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SAVE THIS AND SEND IT TO YOUR RELATIVES/FRIENDS: The OCBC SMS phishing scam has emerged in a wide range of different types of messages that appear to come from "OCBC", sometimes nested with real SMSes from the bank. Here…

Goldman leads Wall Street rainmakers in record dealmaking Goldman's dominance comes as global M&A and related deals surpassed US$5 trillion in volume for the first time. The bank advised on more than US$1 trillion worth…

#BTOpinion: A GST hike in 2022 would imply hope, more than fear BT assistant news editor Janice Heng posits that the implementation of the 2-percentage-point GST hike in 2022, as suggested in PM Lee's New Year message, c…

[JUST IN]: Singapore’s GDP to grow 3-5% in 2022, says PM Lee as he outlines reasons for coming GST hike In his New Year's Day message to Singaporeans, he explained that the government will need “reliable and adequate” re…

The unsung winners and biggest losers of China's rocky markets in 2021 Jolted by Beijing's regulatory onslaught, education names such as Gaotu Techedu and property developers like China Evergrande Group are at the bottom…

Philippines' Duterte signs 5 trillion pesos budget for 2022 The national budget, 11.5 per cent bigger than this year's spending plan, is Duterte's last before his single, 6-year term ends in June. It includes capital out…

Asti clarifies circumstances surrounding retrenched CEO's S$1.4m entitlement In response to questions from accounting professor Mak Yuen Teen about why the S$1.4 million in retrenchment benefits given to outgoing CEO Mic…

#BRUNCH: Take my money, please! In this final instalment of our weekend longread features for the year, BT's Olivia Poh dives into the phenomenon of small-group investor squads, a way for people on the fringe of South-ea…

#Outlook2022: New private home sales to ease in 2022 on cooling measures, fewer launches Genuine home buyers, such as first-time buyers who are the least impacted by the fresh raft of curbs, are seen driving the market n…

Nearly 470 people lose at least S$8.5m in phishing scams involving OCBC Police said most of the amount was lost over the past 2 weeks. Over the Christmas weekend alone, OCBC said 186 customers lost about S$2.7 million. H…

CapitaLand Development in JV to develop 1.5b yuan business park in Suzhou New District It will start construction next year and is expected to complete in 2024, and will feature multi-tenanted buildings with provisions f…

[JUST IN] Mapletree Commercial Trust, Mapletree North Asia Commercial Trust propose merger If it goes through, the merged entity, to be named Mapletree Pan Asia Commercial Trust (MPACT), will have a theoretical market ca…

Top 10 news events that made headlines in Singapore in 2021 It's New Year's Eve — where on earth did this year fly to? Take a quick glimpse down 2021 with The Business Times, as we bring you through the top 10 news event…