BT's Top Stories from Last Week

Ultra-rich families racing to park wealth in Singapore under enhanced investment scheme

Ultra-high net worth families seeking to move their assets here form the largest category of investors under the enhanced GIP, professional service providers told The Business Times (BT).

Assistant professor leaves SMU after allegations of faked claims surface

An assistant professor of finance at the Singapore Management University (SMU), who allegedly inflated her resume with faked claims, has left the university after an investigation into the academic claims.

SO/ Singapore hotel opposite Lau Pa Sat being sold at S$1.8m per room, say sources

The 134-room SO/ Singapore, which sits opposite Lau Pa Sat in the Central Business District (CBD), is being sold for about S$1.8 million per key, making for a total price of some S$240 million.

Golden Mile Complex sold to Far East, Perennial, Sino Land for S$700m

Conservation landmark Golden Mile Complex has been sold to a consortium comprising Far East Organization, Perennial Holdings and Sino Land for S$700 million, sole marketing agent Edmund Tie announced on Friday (May 6).

Zero-commission trades do not mean free trades in many cases

The advertisements of online brokerages such as Tiger Brokers and moomoo tout free shares and zero-comission trades, but trading through them can be expensive - as one customer recently found out.