The Business Times

🎧 Which wealth management models are outdated, and how can the mass affluent ‘move with the times’ and get the proper advice we deserve? Adam Reynolds, CEO, Saxo Markets Singapore shares in this week's Money Hacks. #btp…

Companies must sign up for SMS ID list; telcos to explore anti-scam solutions: IMDA The number of SMS scam cases reported has declined threefold since the launch of the Singapore SMS Sender ID Registry (SSIR) compared to…

Asia's best currency is driven by tourists pouring into Thailand The baht jumped 4.6% to 35.3 per dollar this month on the back of rising forecasts for tourists arrivals.

SIA group flies more than 2 million passengers in July, first time since pandemic In July, SIA's passenger load factor also reached a new pandemic-high load factor of 87.4%, making it the second-highest monthly figure in…

China surprises with rate cut as data shows 'alarming' slowdown Retail, investment and industrial production numbers for July all missed economists' estimates, with one describing it as "very alarming."

New private home sales up in July, driven by AMO Residence transactions Huttons Asia attributed July's jump in sales for the outside central region to “astounding sale results” for AMO Residence.

Malaysia ex-PM Najib begins final bid to set aside 1MDB conviction Malaysia's highest court has scheduled hearings through Aug 26 to hear Najib’s appeal of his conviction.

Retail workers to see wages rise up to 8.5% under Progressive Wage Model from Sep 1 The new wage increases will benefit more than 46,000 full-time and part-time resident retail employees.

Taiwan still central to Singapore chipmakers despite geopolitical tensions Chipmakers said that China’s military drills had no or minimal impact on supply chains to Singapore and the region, nor do they plan to cut suppl…

Shield portfolios, but brace for premium hikes Five of 7 Shield insurers will raise premiums mostly for private-hospital plans and riders this year, citing ageing population and higher healthcare inflation

VMware chief defends Broadcom deal as means of merging hardware and software “There are opportunities for collaboration there,” VMware chief Raghu Raghuram said, noting that marrying the fields of virtualisation and chip…

COMMENTARY: Banks reeling in startups in hopes of hooking high-growth customers Banks are taking note and no longer treating startups as just another SME customer. Cultivating a good relationship with them early on may p…