The Business Times

✍️Editorial: Giving shareholders a say on pay Perhaps one way to appease shareholders is to cap executive salaries at a multiple of the wages of the lowest-paid worker, or at least to disclose this multiple.

MAS trials single QR code to rule them all Under SGQR+ test, a merchant which signs up with a single financial institution will be able to accept all payment schemes.

#BTOpinion: Suggested ways to lower or raise Additional Buyer’s Stamp Duty for greater equity As the luxury end of the local property market has weakened in recent months, there may now be room to woo some of these forei…

‘There is no such thing’: OK Lim rejects statements of former accounts, contracts staff Lim disagrees with statements by former staff: “I have no involvement in accounts; I do not understand accounts. I did not tell her…

HDB’s deficit for FY2022 widens to record S$5.4 billion Some S$4.7 billion was spent on the Home Ownership Programme to develop BTO flats - up 22% from FY2021.

Markets brace for hawkish message as US Fed meets; some analysts see hike in December At its meeting this week, Fed officials are expected to vote for a second pause in the rate-hike cycle.

National Wages Council proposes 5.5% to 7.5% pay raises for lower-wage workers The new guidelines apply to employees earning a gross monthly wage of up to S$2,500.

Mary Chia’s subsidiary to liquidate celebrity hair salon VS Monsoon Due to Monsoon Hairdressing’s “persistent inability to meet its financial obligations in a timely manner”, M2 group will stop allocating further capital…

#BTOpinion: Grab’s search for inorganic growth may be curtailed by anti-competition concerns If Grab owned the Trans-cab fleet, it could affect Trans-cab drivers’ use of rival ride-hailing platforms, which may create bar…

GoTo drops plan for international IPO, reports lower losses for Q3 2023 GoTo’s CEO said the company’s cash position remains strong with ample liquidity, and that it has no immediate need for further external funding.