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Jean Low

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Mount Elizabeth Hospital’s patient platform, LizWorld, consolidates digital wayfinding, in-room services, patient information and self-service requests into a single system

IHH rolls out AI across Mount Elizabeth as S$350 million upgrade delivers on savings, efficiency gains

AI-driven overhaul reduces workload and trims resource use, with savings set to benefit patients

From left: Zakir Hussain, vice-president of Singapore Press Club and associate editor at The Straits Times; Haji Hasni Mohammad, executive chairman of Jetco in Singapore; and Vinothan Tulisi, director of Malaysian Investment Development Authority’s Singapore office.

Johor-Singapore SEZ master plan said to be nearing completion; data centres, semiconductors draw interest

Panellists point to growing interest in sectors aligned with the zone’s cost, infrastructure advantages

Of the family offices that do invest in AI, many do so only in specific AI-themed listed names on the public equity market, as they lack access to private deals.

AI investment boom leaves some Singapore family offices on the sidelines

Many want to prioritise the technology, but lack the access and know-how to turn interest into results

Among the recently appointed CEOs of STI companies is Tan Teck Long, who took the helm at OCBC on Jan 1.

Real estate, industrial STI constituents have among the youngest CEOs

Long-serving individuals can bring valuable continuity, institutional memory and stakeholder trust

Moderated by Brian Lim, co-founder of Wisma AI, the panel featured Joud Abdel Majeid of BlackRock, Luke Soon of EWC, and Xie Chao of GIC, offering diverse perspectives on AI advancements, enterprise adoption, and governance.

Energy costs, governance caps and overtrust could derail AI’s promise in Asia: panellists

A trust gap exists because AI sees data but lacks the common sense and intuition that people have, said one speaker

The Bill seeks to make amendments to two key areas: the power to prescribe dual-listing arrangements and regulation-making powers.

Changes to regulatory regime in new Bill pave way for SGX-Nasdaq dual listings

The amendments will underpin the workings of the new Global Listing Board to be set up by SGX and Nasdaq

Industry observers expect healthy pipeline momentum to continue though it depends in large part on how the geopolitical situation evolves.

Singapore IPO players on the fence as they await resolution of Middle East war

10 companies listed on SGX in past six months, but Gulf conflict may slow momentum

Endowus CIO Hugh Chung says investor education needs to start before capital is deployed, with ongoing communication even more important amid recent developments.

Singapore’s wealthy reassess private credit exposure after US funds trigger redemption curbs

Wave of gating events in America exposes an education gap among this group

BlackRock chairman and chief executive Larry Fink says that moving towards self-reliance means giving up global economies of scale, at least temporarily.

Global self-reliance drive will strain capital, push burden to markets: BlackRock’s Larry Fink

Staying on the sidelines is a growing risk as global economies increase reliance on capital markets, he adds

Aberdeen CIO Peter Branner's primary concern is not a transient disruption to oil flows, but lasting damage to regional energy infrastructure.

Asia still at risk of ‘severe’ energy shock as US-Iran tensions persist, warns Aberdeen CIO

The asset manager remains constructive on the region’s medium-term outlook, but warns that rising geopolitical risks could weigh on markets in the near term

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