When crisis calls

Published Thu, Jun 18, 2020 · 09:50 PM

NAVIGATING the crisis as crippling as the one before us now is putting SMEs through the wringer. Singapore Inc's business leaders share how they have been coping in the last few months, managing operations from home while making sure to stay connected with employees. Leadership is in the spotlight in Brunch this Saturday in The Business Times Weekend.

The Raffles Conversation this weekend is with Maren Schweizer, sixth-generation leader in German family business Schweizer. She shares how she is steering the business, with its roots in electronics, towards a digital future.

As predicted by epidemiologists, a second wave of the Covid-19 outbreak is now hitting parts of the the US that have reopened, as well as China. In This Time Is Different, our columnist discusses the investment implications and what investors can expect this time, as well as touching on Singapore's move to Phase Two.

Financial industries around the world thrive on an incentives-driven model, sometimes to the detriment of investors. What are countries doing to raise the level of investor protection? Insights From CFA Society Singapore explores.

If you thought that working from home was the perfect way to avoid (or opt out of) office one-upmanship, you better get more facetime in on your Zoom calls. WFH's digital, always-on mode has only escalated the need for many to prove they are present and productive, as Sass & The City says.

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