Corporate

TCS among Top 50 companies recognised for diversity

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) was the only Indian company in the US to be recognised in DiversityInc’s 2019 Top 50 Companies for...

IKEA partner Ingka Group invests in Indian home furnishing startup Livspace

India-based home design and renovation platform Livspace has received funding from Ingka investments, the investment arm of Ingka Group.

Singapore’s GIC, IHCL strike SGD790 million deal to acquire premium hotels in India

Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund GIC has tied up with Tata Group’s Indian Hotels Company (IHCL) to invest whopping SGD790 million...

US-India Business Council to give Sundar Pichai global leadership award

Sundar Pichai, Google's chief executive officer and Adena Friedman, Nasdaq's president and chief executive officer, will be given Global...

DBS looks to attract brightest tech talents through global hackathon

Named Paradigm Shift, DBS' new global hackathon focuses on building a customer-centric approach to developing cutting-edge services for...

Singtel posts stable Q4 profit, full-year net profit down 44 percent

Singtel reported a stable Q4 net profit for the quarter that ended on March 31.

OCBC reports SGD1.3 billion net profit after tax for first quarter of 2019, up 33% from last quarter

OCBC reported a net profit after tax of SGD1.23 billion for the first quarter of 2019 that ended on March 31, an 11 percent from last year.

DBS reports record profit for 2019Q1 at SGD1.65 billion

DBS Group’s has reported a record net profit for first quarter of 2019, with an increase of 9 percent to SGD 1.65 billion.

Singapore-based private equity firms investing heavily in India’s real estate sector

With funding from Indian banks and non-banking financial companies drying up in the real estate sector, Singapore-based investors are...

Singapore sovereign wealth fund GIC reduces stake in India’s DLF

Singapore government’s sovereign wealth fund GIC reduced its equity stake in DLF, the largest homegrown real estate developer in India.

NTU goes cloud for its digital transformation agenda

NTU Singapore has adopted cloud-based enterprise technology as part of its digital transformation efforts for its administrative processes.

Uber launches new APAC headquarters in Singapore

Despite not having immediate plans for activities in Singapore, Uber has no plans to relocate its Asia Pacific (APAC) regional hub.

Jet Airways chairman resigns amid airline's financial woes

India's private Jet Airways Chairman Naresh Goyal has stepped down from his position.

Singapore-based InstaRem announces close of USD41 million Series C funding round

InstaReM, a Southeast Asia-based digital cross-border payments company, has announced the close of its SGD55.4 million (USD41 million)...

Positive outlook for Singapore banks as investors show interest from flight-to-quality angle

The outlook for Singapore's banking sector remains positive, with significant interest among Malaysian investors.

Global investments in Indian start ups cross 11.5 billion mark

The global investment flows into the Indian start ups has crossed 11.5 billion US dollars, underscoring the growing confidence of investors...

India-based Affle acquires Singapore’s Shoffr

India-based consumer intelligence company Affle has acquired Singapore-based online to offline (O2O) platform Shoffr in a cash-and-stock...

Google Cloud hires Indian origin Oracle veteran for top role

Indian origin Oracle veteran Amit Zavery has been appointed by Alphabet Inc's Google Cloud to lead one of its engineering teams.

Singtel to buy SGD730 million of Airtel shares as competition soars in India

To shore up the balance sheet of Indian telecom operator Airtel, Singtel will buy roughly SGD730 million (INR37.5 billion) worth of Bharti...

22 Singaporeans in Forbes Billionaire list 2019; Mukesh Ambani 13th, Bezos tops

“Even the wealthiest are not immune to economic forces and weak stock markets,” stated the magazine which released its ‘Billionaires -...

DBS launches wholly-owned subsidiary in India to accelerate expansion

Singapore-headquartered DBS Bank has launched its locally incorporated wholly owned subsidiary, DBS Bank India Limited (DBIL), on Monday,...

ZEE5, Apigate team up with mobile carrier Celcom to boost Malaysian presence

In its ongoing campaign to launch Indian content across South-East Asia, multi-lingual digital entertainment platform ZEE5 announced a...

DBS new digital platform simplifies investments for first-time investors

Launched on Monday, February 25, for Treasures members, DigiPortfolio features an automated process allowing investors to buy their...

Singapore now India’s top FDI source, overtakes Mauritius

The Singapore-India story is now creating a new historical chapter. FDI in equity from Singapore jumped 41% in the April-December period to...

Gautam Banerjee among business leaders appointed as NUS Pro-Chancellors

The National University of Singapore (NUS) today has appointed Indian origin business leader Mr Gautam Banerjee as one of the...

Board of Jet Airways approves bank-led provisional resolution plan

To relieve the financial strain on one of India’s premier airlines, the Board of Jet Airways has approved a Bank-Led Provisional...

DBS’ reports record net profit for 2018 at SGD 5.63 billion

DBS Group has recorded a net profit of SGD 5.63 billion, a 28 percent increase.

Singapore-based Temasek makes SGD51 million investment in Dr Agarwal’s Healthcare

Singapore-based global investment major Temasek has picked a minority stake in Chennai-based eyecare hospital Dr Agarwal’s Healthcare for...