S'pore bankers earn 27% less than Indian peers

Also, Singapore Airlines speeds up product development by 44% with GenAI

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Top stories today:

  • Govt. seeking feedback on amendments to Debt Repayment Scheme (DRS)

  • Singapore Investment bankers paid 27% less than Indian counterparts

  • Singapore Airlines speeds up product development by 44% with GenAI

  • Singapore Exchange creates “FX corridor” with Brazil B3 Exchange

Govt. seeking feedback on amendments to Debt Repayment Scheme (DRS)

  • Public consultation period is from 9 June 2025 (Monday) to 27 June 2025 (Friday)

  • Amendments include:

    • Canvassing for bankruptcy application to be a criminal offence

    • 4-week deadline for creditors to file proofs of debt

    • Additional grounds of unsuitability and failure for the DRS

You may submit your feedback/views to the government by clicking here.

Singapore Investment bankers earn 27% less than Indian counterparts

  • Indian directors of IB firms paid 24% and 37% more than counterparts in Hong Kong and Singapore respectively

  • Singaporean bankers set for pay rises of 4-5% (9% increase for Indian bankers)

  • Indian wealth managers earn 47-58% lower than counterparts in HK and Singapore

Singapore Airlines speeds up product development by 44% with GenAI

  • Pilot project done with global tech consultancy PALO IT

  • Used AI-first software development methodology called Gen-e2

  • Website feature developed in 5 weeks instead of typical 9 weeks

  • Build success rates climbed above 90% in just three weeks

Singapore Exchange creates “FX corridor” with Brazil B3 Exchange

  • Forex trading corridor enables round-the-clock liquidity for Brazilian Real 

  • SGX Group to offer BRL/USD futures during Asian trading hours

  • FX futures trading volume on SGX up 40% YoY ($4.5 trillion)

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Percentage of women in Singapore parliament

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