MAS commits S$250m to further drive innovation, develop Singaporean fintech talent
THE Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) will be committing S$250 million over the next three years to enhance an...
Money Hacks: How to manage your wealth and plan your legacy (Ep 78)
This episode tackles the importance of managing your wealth and planning your legacy.
Money Hacks: How to manage your wealth and plan your legacy (Ep 78)
This episode tackles the importance of managing your wealth and planning your legacy.
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BREAKING NEWS
China's Huawei, ZTE set to be shut out of India's 5G trials
[NEW DELHI] China's Huawei Technologies and ZTE are set to be kept out of India's plans to roll out its 5G networks...
Synagie reverses from loss to post S$4.1m H1 profit on higher e-commerce activity
SYNAGIE Corporation has posted its first net profit since its initial public offering in August 2018 as a result of...
US: S&P 500 dips at open as labour market rebound falters
[NEW YORK] The S&P 500 and Dow indexes dipped at the open on Thursday as weekly jobless claims fell below 1...
Singapore and Japan to work on resumption of essential travel from September
[SINGAPORE] Essential travel for expatriates and businessmen between Singapore and Japan could resume next month, as...
German businessman in Wirecard probe dies in Philippines
[MANILA] A German businessman in the Philippines wanted for questioning over the Wirecard accounting scandal has...
EDITOR'S CHOICE
Catalist issuers underperforming, sponsor conflicts need fixing: study
MORE than half the companies listed on the Catalist board of the Singapore Exchange (SGX) incurred losses for fiscal...
Construction firms tell of the delays and triumphs in managing workers
THE Building and Construction Authority (BCA) on Wednesday announced measures to hasten the restart of on-site...
With Sabana Reit merger in question, will ESR move on to next target?
AN observer to the tussle between ESR-Reit and activist unitholders at Sabana Reit has described the proposed merger...
LIFESTYLE
Asia-US travel may only resume next year: James Liang
IF TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS are lifted between Singapore and another country such that you don’t have to quarantine...
Fashion fights back with virtual festival of style
STAYING power, as much as talent, has helped Singapore fashion designer Max Tan flourish on both the local and...
A spicy noodle story
LARD, QQ and sambal. The three magic words a bowl of noodles needs to make history. Or at least multiple reorders....
ASEAN BUSINESS
Structural features underpin Malaysian Islamic banks' resilience against coronavirus fallout: Moody's
A concentration on retail financing and other structural features will help Malaysian Islamic banks withstand...
GARAGE
Agritech startup eFishery bags Series B funding led by Go-Ventures and Northstar
INDONESIA-BASED agritech startup eFishery has raised an undisclosed amount in a Series B round co-led by private...
STOCKS
US: S&P 500 dips at open as labour market rebound falters
[NEW YORK] The S&P 500 and Dow indexes dipped at the open on Thursday as weekly jobless claims fell below 1...
Straits Times Index rises 1.28 per cent to 2,595.97 points
THE Straits Times Index (STI) ended Thursday up 32.77 points or 1.28 per cent to 2,595.97 points, fuelled by strong...
Malaysia: Shares close higher on Thursday
MALAYSIA share prices closed higher on Thursday with the FTSE Bursa Malaysia Kuala Lumpur Composite Index up 19.78...
Hong Kong: Stocks close slightly lower
[HONG KONG] Hong Kong shares finished with small losses Thursday as concerns about the lack of progress in US...
Seoul: Shares notch longest winning streak since June on stimulus hopes
[SEOUL] South Korean shares on Thursday notched their longest stretch of gains since June, as investors relied on...
Europe: Stock markets retreat at open
[LONDON] European stock markets retreated at the opening on Thursday with investors taking profits from the strong...
BT WEEKLY
Meeting in the middle
THIS WEEK'S TOPIC: How will the "green lane" arrangements for business travel between Singapore and Malaysia...
Reits in high-growth markets should gun for short leases: KORE CEO Snyder
DAVID Snyder, the CEO of Keppel Pacific Oak US Reit (KORE), doesn't believe in long weighted average lease expiries...
Vegetable wholesaler CCL Group sets sights on consumer business
WHEN the Covid-19 pandemic struck earlier this year, vegetable wholesaler CCL Group saw its sales halve, as the food...
Digitise services to meet client's expectations
BUSINESS-to-business (B2B) customers are increasingly expecting a business-to-consumer (B2C) experience, said...
Odette keeps top spot at Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants awards
SINGAPORE’S three Michelin-starred restaurant Odette retained its top position in the 2020 Asia’s 50 Best...
Lessons from a crisis for Singapore
SINGAPORE recorded its first Covid-19 infection on Jan 23. More than six months on, the virus shows no signs of...
Why spotting "hidden influencers" at work matters
WHEN one thinks of influencers these days, it is usually in a less-than-flattering light. Often dismissed as jobless...
Fashion fights back with virtual festival of style
STAYING power, as much as talent, has helped Singapore fashion designer Max Tan flourish on both the local and...
FOCUS
102 new Covid-19 cases in Singapore, including 5 in the community and 6 imported
[SINGAPORE] There were 102 new coronavirus cases confirmed as of Thursday noon (Aug 13), taking Singapore's total to...
Three in four jobs in financial sector go to locals: MAS
SINGAPORE'S financial sector created 22,000 net jobs between 2015 and 2019, and of these, three out of four jobs...
MOM urges condo owners to exercise restraint in activating penalty clauses during Covid-19 period
CONDO owners and management corporations (MCST) should exercise restraint in activating penalty clauses during the...
Equipping workers with digital skills for a new future: SkillsFuture Forum 2020 panel
Q: Singapore has been looking at reskilling and retraining for a long time. What's really different this time with...
THE RAFFLES CONVERSATION
Thriving on optimism
AS a graduate fresh off a Colombo Plan scholarship, finance industry veteran Seck Wai-Kwong, then in his 20s, was...
Flash forward
CHARLES Giancarlo, chief executive officer (CEO) of Pure Storage, which develops hardware and software used by data...
A mega-good match
ONE year ago, people who follow closely the world of technology, including this writer, were surprised by a multi-...
Banker on a mission
AS THE novel coronavirus pandemic continues to wreck uncertainty on Singapore's future, the man helming the...
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