The Business Times

DBS Q3 profit rises 32% to S$2.24b; declares S$0.36 per share dividend Total income for the quarter came in at S$4.54 billion, 28% higher than the previous year.

HK’s ambitious plans to attract global talent miss the wood for the trees Observers say until wider concerns, especially those about Covid-19 travel restrictions, are addressed, the government’s schemes to stem Hong Kong…

#BusinessofTime: Gucci celebrates 50 years of watchmaking with high complication novelties The famed fashion house pairs unparalleled Swiss technical know­-how with the best in Italian design for its 2022 haute horlogeri…

More flights handled don’t equate to faster recovery in profitability, SIA Engineering says CEO Ng Chin Hwee said SIA Engineering has seen good traction in its recovery in the past half year.

Fintech companies suffer attrition rates due to ‘opportunity paradox’ Potential candidates look to join fintechs for opportunities to develop their careers, yet they leave for the same reasons.

Singaporeans must take charge of careers by identifying new opportunities: Tan See Leng A strong economy remains the “essential foundation and key driver” of creating opportunities for Singaporeans, says Manpower Ministe…

#BTOpinion: Betting on a new social trend: A love story While BT's Ben Paul may not have found "the one" via dating apps, he does find opportunities, however, to invest in the long-term growth of some of the world's most…

📊November 2 results round-up: 1. SIA Engineering Q2 net profit up 87.6% to S$19.7m from stepped-up flight activities 2. Great Eastern Q3 net profit up 30%

MAS to commit S$150m for FSTI scheme over next 3 years; to consult on ending corporate cheques by 2025 MAS will be consulting on ending the use of corporate cheques by 2025 with the use of such cheques already declining…

5 Questions with Kelvin Teo, fintech man on a mission Startups and crises often go hand in hand. Kelvin Teo, co-founder of fintech company Funding Societies, has been through many of such sticky situations since starting…

#BTOpinion: Companies’ nonchalance toward SGX queries on pay shows why mandatory disclosure may be necessary Disclosures are becoming increasingly necessary in the global competition for investors’ dollars, as large inst…

Millennials send Vietnam’s investing scene into overdrive Thousands of retail investors flocked to the capital markets for the first time during the pandemic, sending Vietnam’s benchmark VN-Index soaring 55% from 2020 to…

New money inflows to Singapore jump 59% to a record S$448b in 2021 Singapore’s efforts to build an international wealth hub are paying off as the city enjoys a post-Covid resurgence, attracting investors drawn to its sta…