Do you know how long it takes for a student to set up a bank account in the UK (with a UK bank)? Basically, how much cash will my daughter need to bring to use until her bank account with online banking facilities is activated? Generally it should take less than 2 weeks, for the bank to send you th...

Do you know if the DBS MCA can be a joint account? Yes DBS eMCA can be a joint account. But having a single name (your child’s) has the advantage of no fall-below fee till child is 29 years old, else you will need to maintain S$3000 or equivalent amount to waive the monthly charge. Note there is a ...

DBS eMCA account is quite straightforward, you can convert S$ to £ whenever the exchange rate is attractive and keep in the eMCA. When ready to remit, use UK remit which is free. For those with child studying in UK, note that buying return air ticket from uk side is cheaper. Eg Flying by SQ Sg-Londo...

For the child to set up a uk acct when he is in UK, how did your boy settle the daily expenses n hostel charges while waiting for the bank account to be operative? The uni will understand that international students need time to set up uk bank accounts, hence hostel charges and school fees are prob...

Thanks! But sending £ from a Singapore a/c to a UK a/c would likely incur fees? And if the bank (say, HSBC) has a presence in the UK, then the ATM fees will not apply? I was under the impression that avoiding these fees was the reason for the "joint account" strategy. Check this: https://www.dbs.co...

Anyone with experience of multicurrency accounts? Specifically, I've heard this is used by parents with a child studying overseas; parent and child sharing a joint account. Presumably, the parent can choose when to covert S$ to foreign currency (depending on exchange rates), and the child can draw ...

Just curious, does anyone have any idea of the pay range for fresh graduate in big 4 and in stat board (accounting related)? From what I heard, big 4 starting pay is $2.9k. Isn't this much lower than the median pay for fresh graduate nowadays? It is true that the big 4 starting pay is rather low, $...

lee_yl wrote:Comp Sci/Info Comms is in fashion with the Smart Nation initiative and the hype about Big Data and Deep Learning. Hearsay DSO / GovTech offers up to $5K for candidates with good Hons in the relevant field.

Yes, you are right. Not hearsay.

My starting salary (gross) was $1600 in 1986, after the pay reduction because of the recession. I was at NTU for a talk yesterday, and they flashed a table showing that starting salaries were around $3K to $3.3K for graduates from most courses. You will be surprised, those you mentioned above are j...

That's very fine distinctions! It sounds like it's going against the trend now? Is the difference only because of the class of degree or are there any other differences in experience, other skills etc between the 3? All 3 are fresh graduates and have done internship with the organisation. The civil...