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Prudential sues former top agency manager for up to S$2.5b over alleged poaching of 244 agents
INSURER Aviva Singapore had prepared a war chest of S$100 million to S$150 million to poach 250 top agents from...
PODCAST: ABCs of robo-powered wealth management (Money Hacks, Ep 49)
This episode walks listeners through the ABCs of robo investing. CEO of StashAway, Michele Ferrario, breaks...
PODCAST: ABCs of robo-powered wealth management (Money Hacks, Ep 49)
This episode walks listeners through the ABCs of robo investing. CEO of StashAway, Michele Ferrario, breaks...
Daily Debrief: What Happened Today
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Singapore Auditor-General flags lapses in procurement, contracts, IT controls in public sector
WEAKNESSES in IT controls, as well as irregularities in procurement and contract management were among the key...
New tripartite initiative to help Singapore firms hire persons with disabilities
A NEW inclusive-hiring initiative has been launched to promote sustainable employment for persons with disabilities...
Singapore financial sector oversight 'among the best globally': IMF
THE International Monetary Fund (IMF) has reaffirmed Singapore’s financial sector oversight to be “among the best...
Belmont Road GCB to be auctioned in mortgagee sale with S$42m guide price
A GOOD Class Bungalow (GCB) at 80 Belmont Road will be auctioned next week in a mortgagee sale with a guide price of...
BREAKING NEWS
Death toll rises to 10 in Mumbai building collapse as rescue efforts continue
[MUMBAI] The death toll from the collapse of a decades-old four-storey building in India's financial capital Mumbai...
Big banks beat profit expectations but warning signs grow
[NEW YORK] Three big US banks reported strong earnings on Tuesday, even as warning signs emerged that the playing...
Goldman Sachs profit beats estimates, boosted by strong equities trading
[NEW YORK] Goldman Sachs Group Inc reported a stronger-than-expected quarterly profit on Tuesday as the Wall Street...
EU braces for no-deal Brexit or another delay under Boris Johnson
[BRUSSELS] The European Union is bracing for either a no-deal Brexit or another delay if Boris Johnson becomes...
Lagarde resigns as IMF chief, cites more clarity on ECB post
[WASHINGTON] International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde announced on Tuesday she had submitted...
EDITOR'S CHOICE
LIFESTYLE
Clara Cheo: 'Cinemas aren't going away'
CLARA CHEO, 54, came of age at a time when the concept of the “blockbuster” was just being invented.
Fat Duck's Heston Blumenthal making a comeback to the dining scene
WHEN HESTON BLUMENTHAL talks, it’s almost as if you need to clear the room. Not because he’s nursing a cold – his...
True Singaporean flavours sprout from Mustard Seed
WE love eating with fellow Singaporeans. We love how we can all be strangers obliged to eat together in a communal...
ASEAN BUSINESS
E-cigs threaten up to 5% of Indonesian market for smokes: Report
Maybank Kim Eng lowered its medium-term outlook on the industry from “positive” to “neutral”.
GARAGE
Singapore's virtual banks offer homegrown AI a chance to shine
SENIOR Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam, chairman of the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), is right to hail new...
STOCKS
Prime US Reit sets public offer at 40.9m units, cites 'strong demand'
THE manager of Prime US Reit has set the number of units under the Singapore public offer at about 40.9 million...
US: Wall Street opens slightly lower after mixed bank reports
[NEW YORK] US stocks opened slightly lower on Tuesday as bank shares fell after a batch of mixed quarterly reports...
Singapore shares add 0.4% in a ho-hum Tuesday session
LACKING fresh catalysts, there was little impetus in the local stock market for a session with vibrant or at best,...
Malaysia: Shares close lower on Tuesday
MALAYSIA share prices closed lower on Tuesday, with the FTSE Bursa Malaysia Kuala Lumpur Composite Index down 3.43...
Europe: Stocks wobble in early deals
[LONDON] Europe's stock markets wobbled in early deals on Tuesday, with London's benchmark FTSE 100 index up 0.1 per...
Seoul: Stocks, won gain ahead of rate decision, US data
[SEOUL] South Korea's Kospi stock index closed up on Tuesday ahead of US retail sales and industrial output data,...
BT WEEKLY
Accrelist turns around with final facelift
AFTER years of restructuring and attempts to diversify away from its traditional business of electronics components...
True Singaporean flavours sprout from Mustard Seed
WE love eating with fellow Singaporeans. We love how we can all be strangers obliged to eat together in a communal...
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