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Tan Nai Lun

Tan Nai Lun

CORRESPONDENT

Tan Nai Lun is a correspondent with BT, covering the banking and finance sectors. Nai Lun graduated from Nanyang Technological University with a double major in communications and business.

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MAS says it will introduce measures that encourage key asset managers to anchor their business activities, capital allocation and talent deployment in the country.

Singapore could gain edge over HK with broader asset management push

2026-08-19T13:27:34.000Z
“We will do what it takes to maintain and uphold the competitiveness of our financial services industry,” notes Chee Hong Tat, minister for national development and the deputy chairman of MAS.

MAS adds new asset-management incentives as competition from Hong Kong heats up

2026-08-19T05:00:00.000Z
The tension between innovation and stability exists particularly in the financial services sector, said Piyush Gupta, at the launch of his book.

Singapore’s financial sector must resist risk aversion, be bolder to stay at cutting edge: former DBS chief Piyush Gupta

2026-08-17T11:42:44.000Z
Rather than becoming a cycling city, Singapore should look at the role bicycles can play in first and last-mile travel, observers say.
BRUNCH

Is it an uphill journey to turn Singapore into a cycling city?

2026-08-14T06:00:00.000Z
Trust Bank CEO Dwaipayan Sadhu says: “Clients are not using us only for one product; they are increasingly using us for multiple products, and they’re using us very, very frequently.”

StanChart customers to ‘gain from wider range of services’ after move to Trust Bank: digital bank CEO

2026-08-13T09:19:14.000Z
All three banks posted second-quarter net profits that beat market expectations.

After a strong Q2, what’s next for Singapore banks? Analysts see DBS, OCBC ahead on wealth

2026-08-12T02:00:00.000Z
The National Day Parade concluded with the audience reciting the Pledge and singing the National Anthem as fireworks went off above the stadium.

Singapore celebrates 61st birthday with pomp and pizzazz at National Stadium

2026-08-09T12:48:53.000Z
MetaOptics will focus on converting its customer pipeline into purchase orders, fulfilling orders and building up its metalens production capacity.

MetaOptics defers US dual listing on geopolitical uncertainty, market volatility

2026-08-09T09:41:49.000Z
Consumer company Aspial posted a 88% rise in H1 net profit to S$52.4 million for its first half ended Jun 30, 2026.

Aspial Lifestyle ups interim dividend by 125% to S$0.009 as H1 profit, revenue surge

2026-08-09T09:33:17.000Z
UOB’s Q2 earnings slightly beat the S$1.45 billion consensus forecast in a Bloomberg survey of five analysts.

‘Size in banking is not everything’: UOB pursues capital-light strategy as Q2 profit rises; trims fee growth outlook

2026-08-07T12:57:21.000Z
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