Business management

The premium skill now commanding higher pay for Asia’s graduates

They treat AI fluency as a daily discipline, but employers that lag risk missing the talent and productivity gains the market is already pricing in

Companies with premium valuations build well above the standards set by the Singapore Code of Corporate Governance, and translate governance into competitive advantage.

Unlocking value for publicly listed companies

How boards can close the gap between price and value in a targeted manner

Deputy Prime Minister Gan Kim Yong confirmed inflation will exceed earlier projections. Singapore's government has committed close to S$1 billion in new support measures to cushion its people.

Despite ceasefire in Iran, businesses should follow Singapore’s model

Whether the ceasefire holds, firms should not assume business as usual

American companies are increasingly being viewed through a political lens, regardless of sector or corporate behaviour.
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European policymakers are losing faith in American business

The implications extend far beyond the Atlantic

Oliver Wyman CEO Nick Studer says the company wants fit, well-performing corporate athletes and not exhausted, analytical shells.

Cut down entry-level hiring because of AI? Far from it, says Oliver Wyman CEO

The era of management consultant hubris is over and humility is key for success in the new era, says Mr Nick Studer

Iran has been hitting the Gulf states from the start of hostilities and blocking the Strait of Hormuz, seeking to maximise international pressure on Israel and the US to stop the bombing.

Navigating Iran war complexity: Asia businesses lose big in worst-case scenario

Four different plausible futures could pan out, with the worst being a ‘regional firestorm’

Amid an AI-driven transformation, talent ramps can help Singapore workers pivot with support, while allowing organisations to maintain enduring relationships with employees, alumni and ecosystem talent.

From Budget to jobs: how employers can shape Singapore’s AI transition

Employers decide whether workers experience change as a ‘cliff’ or a ‘ramp’

When you give your time, network and hard-won perspective to someone at a critical juncture in their career or life, what you receive is a multiplier, says the writer.
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Give to gain: the leadership investment with the highest returns

Mentorship can change the trajectory of another’s career

The most interesting shift in boardrooms today is the move from fear to experimentation. Human-AI partnership is not a technical upgrade, but a leadership transformation.
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Partner or perish: the board and C-suite must embrace AI – fast

Leaders must design intentional human-artificial intelligence partnerships instead of deploying the technology as a cost-cutting tool

Leaders, equipped with autonomous AI agents embedded throughout their business, must decide what decisions to automate, and where human judgment must remain in control.
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Asia’s next great leap won’t come from more technology, but better leaders

Value is created only if leadership can harness advances in tech capably