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Rising cost of living drives up minimum wages across Asean “Most countries decided to hike minimum wages to raise workers’ purchasing power amid the surge in living costs, especially in food and energy,” says an economis…

Asset tokenisation projected to grow to US$16.1t opportunity by 2030: report With a 50-fold increase predicted between 2022 and 2030 from US$310 billion to US$16.1 trillion, tokenised assets are expected to make up 10% o…

Signs of bottom emerge for Rolex, Patek prices after secondhand slide The downturn has been attributed by some to a collapse in cryptocurrency prices, while others believe dealers are simply trying to get rid of overstoc…

New World Development Co sees gradual recovery ahead for HK property market "Hong Kong still has strong fundamentals – there’s still salary growth...There’s wealth. There’s still young people getting married who need apa…

Surge in Singapore’s tax revenue in FY2021 driven by ‘sentiment-based revenue’: DPM Wong Tax revenue in FY2021 surged to S$60.7 billion, prompting parliamentary questions from MPs on whether the government would consider…

Singapore wealthtech investments up 605% in 4 years amid Asian wealth boom Driven by its financial hub status and growing high net worth population, Singapore recorded a jump in wealthtech investments to US$161 million i…

MOM to carefully vet, keep tabs on One Pass holders to prevent abuse: Tan See Leng Dr Tan noted that the manpower ministry reserves the right to cancel the pass “if there are extended periods of economic inactivity with…

Euro-Asia Park up for en bloc sale at S$500m With a a land area of about 129,793 sq ft, developers can expand up to its maximum allowable gross floor area of 338,860 sq ft — which includes an additional 7 per cent bonus…

Ethereum blockchain set for 'monumental' overhaul Ethereum – the second most important blockchain after bitcoin – burns through more power each year than New Zealand.

Liquidations may pick up with tapering of Covid support moves 2022 could turn out to be “a bumper year” for liquidations when reliefs run out, says a market watcher, who added that instability in the cryptocurrency marke…

#BTOpinion: Straits Trading shares reasonably priced, but management must continue delivering value While the company reported blowout earnings for 2021 and H1 2022, its biggest risk is rising interest rates which may ha…

SGX, MAS launch online portal for corporates to report ESG data Called ESGenome, the disclosure portal will be offered free to listed companies here on a voluntary basis, for now.

Q2 results underscore resilience of Singapore listcos Nearly half of the companies that missed expectations were Reits, especially those with significant operations outside Singapore, such as CapitaLand China Trust and E…