TOP STORIES
Higher taxes not expected for expansionary Budget 2020
THIS term of government's large accumulated surplus should allow for an expansionary...
Grab's rewards revamp trades points for sustainability
GRAB'S rationalisation of its rewards programme is unsurprising with the launch of the...
SMEs need more liquidity, access to digital solutions: SBF
THE Singapore Business Federation (SBF) SME Committee on Tuesday called for increased...
Help bosses hire older workers: SNEF
WITH retirement and re-hiring ages set to go up in the next decade, the Singapore...
Singapore releases new initiatives on AI governance for consumer trust
A YEAR after releasing a framework on how artificial intelligence (AI) can be used...
More China players emerge among bids for Singapore digibank licences
TWO more Chinese players have made public their digital wholesale banking bids in...
Tighter budgets see slower start to Lunar New Year shopping
SLOW starts to the Lunar New Year buying season did not stop gift companies and...
COMPANIES & MARKETS
How will incumbents prepare for the arrival of digital banks?
GIVEN the outsized interest from 21 digital banking aspirants looking to partake in...
Mapletree Industrial Trust's Q3 DPU up from 3.07 to 3.16 cents
NEW revenue contributions lifted Mapletree Industrial Trust's (MIT) distribution per...
Keppel DC Reit's Q4 DPU dips marginally
KEPPEL DC Reit on Tuesday posted a distribution per unit (DPU) of 1.83 Singapore cents...
Keppel Pacific Oak US Reit posts Q4 DPU of 1.51 US cents
KEPPEL Pacific Oak US Reit (KORE), previously known as Keppel-KBS US Reit, on Tuesday...
Corporate digest
DISCUSSIONS with a financier who was planning to extend at least US$180 million in new...
Singapore shares fall on Wuhan virus scare
SINGAPORE stocks slumped further on Tuesday, in line with most regional markets, as...
Safe haven currencies gain as virus fears hit yuan
CHINA'S yuan tumbled on Tuesday, pulling away from six-month highs against the US...
REAL ESTATE
CDL, CapitaLand, Singtel among world's 100 most sustainable firms
THREE Singapore companies made it to this year's list of the world's 100 most...
US builders muscling into UK's booming rental-housing market
US developers are moving into the UK's rapidly expanding market for rental housing,...
BANKING & FINANCE
UBS misses key 2019 targets amid mounting headwinds
UBS Group AG missed key targets for 2019 as investors pulled money late in the year,...
Bank of Japan leaves rates unchanged, raises growth forecasts
THE Bank of Japan took a brighter view of the economy and left its main policy...
ENERGY & COMMODITIES
Davos financiers pumped US$1.4t into fossil fuels: Greenpeace
SOME of the world's biggest banks, insurers and pension funds have collectively...
Global resource consumption tops 100 billion tonnes for first time
THE world is using up more than 100 billion tonnes of natural resources per year for...
Oil prices fall nearly 1% as supply concerns ease
OIL prices fell nearly 1 per cent on Tuesday as investors expected Libya's oil...
TECHNOLOGY
Japan fights 'hostage justice' accusations
JAPAN on Tuesday published a list defending its treatment of people accused of crimes...
Brexit? Facebook plans UK growth with 1,000 hires this year
FACEBOOK will hire 1,000 people in London this year for roles in areas such as product...
Uber Eats in India sold to Zomato to pare back on losses
UBER has sold its loss-making online food-ordering business in India to local rival...
Apple's partner Pegatron sets up facility in Vietnam
TAIPEI'S Pegatron Corporation plans to set up production facilities in Vietnam,...
Tencent takes on ByteDance with WeChat short video trial
TENCENT is planning a major update to its WeChat messaging app to stave off up-and-...
CONSUMER
China's zero-waste activists fight over-consumption
PARCELS piled high at sorting centres and drivers speeding down bike lanes to deliver...
Vietnam's tough new drink-driving law taking cheer out of beer sales
VIETNAM'S new get-tough-on-drink-driving law is taking the fizz out of one of the...
Hugo Boss Q4 sales up on spruced-up stores; online sales jump 52%
GERMAN fashion house Hugo Boss reported better than expected fourth-quarter sales...
Japan's Aeon aims to sell eco-certified sushi in time for Olympics
JAPANESE supermarket chain Aeon, Asia's biggest retailer by sales, said it aims to...
TRANSPORT
How old? New guidelines on age discrimination
A PRESS release from the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has grabbed my...
Air France-KLM, JAL among carriers eyeing Malaysia Airlines deal: sources
PROPOSALS to invest in ailing Malaysia Airlines include one from Air France-KLM which...
South African Airways crisis deepens with flight cancellations
THE financial crisis at South African Airways deepened on Tuesday with one of the...
How Boeing's responsibility in an earlier 737 crash 'got buried'
AFTER a Boeing 737 crashed near Amsterdam more than a decade ago, Dutch investigators...
GOVERNMENT & ECONOMY
53% of CEOs expect global economy to cool: PwC survey
MORE than half of chief executives in an annual survey by PwC expect a slowdown in...
Singapore concludes talks on digital trade accord with Chile, NZ
SINGAPORE, Chile and New Zealand concluded talks on an agreement over a common set of...
Wuhan virus claims 6th victim; surge in new cases
THE death toll from the coronavirus outbreak in China climbed to six on Tuesday as...
LIFE & CULTURE
Run for Hope back to raise funds for cancer research
FOO Choon Mei was diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer and was treated for it in...
Prada's private club offers an experience money can't buy
THE It bag may be more like an old hat these days - at least when it comes to fashion'...
WEALTH & INVESTING
Eastspring aims to double AUM by 2024
EASTSPRING Investments, a subsidiary of Prudential plc, has set its sights on an...
Now try slicing the stock market into equal pieces
NOT all funds that track the same index are created equal. For some, inequality is...
Investors have not been this bullish on Chinese stocks for years
CONFIDENCE is surging through China's stock market, with traders boosting leverage and...
OPINION
Raise confidence and governance to tackle privatisation and delistings
OVER the years, many companies have been privatised and delisted from the Singapore...
2020 will usher in the Asian era
IN 2020, Asia's gross domestic product (GDP) will overtake that of the rest of the...
Time to crank up shift to a more responsible capitalism
AS WE look ahead to this week's debates and discussions at the World Economic Forum,...
Growing China's soft power: Free debate and creative thinking are key
LOOKING at indicators of hard power in economic growth and military strength, there is...
Could Bernie become the next US president?
LET us go back four years when then-leading Democratic presidential candidate Hillary...
BREAKING NEWS
Tokyo: Shares end higher on bargain hunting
[TOKYO] Tokyo stocks reversed earlier losses and ended higher Wednesday thanks to bargain hunting, with relative...
Singapore High Court dismisses cybersquatter's lawsuit against Grab unit
THE Singapore High Court has dismissed a lawsuit by management consultancy 3 Corporate Services against Grabtaxi...
Singapore stocks: STI resumes Wednesday afternoon down 0.09% on day
SINGAPORE stocks resumed trading on Wednesday afternoon slightly down, with the Straits Times Index losing 0.09 per...
Wuhan urges people to stay away in bid to contain China virus
[BEIJING] The Chinese city at the centre of a Sars-like virus outbreak has urged people to stay away, cancelling a...
Japanese maker pushes umami overhaul for much-maligned MSG
[TOKYO] Umami-bomb or toxic allergen? There are perhaps few condiments as controversial as MSG, but most scientists...
CPF members can nominate their beneficiaries online
[SINGAPORE] Those looking to make their Central Provident Fund (CPF) nominations can now do so online.
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