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DBS pledges S$40 million to ease cost-of-living pressures in Singapore Noting the “increasingly challenging” times of the present, DBS CEO Piyush Gupta says: “We wanted to intensify efforts to support those with the fewe…

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Retirement: Smell the roses – with an eye on income Passive income is essential, and it is not too late to instil the right financial and life values in children.

Hong Leong Asia expects gradual recovery amid slower vehicle upgrade cycles in China HLA chief executive Stephen Ho noted that the group has faced challenges such as higher labour and energy costs, as well as a shortage…

#BTOpinion: Consider building executive condominiums in prime locations No government can fully satisfy the dreams of people wanting to live in Orchard Road, Bukit Timah or Katong but maybe giving Singaporeans a stake in…

Outflow from S-E Asia ESG funds continues on higher energy prices Analysts cite inflation, higher energy prices, and possible recession in developed markets as contributing factors.

US bank Citi completes sale of Taiwan consumer unit to Singapore’s DBS Releasing US$1.2bn in capital & transferring close to 3k employees, the bank is set to exit consumer banking in 14 markets globally.

As China’s Country Garden struggles with debt, it’s ‘business as usual’ at Johor’s Forest City While earlier media reports had portrayed Forest City as a “ghost town” with only a third of the residential units occupied,…

German company DB Schenker opens warehouse, marks more than 100 million euro investment It is part of the company’s plan to hire over 600 employees in the next seven years, in areas such as process automation, data analy…

Platform workers are spending more than they earn; savings in ‘unhealthy range’: DBS study The savings of platform workers fell further to 1.7 months worth of expenses in May 2023, from 1.9 months a year before.

LHN expects limited potential for co-working amid WeWork collapse This comes as co-working company WeWork last week raised “substantial doubt” about its ability to continue operating, citing sustained losses and cancelle…

When investors take over the helm, does a startup lose its ‘X’ factor? Being founder-driven is a big part of a startup’s secret sauce - lore and mystique surround founders in their startup journey, with stories of them s…