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In the AI era, agency matters more than ownership.
PERSPECTIVE

Small states, big choices: Singapore’s approach to sovereignty in the age of AI

The nation preserves agency by adopting a spectrum of strategic postures across different layers of the AI stack

If the US tech bubble implodes, the pain will spread beyond America.
THE BROAD VIEW

Reasons to worry about America’s investment position with the rest of the world

Data shows that our global financial system is plagued with serious but often ignored imbalances

In an era of longevity and shifting work norms, the question is no longer how to stop working - but how to start living differently.
SWITCHING LANES

Retirement isn’t a finale – it’s a strategic pivot

Instead of treating retirement as the end of a long corporate climb, we should view it as a transition into a new, self-directed phase of life

Leaders, equipped with autonomous AI agents embedded throughout their business, must decide what decisions to automate, and where human judgment must remain in control.
THE BROAD VIEW

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

Singapore also offers depth through a mature wealth-management sector with trustees, banks and advisers experienced in private markets, cross-border structures and other operational demands.

Why Asia’s family offices are moving to multi-hub models

Even as market access broadens, Singapore remains the centre for governance and oversight

Major Singapore-listed renewable plays performed unevenly in 2025 against the market benchmark.
ESG INSIGHTS

Issue 183: Amova eyes Singapore-listed renewables; new sparks for Malaysian solar

This week in ESG: Fund manager sees structural opportunities for renewables; Solarvest to more than double solar capacity

Time and again, the EU has adapted and reinvented itself in the face of crises, leaving it well prepared to navigate a tempestuous geopolitical environment.
THE BROAD VIEW

Superpower Europe

The 27-country bloc is increasingly pursuing investments and reforms that will make it not only unassailable but also widely attractive in a dangerous world

OpenAI’s private market valuation stands at US$500 billion.

Is an AI price war about to begin?

Assumptions underpinning valuations of big US groups might be too optimistic