In Focus

Net trading income to boost Singapore banks' profits

The banks' trading income CAGRs were 15–33% between 2011-2016.

Singapore lags its Asia Pacific peers in mobile wallet usage

Only 28% of Singaporeans used mobile wallets in 2016.

One in two Singaporeans are unhappy at work

This marks a record low in eight years.

1 in 3 employees plan to ditch jobs in less than a year

Only 2 in 5 are uncertain about staying in their current role.

Singapore banks' wealth management fees to post double-digit growth

It formed up to 44% of banks' commission income in 1H17.

3 in 4 Singaporeans believe they'll go cashless by 2030

More than half think going cashless will be more convenient.

Employee engagement in Singapore declines for three consecutive years

A third of employees are not comfortable with expressing their ideas.

Six in ten employees willing to leave Singapore for a better job

Singapore’s brain drain rate is higher than the global average.

Gender wage gap barely closed in 11 years

The median monthly income for males is 18% higher than for females.

Singapore's consumer sentiment rebounds from pessimism

This came with the general outlook improvement seen in Asia Pacific.

1 in 4 Singaporeans are unsatisfied with their employers

It seems like they are not getting the necessary feedback to improve.