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Singapore fintech startup ApexPeak acquires Netherlands-based Asyx
July 22nd, 2015
Asyx gets long-term financial backing to support expansion ApexPeak gains state-of-the-art financial services platform Singapore-headquartered fintech (financial services technology) startup ApexPeak said it has acquired Netherlands-based supply chain finance and collaboration solutions provider Asyx. Acquisition terms were not disclosed. ApexPeak, founded ...
IRS Probes Singapore Asset Manager for accepting transfers from undeclared Swiss accounts
July 20th, 2015
First came Switzerland. Now the Internal Revenue Service has a new target: Singapore Criminal investigators at the IRS are probing whether a Singapore asset-management firm accepted transfers from undeclared Swiss accounts closed by U.S. taxpayers, according to lawyers familiar ...
Singapore pledges S$225m to fintech
July 2nd, 2015
Singapore has committed S$225 million over the next five years to a scheme designed to build a vibrant ecosystem for innovation in fintech. Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) managing director Ravi Menon revealed the investment (around US$167 million) in ...
ICE Clear Singapore announces first three clearing members
June 25th, 2015
Intercontinental Exchange (NYSE: ICE), the leading global network of exchanges and clearing houses, today announced that KGI Ong Capital Pte. Ltd., Phillip Futures Pte Ltd and UOB Bullion and Futures Limited (UOBBF) have been approved as the first three ...
Asia First Trading-Atrium Announces Readiness For Low Latency Direct Market Access To Thailand From Singapore
June 23rd, 2015
Country Group Securities and Neo & Partners Global collaborate to establish Inbound and Outbound Low Latency Direct Market Access for Equities and Derivatives e-Trading. Neo & Partners Global’s unique 360° Business Eco-system combines high technology with human-centric design for ...
S&P and Singapore Exchange launch research platform
June 16th, 2015
S&P Capital IQ, a business unit of McGraw Hill Financial (MHFI), today announced the launch of IRFacts, an integrated data, analytics and market research platform, created in partnership with the Singapore Exchange (SGX), for IR professionals. Developed specifically for ...
Signing of the third Bilateral Swap Arrangement between Japan and Singapore
May 21st, 2015
1. The Bank of Japan, acting as the agent for the Minister of Finance of Japan, and the Monetary Authority of Singapore signed the third Bilateral Swap Arrangement (BSA) on May 21, 2015. The arrangement will enable the authorities ...
ACCA appoints current Singapore head to key strategy and development role for Asia Pacific
May 6th, 2015
Ms Leong Soo Yee tasked with developing growth potential within the region ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) today announced the appointment of Leong Soo Yee, the current head of its Singapore office, to the role of Director ...
Demand soars for lawyers in Hong Kong and Singapore
May 6th, 2015
Legal and compliance jobs top the list, according to the Robert Walters Asia Job Index. Data for Q1 shows legal and compliance job advertising growing 38 per cent, year on year, in Hong Kong and 30 per cent in ...
MAS Reprimands CMC Markets Singapore Pte Ltd for Contravention of Regulation 24A
April 9th, 2015
MAS Reprimands CMC Markets Singapore Pte Ltd for Contravention of Regulation 24A of the Securities and Futures (Financial and Margin Requirements for Holders of Capital Markets Services Licences) Regulations (Rg.13) On 8 April 2015, MAS reprimanded CMCS Markets Singapore ...
