintech-ifast-became-a-regional-wealth-engine/

Company founder Lim Chung Chun reshaped retail investing in 2000 by making it easy to buy mutual funds online. Now, with a suite of 29,000 investment products and 1.2 million customer accounts, he’s betting digital banking can take the firm global.

News Singapore: Post-employment restrictions in Singapore: What HR should know ahead of MOM guidelines

Published on: Tuesday 13 May 2025
Post-employment restrictions in Singapore: What HR should know ahead of MOM guidelines
News source: https://www.hcamag.com/asia/specialisation/employment-law/post-employment-restrictions-in-singapore-what-hr-should-know-ahead-of-mom-guidelines/535496

The Ministry of Manpower (MOM) is in ongoing talks with the National Trades Union Congress and the Singapore National Employers Federation about how and when restraint of trade clauses in employment ...

News Singapore: Singapore's Q2 GDP Explained: Economy Grows 5.7% as Growth Eases From Previous Quarter

Published on: Tuesday 14 July 2026
Singapore's Q2 GDP Explained: Economy Grows 5.7% as Growth Eases From Previous Quarter
News source: https://www.ibtimes.sg/singapores-q2-gdp-explained-economy-grows-5-7-growth-eases-previous-quarter-89722

Singapore's economy expanded faster than economists expected in the second quarter of 2026, driven by AI-related manufacturing demand.

News Singapore: SOUTHWEST AIRLINES BEGINS INTERLINE PARTNERSHIP WITH SINGAPORE AIRLINES

Published on: Sunday 07 June 2026
SOUTHWEST AIRLINES BEGINS INTERLINE PARTNERSHIP WITH SINGAPORE AIRLINES
News source: https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/southwest-airlines-begins-interline-partnership-193000924.html

Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE: LUV) and Singapore Airlines (SIA) have partnered to offer travelers around the globe single-ticket journeys to and from the United States, connecting to places where Southwest and Singapore Airlines fly. Southwest Executives shared the news of the interline partnership during the International Air Transport Association (IATA) Annual General Meeting in Brazil.

News Singapore: Singapore's economy grew 5.7% in second quarter of 2026, driven by AI demand

Published on: Monday 13 July 2026
Singapore's economy grew 5.7% in second quarter of 2026, driven by AI demand
News source: https://www.asiaone.com/money/singapore-q2-gdp-manufacturing-artificial-intelligence

Singapore's economy grew 5.7 per cent year-on-year in the second quarter of 2026, easing from 6.3 per cent in the previous quarter based on advance estimates from the Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI) on Tuesday (Jul 14).Economic growth for the quarter was also marginally higher than that of the same period last year, which came in at 5.4 per...

News Singapore: Singapore's economy expands 5.7% in the second quarter, beating expectations

Published on: Monday 13 July 2026
Singapore's economy expands 5.7% in the second quarter, beating expectations
News source: https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/singapores-economy-expands-57-in-the-second-quarter-beating-expectations/ar-AA27QCJj

The growth figure was higher than the 5.5% expected, but lower than the revised 6.3% in the first quarter.

News Singapore: MAS tightens monetary policy, raises inflation forecast for 2026

Published on: Monday 13 April 2026
MAS tightens monetary policy, raises inflation forecast for 2026
News source: https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/mas-monetary-policy-exchange-rate-inflation-forecast-6053166

SINGAPORE: The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) on Tuesday (Apr 14) tightened monetary policy and increased its inflation forecast as the Middle East conflict causes volatility in energy prices ...

News Singapore: Singapore central bank looking to introduce Protected Cell Company corporate structure

Published on: Monday 06 July 2026
Singapore central bank looking to introduce Protected Cell Company corporate structure
News source: https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/singapore-central-bank-looking-to-introduce-protected-cell-company-corporate-structure/ar-AA27ntzm

By Jun Yuan Yong and Ashish Tiwari SINGAPORE, July 7 (Reuters) - The Monetary Authority of Singapore has unveiled proposals for a protected cell company (PCC) framework designed to lower the cost and complexity of establishing captive insurance, insurance-linked securities and sovereign risk pool structures. The proposals aim to support the growth of alternative risk transfer solutions and

News Singapore: Singapore DC developer Racks Central secures $1 billion from China-ASEAN investment fund

Published on: Sunday 14 June 2026
Singapore DC developer Racks Central secures $1 billion from China-ASEAN investment fund
News source: https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/singapore-dc-developer-racks-central-secures-1-billion-from-china-asean-investment-fund/

Singapore-based data center developer Racks Central has secured $1 billion in investment from the China-ASEAN Investment Cooperation Fund (CAF) II to further develop data centers across Singapore, ...

News Singapore: Commentary: What Prince Group allegations tell us about how financial crime is evolving

Published on: Monday 08 December 2025
Commentary: What Prince Group allegations tell us about how financial crime is evolving
News source: https://www.channelnewsasia.com/commentary/prince-group-scam-money-laundering-allegation-sanction-enforcement-singapore-5566111

SINGAPORE: After the United States seized over US$15 billion in bitcoin and issued sanctions in October against Prince Holding Group, the Cambodian group it accused of running a scam empire, other ...

News Singapore: Singapore’s Central Bank Quietly Boosts Its Gold Reserves By 30%

Published on: Wednesday 08 March 2023
Singapore’s Central Bank Quietly Boosts Its Gold Reserves By 30%
News source: https://oilprice.com/Metals/Gold/Singapores-Central-Bank-Quietly-Boosts-Its-Gold-Reserves-By-30.html

Singapore’s Central Bank added a massive 44.6 tonnes of gold to its official reserves in January. In percentage terms, this gold buying represents an incredible 29% increase in Singapore’s gold ...

News Singapore: Leading Financial Firms in Singapore (2026) Report Published by Metaclade Research

Published on: Tuesday 30 June 2026
Leading Financial Firms in Singapore (2026) Report Published by Metaclade Research
News source: https://www.usatoday.com/press-release/story/35986/leading-financial-firms-in-singapore-2026-report-published-by-metaclade-research/

Metaclade Research Publishes Its Latest Research Report Recognizing the Leading Financial Firms in Singapore (2026) ...

News Singapore: Singapore aims for global e-commerce excellence with focus on core infrastructures

Published on: Wednesday 27 January 2021
Singapore aims for global e-commerce excellence with focus on core infrastructures
News source: https://www.zdnet.com/article/singapore-aims-for-global-e-commerce-excellence-with-focus-on-core-infrastructures/

Singapore has identified key underlying infrastructures that it believes will pave the way for the country to become a global and regional e-commerce hub. Its "five-pronged" strategy includes building ...

News Singapore: Singapore Stock Market May Test Resistance At 5,000 Points

Published on: Monday 09 February 2026
Singapore Stock Market May Test Resistance At 5,000 Points
News source: https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/singapore-stock-market-may-test-resistance-5000-points

(RTTNews) - The Singapore stock market bounced higher again on Monday, one day after ending the three-day winning streak in which it had climbed more than 80 points or 1.6 percent. The Straits Times Index now sits just above the 4,960-point plateau and it's expected to extend its

News Singapore: Eyeing a job in Singapore? Government to tighten employment pass rules from 2025

Published on: Monday 04 March 2024
Eyeing a job in Singapore? Government to tighten employment pass rules from 2025
News source: https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/eyeing-a-job-in-singapore-government-to-tighten-employment-pass-rules-from-2025-101709542683658.html

Starting next year, Singapore will increase the salary criteria for foreign executives and professionals that companies can hire, announced the government on Monday. Starting in January next year, the ...

News Singapore: CIMB Singapore SGD fixed deposit promo offers up to 1.50% p.a. from 20 Jun 2026

Published on: Friday 19 June 2026
CIMB Singapore SGD fixed deposit promo offers up to 1.50% p.a. from 20 Jun 2026
News source: https://singpromos.com/banks-credit-cards/cimb-singapore-sgd-fixed-deposit-promo-offers-up-to-1-50-p-a-from-20-jun-2026-303538/

CIMB Bank Singapore has refreshed its Singapore Dollar Fixed Deposit promotional rates, with online placements now offering up to 1.50% p.a. for Preferred Banking customers and up to 1.45% p.a. for ...