Posted on 17 May 2013. Tags: Crisis, demand, falls, Financial, foreign, global, homes, Lowest, S'pore, since
PropertyGuru.com.sg By Romesh Navaratnarajah: The drop in private home sales in Q1 2013 was a result of the tough property cooling measures introduced in January, according to Jones Lang LaSalle. Resale transactions of condominiums in prime districts 9, 10 and 11 declined 61 percent to 144 units during the period. Notably, foreign buyers registered the [...]
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Posted on 10 April 2013. Tags: advisers, agents, Financial, insurance, pass, qualifying, Test
Some 70 per cent of insurance agents and financial advisers in Singapore have passed a test qualifying them to sell Investment-Linked Life Insurance Policies (ILPs). Full News here – Channel NewsAsia Singapore Business News
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Posted on 16 March 2013. Tags: amendments, Financial, Institutions, Parliament, passes
SINGAPORE: Parliament has passed amendments to the Financial Institutions Act.The Financial Institutions (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill makes amendments to certain other Acts under the Monetary Authority of Singapore’s (MAS’) purview as a consequenc… Full News here – xinmsn – Singapore News
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Posted on 16 January 2013. Tags: advisory, Financial, industry, makes, panel, quality, raise, recommendations
SINGAPORE : Singaporeans planning to buy insurance products can look forward to paying lower costs. Full News here – Channel NewsAsia Singapore Business News
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Posted on 08 January 2013. Tags: assessment, Financial, S'pore, sector, stability
SINGAPORE – Singapore’s financial sector will be undergoing an external financial stability assessment by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) this year. Singapore last participated in the IMF’s Financial Sector Assessment Programme (FSAP),… Full News here – TODAYonline – Singapore
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Posted on 29 December 2012. Tags: Continues, Financial, Over, Systems, Words
SINGAPORE – The war of words over the termination of Aljunied-Hougang Town Council’s (AHTC) former computer and financial systems raged on yesterday. In a press statement, AHTC Chairman Sylvia Lim raised several questions – and the… Full News here – TODAYonline – Singapore
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Posted on 14 December 2012. Tags: AHTC, audit, develop, Financial, Longer, process, response, says, Sylvia, system, TCMR, took
SINGAPORE – Responding to a less than stellar showing in the latest Town Council Management Report (TCMR), Aljunied-Hougang Town Council (AHTC) has said that it is in the midst of finalising its Management Letter with the appointed auditor, which waas to… Full News here – TODAYonline – Singapore
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Posted on 17 October 2012. Tags: Asia's, Financial, grow, industry, Tharman
SINGAPORE: Nearly every segment of Asia’s financial industry is set to grow by significant multiples over the next 10 to 15 years, said Singapore’s Finance Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam. Full News here – Channel NewsAsia Singapore Business News
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Posted on 21 July 2012. Tags: ASIA, Critical, Financial, sector, strengthen
July 21, 2012 2:54 AM STRONG Asian financial markets will support the region’s growth and prosperity as global banks focus on key markets, said a Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) senior official yesterday. Full News here – RSS Print – Singapore
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Posted on 19 July 2012. Tags: Exchange, Financial, listing, rules, Singapore, tightens, Times
The Singapore Exchange is strengthening its listing standards by requiring that any company wanting to go public must show it has been significantly more profitable for longer than under the bourse’s previous rules. The move is a sign that … Full News here – Singapore – Bing News
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