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Julius Baer Index identifies bikes and whisky among life’s dearer luxuries The top 2 risers globally were technology and lawyer’s fees identified by Julius Baer’s Lifestyle Index, which looks at a basket of goods and ser…

Global assets under management (AUM) for exchange-traded funds (ETFs) exceeded US$10 trillion in 2021. Why are ETFs thriving and how can investors tap into their benefits of diversification and lower costs? Watch highlig…

Mercatus Co-operative hires JP Morgan for strategic review, seen to have bundled 4 Singapore retail assets for potential sale The 4 assets are Jurong Point, AMK Hub, Mercatus’ half-stake in Nex and 110,000 sq ft of strat…

#ThePitch: When the Covid-19 pandemic brought tourism to a standstill, travel wallet operator YouTrip lost more than 70% of its business volumes overnight. How did the startup recover from the crisis and expand into the…

A prolonged Russia-Ukraine war could raise the spectre of secondary oil sanctions Persistent oil supply disruptions will ensure crude prices stay elevated while higher interest rates and weakening economic growth have di…

💰 For this generation of young working adults navigating their careers, the definition of work has never been more fluid. A combination of digital disruption, an emerging creator economy and a culture of hustling has op…

Federal Reserve rolls out biggest rate hike since 1994, flags slowing US economy “We don’t seek to put people out of work,” Fed Chair Jerome Powell said at a news conference after the end of the Fed’s latest two-day poli…

Crypto giant Binance opens 2,000 positions for hiring: CEO The move by Binance comes amid extreme volatility in the cryptocurrency market as investors are dumping risky assets over fears that soaring inflation would forc…

Audit sector faces worsening manpower crunch as options for graduates, junior associates abound Kon Yin Tong, managing director of mid-sized accounting firm Foo Kon Tan, said he gave a talk at a school where the head of…