Ranamita Chakraborty

Ranamita Chakraborty

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Ranamita graduated from the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Nanyang Technological University with a Masters in International Relations. She joined BT on Sept 18, 2024 and covers the capital as well as insurance markets. 

More than 100 initiation reports have been completed in the year to date under the Gems scheme.

Investors in SGX-listed companies can access more research reports after expansion of coverage scheme

There are now 29 research firms participating in Gems, covering more than 240 enterprises

Consolidation trends are likely to persist in Singapore as insurers seek greater scale, says Fitch Ratings' Asia-Pacific insurance team.

Allianz’s reported HSBC Life bid reflects race for scale in Singapore’s competitive life insurance sector

HSBC has reportedly shortlisted Allianz, Sumitomo Life Insurance and Dai-ichi Life Holdings as bidders for the Singapore insurance unit

Artificial intelligence is changing the way analysts work by automating data gathering and information processing, for example. Beyond written reports, analysts now also communicate through podcasts, videos and social media.

A day in the life of an equities analyst

The best ones are analytical thought leaders and good communicators, and comfortable with AI and technology

A new study released on Thursday (Jun 11) by Great Eastern has found that while most Singaporeans prefer home-based care for long-term care needs, many underestimate the financial and emotional pressures involved.

Long-term care is not just an age-related issue: Great Eastern

The insurer’s claims data shows that 62% of claimants under one of its long-term care plans are under 50

Companies across the world have cut jobs while pursuing greater efficiency through AI and automation.

AI needs to ‘work in support of humans’: Josephine Teo

The minister says Singapore’s approach places people at the centre of adopting the technology

MAS is expected to appoint a third batch of asset managers under EQDP in the coming weeks, in line with its target to do so by end-June.

‘Encouraging momentum’: Fund managers on Singapore’s S$6.5 billion equity push amid volatile markets

SGX says there is ‘strong support for the programme’s long‑term focus on market fundamentals’

CNE vice-president Mike Luo previously told BT that investors should view the company as operating at the intersection of AI and the physical world.

Concord New Energy to sell S$158.2 million in assets to Industrial Bank Financial Leasing

In this sell-and-leaseback deal, a CNE unit will lease the assets back for a period of 14 years

Terence Wong, founder and CEO of Azure Capital (left), with Trek 2000 executive chairman and group president Wayne Tan.

Trek 2000 shares jump 41.5% after Osim founder Ron Sim drops claims, sells 7.3% stake to Azure Capital

With a reduced holding of 2%, he ceases to be a substantial shareholder

In his new role, Jeffrey Lam will  continue to report to group president and chief executive officer Vincent Chong and remain a member of the group executive committee.

ST Engineering names its group COO and commercial aerospace president as group deputy CEO

The group deputy CEO post has been vacant for 9 years, but the company says filling it now reflects its expansion

Fortune notes that Tan Su Shan made history in 2025 as the first woman to lead DBS, South-east Asia’s largest bank by assets.

DBS CEO Tan Su Shan ranks sixth globally on Fortune’s most powerful women list in 2026

Png Chin Yee, Temasek International’s CFO, is the only other Singapore-based executive on the global list, at 77th