The Business Times

The Malaysian ringgit was one of Asia’s best-performing currencies this year. Can it hold its strength? Year to date, the Singapore dollar has lost 5.1% against the ringgit to 3.29.

Watch out for thematic funds’ risks – high closure rate and poor performance Are thematic funds worth the risk? Despite their appeal, over 70% closed in 15 years, underperforming global equities.

#BTOpinion: Ong Beng Seng-linked Hotel Properties’ potential project is the best bet to rejuvenate Orchard Road Embattled tycoon Ong Beng Seng's Hotel Properties can make a major contribution to Singapore by successfully…

Malaysia’s Tenaga Nasional partners Sembcorp Power for cross-border renewable-energy trade The initiative will export a total of 300 MW of renewable energy to Singapore.

Done in 60 seconds: Micro dramas take off in China as platforms chase users’ attention In less than a minute, a 50-year-old woman finds unexpected love with a secretly wealthy man who happens to be raising her long-lost…

Want work-life balance? You have to make sacrifices, say panellists at dialogue on careers Dione Song, chief executive of Love, Bonito, said that work-life balance was a dated concept, and that people should work at buil…

#BTOpinion: Dissident minority investor calls on OCBC to unlock value by distributing Great Eastern stake Will ex-remisier Ong Chin Woo succeed in his campaign for OCBC to distribute Great Eastern shares?

NTUC to raise staff retirement age to 64 and re-employment age to 69 from Jan 2025 This is one-and-a-half years ahead of the national schedule, to benefit older employees and give them “meaningful employment opportunitie…

Singapore’s resident employment rebounds in Q3, with year-end festivities set to boost labour demand Total employment increases by 22,300 in Q3, nearly double the 11,300 gain in Q2.

Singapore’s Big Four auditors tap AI to streamline audit processes, enhance efficiency KPMG, Deloitte, EY and PwC have no plans to downsize their audit teams locally, despite research showing accountants are at risk of j…

Stocks to watch: CapitaLand China Trust, Lendlease Global Reit, StarHub CapitaLand China Trust manager names Gerry Chan as CEO; Lendlease Global Reit takes out up to S$760 million in sustainability-linked loan facilities…