Consultancy

Singapore marine fuel sales rise in June after 2-month decline

The organisations faring best in volatile reputation environments are the ones whose claims hold up when stakeholders decide to look harder.

Brand reputations are at stake as AI turns audiences into fact-checkers

Katy Thorneycroft of JP Morgan Asset Management notes that client interest in OCIO services have ramped up in the Asia-Pacific since 2022.

Institutions and wealth managers in Asia propel outsourced-CIO demand in an uncertain world

Salesforce's main AI product, Agentforce, has grown from zero to US$800 million in annual recurring revenue in 15 months, with more than 29,000 deals closed.
A SMART LOOK AT INVESTING

‘SaaS-pocalypse’ revisited: Three fears answered

This could end up being Ken Griffin's Citadel sixth year since its 1990 inception that returned less than 10%.

Citadel posts worst return since 2018 as natural gas bets falter

As the pace of professional displacement quickens, “reskilling” means competing with software that improves exponentially even as the human merely improves incrementally.
THINKING ALOUD

When your new job description is actually a countdown timer

Egon Zehnder's CEO Francesco Buquicchio says: "You want to diversify your footprint as much as possible because in a complex world you don’t know where the next thing is going to be or where it’s going to come from."

‘Definitely an opportunity’ for Asia-Pacific economies as the world becomes more complex: Egon Zehnder CEO

Vercel develops tools to help companies make Web and AI applications in the cloud.

AI coding startup Vercel notches US$9.3 billion valuation in latest funding round led by GIC

This comes on the back of increasing demand for industry-focused advice and cross-border capabilities.

PwC Singapore appoints 11 new partners across different practices

Firms have quickly sought to placate the new administration by stripping down their DEI goals. Deloitte’s American branch has told those working with the federal government to remove their pronouns from their e-mail signatures.

Elon Musk spells danger for Accenture, McKinsey and their rivals