Inequality
‘Inequality crisis’ threatens democracy, experts warn G20
WEALTH inequality is a global emergency that threatens democracy and social cohesion, experts warned on Tuesday, urging G20 leaders meeting in South Africa this month to establish a panel to tackle th...
Government to involve community more in tackling inequality, unlike old ‘silo’ approach: Desmond Lee
Vulnerable families to get ‘more comprehensive, wraparound support’, including help with housing
Singapore must prepare for ‘more churn’, as company failures are part of ecosystem renewal: PM Wong
The process will be ‘uncomfortable, even unsettling’, but necessary to create value
The problem with taxing the rich
Fiscal systems designed around income and consumption struggle to capture wealth, and billionaires are highly mobile
Sweden: a socialist paradise overflowing with billionaires
The country is generating the kind of wealth that raises the risk of an anti-capitalist revolt
Singapore average wealth continues uptrend as inequality surpasses several regional peers: UBS report
Number of millionaires in the Republic expected to grow 13% by 2028; Gini coefficient hits 70 in 2023, surpassing levels in several markets in the region
Apple sued by female employees claiming pay discrimination
APPLE was sued by two female employees who claim it “systemically” pays women less than their male counterparts for similar work, and who are seeking to represent thousands of other women facing the s...
Fewer top women earners in British finance since pandemic: report
WOMEN make up a smaller proportion of top earners in British financial and professional services than before the Covid-19 pandemic, research from the London School of Economics and Political Science (...
Market-based schemes not reducing deforestation, poverty: report
MARKET-BASED approaches to forest conservation like carbon offsets and deforestation-free certification schemes have largely failed to protect trees or alleviate poverty, according to a major scientif...
Top 0.1% saw their share of US wealth rise, even as rest of 10% didn’t
VIRTUALLY all Americans have become wealthier since the pandemic. But as the overall pie has grown, the slice for a group of affluent households is shrinking.
