A lady was sleeping in her bedroom when she woke up to a sharp object at her neck. The frenemy held a kitchen knife and demanded that she reveal all her valuables. This was an actual event that happened on 17 January 2020 in Singapore. The lady lost S$37,000 and was hurt in the process. The frenemy was eventually apprehended but could this be avoided? How did influential citizens safeguard their physical assets since the beginning of time?  continue reading >>

As many as 10 staff will be based in the South-east Asian city including Jacky Li, a senior investment manager who will focus on deal execution, and Jeffrey Ho, a portfolio curator. It comes a year after the firm flagged plans to ramp up deals in the region and will be Horizons’ first office outside of Hong Kong with a focus on supporting portfolio companies entering the market.  continue reading >>

Mr Wong gave this assurance in a Facebook post, after he attended a ministerial meeting of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) - a global money laundering and terrorist financing watchdog - in Washington last Thursday.  continue reading >>

You wake up one day and all the wonderful digital conveniences you have come to depend on are defunct. Apps are not working, internet and mobile data are all disconnected. Suddenly, you cannot pay for anything. Suddenly, you feel very disconnected from what is in your bank.  continue reading >>

You are a dog. You find a bone, which makes you happy, but now you have to keep it safe, which makes you worry.  continue reading >>

To want to preserve or propagate what you have worked on, accumulated, built, pioneered, is natural. But 21st-century legacy planning requires 21st-century thinking.  continue reading >>

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission is refunding about 8,000 victims who lost money from investing in two bitcoin scams. The fraudulent schemes promised that investors could turn their cryptocurrency payments of about $100 into $80,000 in monthly income.  continue reading >>

The US government has seized more than $1bn worth of bitcoins connected to the shuttered darknet marketplace Silk Road and is suing for formal forfeiture of the funds.  continue reading >>

Your safest, most flexible option for access and portability is to go for off-site storage (storage outside your country of residence) and offshore bank accounts. You want state-of-the-art security, 24-hour access, extreme discretion, and liquidity. Build for tomorrow while securing what you have today.  continue reading >>

Many gold owners believe that vaults, unlike banks, are somewhat resilient to an economic meltdown.  continue reading >>

There are human failings here, but there are also the challenges of dealing with uncertainty. For starters, how do you deal with an invisible enemy, when there is no textbook solution, when you have ‘super spreaders’, ‘asymptomatic cases’ (people who are infected but don’t show symptoms), and ‘unlinked cases’ (cases with no clear indication of how the infection occurred), and even the experts cannot agree on the basics?  continue reading >>

Singapore is striving to be at the frontline of not only biotechnology but also the cybersecurity, automated intelligence, robotics, and compliance and regulatory arenas. We don't have a choice: we are a tiny nation with no natural resources. It's either thrive or die for us. It is our mission to set the gold standard wherever possible.  continue reading >>

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. It was the age of security, it was a sense of security. It was the epoch of great convenience, it became the period of great reliance. It was the season of biometrics, it was the reason for privacy. We had everything before us, we had nothing before us. Where are you presently?  continue reading >>

the Two external usb hard drives with back-up from € 6.9 million in donorformulieren with the movements and changes in the Donorregister in the period 1998-2010  continue reading >>

But even when a bank is clearly at fault, customers rarely recover more than a small fraction of what they’ve lost — if they recover anything at all. The combination of lax regulations and customers not paying attention to the fine print of their box-leasing agreements allows many banks to deflect responsibility when valuables are damaged or go missing.  continue reading >>

"We're getting calls every week about a room available for £2.5 million (S$4.4 million) a year," said Sean Hoey, managing director of IBV London, referring to an apartment-size space. The firm, which also has 550 safe-deposit boxes on site and room for about 450 more, is betting on London's reputation as a "safe haven", even with Brexit.  continue reading >>

Introduction to Week One of 2020: Australia is on Fire, Jakarta is Underwater, New Disease Emerges in China, US on Brink of War with Iran  continue reading >>

Pengantar di Minggu Pertama 2020: Kebakaran Hutan di Australia, Jakarta Tergenang Banjir, Penyakit Baru Muncul di Tiongkok, AS Diambang Perang dengan Iran  continue reading >>

The McNally campus was intended for 1,850 students, but the student population is currently about 2,700.  continue reading >>

Who does not want to grow old gracefully, pain-free, active and independent until the end of her days? Who does not want to die in the comfort of her home, surrounded by family and friends? Who does not want to cap living well with dying well?  continue reading >>

An elderly couple were shocked to find S$25,000 in savings and jewellery missing from their safe on the same day their domestic helper abruptly left their home in Tampines Street 83.  continue reading >>

The hot-pot billionaire and naturalised Singapore citizen has replaced Far East Organization’s Robert and Philip Ng at the top of the Forbes Singapore Rich List.  continue reading >>

Nobody knows what the future holds. In any complex situation, you come up with a plan to manage the resources under your control. But what can you do about the things you don’t know?  continue reading >>

SingHealth received a $40 million donation from Ngee Ann Development for medical research and efforts to advance patient care on Tuesday (June 18) at the Singapore General Hospital (SGH) Campus in College Road.  continue reading >>

Today, why do you need a gun when you have programming skills? There is a new kind of bank, and there is a new breed of outlaws around the block (no pun intended).  continue reading >>

"She later found a small bag containing the key to a safe and a piece of paper with the safe's numeric password written on it."  continue reading >>

Need validation of an information resource or a second opinion? Subscribe to another newsletter; buy another service; consult another expert.  continue reading >>

So what does it take to obtain a safety deposit box at a bank and how is one operated?  continue reading >>

An MSP has cast doubt on the legality of key safe deposit boxes often installed on tenement doors in areas with a high proportion of short-term lets. Andy Wightman, housing spokesperson for the Scottish Greens, said it was “hard now not to notice” the number of key boxes appearing on the front of tenements in Edinburgh.  continue reading >>

Technology does not just pervade our world today; it defines it.  continue reading >>

Death is devastating. The last thing one would want is to add more grief to their loved ones by making them agonise about how to manage their assets after death. That is why many write a will, to make this transition easier. So, you have hashed out how your assets will be divided with your lawyer. The next important step is to decide where to store your will.  continue reading >>

A recent movie portrayed Asian dynastic families as being a bunch of haughty, filthy-rich groupies lost in their own world. This is just the tip of the iceberg.  continue reading >>

How safe are your valuables — your jewellery, heirlooms, collectibles, art pieces, memorabilia, educational and achievement certificates, etc — at home?  continue reading >>

30-plus years ago, a divorced mother died suddenly. Compounding the 13-year-old daughter’s grief at losing her mum at such a tender age was the matter of a Will, ‘securely’ locked away in an HSBC safe-deposit box, registered to a single renter, now deceased.  continue reading >>

The Personal Identification Number or PIN has been a mainstay as a layer of security since the early 1960s...  continue reading >>

Sharing our personal data, with some company or other, is almost inevitable these days. Ever wondered just...  continue reading >>

You know about home insurance — taking out a policy to protect valuable personal belongings stored at home....  continue reading >>

What practical options do you have to hold your wealth? And where would you keep them today?

These...  continue reading >>

Thai Lee's first family --the one she was born into, that is-- moved around a lot when she was little. She was born in Bangkok, Thailand. Her father, a prominent Korean economist, traveled the world promoting his country's postwar development plan. Lee, the second of three daughters and one son, spent most of her childhood in Korea. From an early age she developed a reputation as thoughtful, studious and prepared for any eventuality. David M. Ewalt's new book, Defying Reality: The Inside Story of the Virtual Reality Revolution, will be published in 2018.  continue reading >>

Unlike traditional vaults, these lockers can be accessed any time of the day. Dubai-based MySafe is aiming to cash in on the growing demand for safe deposit lockers in the UAE as many well-known banks across the world and in the country have exited the business. by Naushad K. Cherrayil  continue reading >>

“Customers were lulled into the false belief that precious metals had been purchased and were stored in (Bullion Direct’s) vault, when, in truth and fact, customer funds were used to pay for corporate expenses, investments in other entities, or applied by McAllister for his own and his family’s personal use and benefit,” it said. The indictment said McAllister had been illegally misdirecting the money since 2009. By ERIC DEXHEIMER Eric Dexheimer is a member of the Austin American-Statesman’s investigative team.  continue reading >>

2017 spotlight on the billionaires in Singapore by Forbes.  continue reading >>

“We’ve seen the market for self-storage grow by 10 to 15 percent annually in the last five years, presenting real opportunities for ambitious businesses,” said Scott Wilson, relationship director for HSBC in Scotland. “Securing the right commercial property is becoming more competitive, particularly in the central belt, and Storage Vault helps address the gap with an innovative solution, which we are more than happy to support.”  continue reading >>

Is "safe" safe enough today? Read about this. Do you read the terms and agreement that comes with your atm or credit cards? In 2015, Vault@268 implements a mulit-phase security system moving forward with the demands of our discerning clients. Each phase compensating for the vulnerabilities of the phase before, enhancing user privacy and security. Decades ago, an autonomous and automated safe deposit box was conceptualized. Designed by Germany to not only be a secure but completely private facility, our team sourced for the components that would go into our multiphase security system with a built-in fail-safe mechanisms. The final piece of the puzzle was to offer to our discerning clients an offsite, private and truly secure system in the 21st century.  continue reading >>

Individuals who appreciate offsite storage of their valuables such as UOB safe deposit boxes, OCBC bank safety lockers or DBS safe deposit boxes. Their disposition is often one of responsible stewardship  continue reading >>

Should EDB’s forecast materialise, this year will be the fourth consecutive year of decline in FAI into Singapore, with the investment totals for 2014, 2013 and 2012 at S$11.8 billion, S$12.1 billion and S$16 billion, respectively.  continue reading >>

You have accomplished a great goal; one which you have put off for a long time because you had all kinds of excuses for not getting it done. You also needed to make many hard decisions. But now it’s done and you can put the big book that you received from the attorney on a shelf and forget about it. Right? Unfortunately, there is more work to do to ensure the success of your plan.  continue reading >>

While the debate rages among financial institutions as to whether bitcoin is a currency or an asset class similar to gold, BitVendo and Merrion Vaults have entered into a partnership to provide a secure bitcoin cold storage service.  continue reading >>

People or businesses can lose money or items in a variety of ways. Someone may move and forget to update their address. A check might be received, but lost or forgotten. The owner may die and the relatives are unaware of a bank account, safe deposit box or stock.  continue reading >>

There is a huge difference between allocated and unallocated gold storage, and investors need to understand this.  continue reading >>

Robokids run robotic workshops and education services for schools to help students "engage in 21st century learning with the latest technology".  continue reading >>

Thank you. THE PEAK Safely store your valuables at automated Vault268  continue reading >>

PayNow can be accessed using the participating banks’ existing Internet banking platform or mobile banking apps, through which users must first link their mobile number and Singapore NRIC/FIN or both, to their bank account to receive funds.  continue reading >>

PRIVASI NAMUN TERPROTEKSI. Safe Deposit Box (SDB) non-bank yang bekerja secara otomatis. Pertama di Singapura, 268 Orchard Road. Akses 24 Jam Tidak ada restriksi untuk orang asing. Hanya perlu 20 menit untuk mendaftar.  continue reading >>

FAQs - AEOI in Bahasa Indonesia  continue reading >>

Without the legacy of traditional banks, challenger banks all over the world are offering their users a different approach to banking.  continue reading >>

The amount of money laundered each year comes up to more than $1.4 trillion.  continue reading >>

by Christina (Mora) Parlay Biometrics statistician and researcher The major growth drivers for this market are increasing focus of safety and security in private and business sectors related to unauthorized access, growth in the e-passport program for personal identification, and the growing adaption of voice recognition systems in the banking and financial services sector.  continue reading >>

The Self-Storage Association Asia (SSAA) on Monday (Dec 12) issued a statement warning customers not to store illegal items at self-storage facilities. This is after Singapore Customs seized 5,635 cartons of contraband cigarettes at a self-storage facility on Dec 7.  continue reading >>

The recent bank heist at Standard Chartered’s Holland Village branch is a stark reminder that there is no place for complacency in bank security. On July 7th 2016, 26-year-old Canadian citizen, David James Roach stole S$30,000 from the branch in broad daylight, having slipped the teller a note saying he was armed. Standard Chartered confirmed in a statement that there was no security guard present at the branch when the robbery occurred, but said it had taken “immediate actions to further enhance” security measures, without elaborating.  continue reading >>

Bank’s spending on regulation, compliance rose 19% in 1Q  continue reading >>

Certain offshore private vaults may have citizenship/residency requirements.  continue reading >>

The daring robbery of the Maspeth Savings Bank involved the thieves constructing a "privacy" scaffolding on the roof so passers-by couldn't see them cutting a hole in the roof. NYPD Chief of Detectives Robert Boyce said, "They are pros, because they cut the video cameras."  continue reading >>

Why are foreign nationals showing concerns when OECD released the Standard of Automatic Exchange of Financial Account Information in Tax Matters?  continue reading >>

When investing in gold, making the decision to buy gold is only the first step. You then have to decide how you will buy it. There is no perfect solution to this question – individuals will have their own preferences. But it is well worth being aware of the pros and cons of each storage method.  continue reading >>

... transparency of reviews has helped buyers check on the credibility of online sellers.  continue reading >>

オーチャード・ロードのビル「268オーチャード・ロード」（旧エン・サン・ビル）が貸金庫ビルになった。運営するのはボールト＠268（Vault@268）で、全自動化の貸金庫だ。  continue reading >>

一家本地企业看好国人对保险箱的需求，在乌节路设立一种由机器操控的保险箱，相信是本地首个全自动化的保险箱服务。  continue reading >>

Thank you Mr. Christopher E. Hill for this blogpost about us: The other day I added a new entry- Vault@268- to the “Singapore” list of private vaults on this blog’s sister site- Offshore Private Vaults. Rachel Boon reported on the website of The Straits Times (Singapore) Wednesday...  continue reading >>

Private Safe Deposit Box Facility Opens in Orchard Road  continue reading >>

Paul Altieri holds his Rolex Triple Calendar Jean-Claude Killy 6236.  continue reading >>

Bad loans in Singapore rose to a six-year high in 2015 and the city faces escalating risk on multiple fronts.  continue reading >>

Some 200 Taiwanese that they had been tricked into the allegedly illegal multi-level marketing and semi-fake bullion "scam".  continue reading >>

Protecting your personal information can help reduce your risk of identity theft.  continue reading >>

The best way to make a good password is first form a sentence and take the first letter, add a symbol and finally the year you made that password. iltbhM@15 "I LOVE BAHAMAS @ 2015" Here are a list of details best kept private as well. Singpass • DOB - date of birth • IC - identity card number • online access username • online access password • security question/ answer • bank name Account details • Address of banks Etc  continue reading >>

Vault@268保险箱用户必须先输入密码，机器才会到保险库里提取对应的保险箱，再等盖子滑开，保险箱就会出现在用户面前，而用户还须用钥匙把保险…  continue reading >>

Safe deposit box users will no longer need to go to a bank to rent safety deposit boxes, with the opening of a European-standard vault just off Orchard Road. Vault@268 opens its automated and robotic services with 1,964 boxes up for grabs – as a 24-hour service for those who want to store anything from documents and jewellery to gold bullion  continue reading >>

SINGAPORE - Two Vietnamese men who allegedly made off with half a million dollars in cash after breaking into a fruit wholesale shop in the wee hours of Tuesday morning were charged in court on Thursday (Jan 7).  continue reading >>

There are 8,185 insurance policyholders across the industry with payouts due to them as at Sept 30, 2015, LIA Singapore revealed in its announcement on Monday (Jan 4).  continue reading >>

Inside the Fort Knox of storage: RoboVault can withstand a category five hurricane...  continue reading >>

“Aladdin’s cave” of illegal items?  continue reading >>

Like it or not, all Singaporeans who are employed will have to contribute to their Central Provident Fund (CPF).  continue reading >>

Grow your money by getting a Supplementary Retirement Scheme (SRS) account, saving consistently and investing funds.  continue reading >>

Who can invest under CPF Investment Scheme (“CPFIS” in short)?  continue reading >>

Italians looking to conceal assets turn to safe-deposit boxes.  continue reading >>

Rising costs, rentals and overheads are driving safe deposit storage more expensive to maintain. Manual safe deposit boxes are going through a fourfold adjustment in prices worldwide. Closure of facility is ongoing as other business models within the banking products drive the better revenues.  continue reading >>

NEW YORK (InsideBitcoins) — Gold is considered one of the best ways of storing value. And for thousands of years, that has remained the case. At the Bloomberg bitcoin summit a few weeks ago, Barry Silbert suggested that the future of value storage was bitcoin. Whether that is the case or not, more than one-third of the total gold supply — trillions of dollars worth — is held in storage. But the problem is, gold as a currency is impractical — trying to buy groceries or paying rent with physical gold can be a bit of a challenge. With today’s announcement of Bitgold, Bitreserve has made it possible for users with physical gold to transact with bitcoin.  continue reading >>

It is something I have never done before, so I might as well give it a go instead of doing the usual granite building. ARCHITECT RAYMOND WOO on 268 Orchard  continue reading >>

Keeping up with lifestyle and customer trends to service you 24 hours a day. Come down to 268 Orchard Road B1-01 Singapore 238856 or call 67377 268  continue reading >>

So why are sales of ILPs performing well at a time where demand for new health insurances are falling? Is this a true reflection of the preferred choice of the Singapore consumers? Or simply the result of insurance companies pushing hard for the sales of these products?  continue reading >>

Even if your CPF savings are lower than the different retirement sums, you will still receive monthly payouts from your payout start age (between 65 and 70). The amount of retirement payouts you receive will depend on your Retirement Account savings and choice of CPF LIFE plans.  continue reading >>

This is an old news dated year 2007. It stated the change in business strategy within banks in Singapore. We foresee more facility closure gradually spanning the next 20 years. "The safe deposit box facilities are increasingly expensive for banks to build and maintain, and they take up valuable space. And as office rents in Singapore soar, businesses, including banks, have to scrutinise the way they use every square metre of space. They must examine whether the space could be used for more profitable services."  continue reading >>

Don't use online data storage because this will make you susceptible to hackers. Another option is purchasing a safe deposit box at your bank  continue reading >>

TechNavio's analysts forecast the Global Safes and Vaults market to grow at a CAGR of 5.32 percent over the period 2014-2019.  continue reading >>

Based on several events in the past couple of weeks, it appears that new Asian facilities will be housing the physical gold.  continue reading >>

... the growing risks from a dangerous global trend toward monetary madness. ... in the world's most secure private vaults located in Switzerland, Singapore, ...  continue reading >>

State-of-the-art precious metals -storage facility Strategic Wealth Preservation (SWP) selected and implemented Datex FootPrint WMS at its Cayman Islands vaulting facility.  continue reading >>

All banks closed for at least a week, cash withdrawals capped at €60 a day and foreign money transfers banned ahead of referendum on bailout terms.  continue reading >>

Vault@268 launched its new facility on Orchard Road in April of this year, providing a safe and convenient solution for people who want a little more peace of mind where their precious belongings are concerned.  continue reading >>

To make matters even worse, imagine yourself not only categorically denied access, but most importantly also the right and entitlement to retake possession and control of your assets which under these conditions more than likely have been confiscated, spent and essentially disappeared into thin air.  continue reading >>

Discussion about death is not something anyone enjoys. However, as the saying goes, there are two things in life that are certainties: death and taxes. Thus, not having a plan or even a discussion on how assets should be distributed after one’s death may actually cause more trouble in the future for your loved ones, be it your spouse or children.  continue reading >>

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hPrJXEPCwC0 The DaVinci Code KUKA Robot picking Security Deposit Box  continue reading >>

Her mother died when she was 13 years old and left her will in a bank’s safe-deposit box. That facility had closed in 2007 and she could not access her mother’s will for about a month. Dealing with bank staff meant going through various departments.  continue reading >>

SINGAPORE - The dramatic case of a wealthy widow who handed control of her assets, estimated to be worth $40 million, to a tour guide from China has thrown the Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA) scheme into the spotlight. In the latest turn of events, Madam Chung Khin Chun, 87, has asked the Office of Public Guardian (OPG) to cancel the LPA which she gave Mr Yang Yin in 2012. The move came after a psychiatrist who examined her last week found that she has the mental capacity to revoke the LPA, despite suffering from dementia.  continue reading >>

Nova Vaults Inc. is Canada's first non-bank safety deposit box center and the first to utilize an automated access and retrieval system. Our safety deposit boxes are a highly secure and discrete way to protect highly valuable and irreplaceable items.  continue reading >>

Dr. Keith Cummins and his wife, Candy, in what looks more like a bank than their dental office. But there's a reason for that. The office was a bank.  continue reading >>

Popular culture remains captivated by them. Think of Harry Potter entering the vault at Gringotts Wizarding Bank. Or Jason Bourne finding fake documents, piles of currency and a pistol as he discovers his former identity. Central to the plot of the recent film A Most Wanted Man, based on a John Le Carre novel, was a safe deposit box stuffed with euros.  continue reading >>

....the safety Box could only be accessed through a three step process involving a key, a card, and a PIN and a biometric security access, using only the client’s fingerprints.  continue reading >>

Recent political turmoil in Hong Kong has prompted many people here, including my family and me, to consider moving away. Hong Kongers no longer see their home as a safe haven from mainland politics.  continue reading >>

I have been buying my precious metal from https://www.silverbullion.com.sg/Default.aspx and storing it in our vault. Please contact Amanda LIM from Silver Bullion, she is really helpful. If you like to gain more information about achieving personal liberty and financial prosperity no matter what happens, look for Otbert de Jong and Gregor Gregerson.  continue reading >>

A collaboration of leading Security providers of hardware, software and security coming together to provide outstanding automated storage facility at a premium level. Totally discrete and centrally located in Orchard Road. Access freely and easy to use.  continue reading >>

Hiding assets can be easy to do, especially if one of the parties handles the finances and the other spouse is unaware, uninvolved, uninformed and perhaps even uninterested, in the details of the family finances. Some tell-tale signs your spouse may be hiding assets are:  continue reading >>

Everyone has something of great value in their home. Whether that value is sentimental, financial, or personal, it is wise to have safe storage for hard-to-replace items. Learn more about Vault@268 today!  continue reading >>

Most delivery channels will be moving into the digital realm, especially paper-based account services such as paper checks, paper statements, passbook accounts, etc. So what does this mean for the future of banking?  continue reading >>

Ngee Ann Development redevelops 268 Orchard Road  continue reading >>

But most of all, safe-deposit boxes are simply out of step with today's world. Consumers, of course, can securely store wills or insurance policies online, and the idea of waiting for a bank employee to open the vault so a customer can gain access to their jewelry or family photos just won't do anymore.  continue reading >>