The Business Times

Hong Kong raises tax for high earners, first hike in two decades A two-tier tax system will be introduced from April, with income of up to HK$5 million (S$860,155) taxed at a maximum of 15%, and anything higher than that…

#BTOpinion: Indonesia’s elections: Continuity and potential surprises The promise of continuity, while widely welcomed, may not be sufficient. While Indonesia is on a positive track in a difficult world, there are issues…

#SGBudget2024: Singapore must transform to meet ‘very ambitious’ productivity targets, achieve real growth: Lawrence Wong Firms must learn new ways to do business, workers must learn new skills and embrace new technologi…

#SGBudget2024: CPF Special Account closure not aimed at saving interest monies: Tan See Leng Rather, the move ensures that funds which are meant for long-term savings are appropriately put in a long-term retirement accou…

Interest-rate cuts expected to send money into private assets Cuts in interest rates should push investors out of the comfort of money-market funds and government bonds and into riskier products, including private assets…

Blood in the water from US office Reits could draw highly speculative investors Investors with a very-high risk appetite may find that the current valuations present an opportunity for significant upside if there is an e…

CapitaLand Investment sinks into the red with S$170 million loss in H2 Net loss for the six months ended Dec 31, 2023, stood at S$170 million, reversing from a net profit of S$428 million posted in the same period a year…

17Live’s H2 loss widens to US$129.7 million on de-Spac expenses Joseph Phua, chief executive and executive chairman of 17Live, said the group’s transition into a listed entity through its combination with VTAC “created c…

OCBC Q4 net profit rises 12% to S$1.62 billion; declares S$0.42 final dividend The lender reported a net interest income of S$2.46 billion, up 3 per cent from a year ago as average assets grew 4 per cent.