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Where investors with US$3t are putting their money Some are ramping up allocations to hedge funds, hoping that active management can plot a path through a landscape of Covid-19 lockdowns and rebounds. Others are switchin…

August 31 evening round-up: 1. CDL, MCL Land secure green loans totalling S$847m for two residential developments bt.sg/okSn 2. Development charge rates jump 10.9% for non-landed residential use bt.sg/okSe 3. Temasek's A…

COMMENTARY: Why widen Workfare to younger workers? As announced in the National Day Rally, the eligibility age for the scheme is set to be lowered from 35 to 30. It could be that 'outdated skills' may not explain lagging…

Executive condos: a winning proposition? Original owners of earlier EC projects sit on healthy profits, while tough luck at the BTO ballot may spur demand. bt.sg/ok5V

COMMENTARY: A clarion call for businesses to do right PM Lee's National Day Rally on Sunday signaled a putative shift in the government's policy towards tackling workplace discrimination and supporting lower-wage workers…

August 31 morning round-up: 1. Efforts to uplift 283,000 lower-wage workers on 'accelerated timeline' bt.sg/ok5P 2. Raising low-income wages: external factors seen having bigger role on long-term inflation bt.sg/ok5W 3.…

10 S-Reits yielding long-term annualised returns On an absolute basis across the 10-year period, these 10 trusts have generated total returns averaging 240 per cent as Reits continue to be an asset class of choice for th…

August 30 evening round-up: 1. UOL's Watergardens project sells 60% of units at launch weekend bt.sg/okwU 2. Tripartite workgroup's recommendations could uplift 94% of lower-wage workers' pay: MOM bt.sg/okww 3. Cabbies,…

Buy now, pay later: just how risky is it for consumers? It doesn't help that spending habits are worrisome; about 38 per cent of millennials surveyed said that they only pay the minimum sum for their credit card bill, wh…

Envy's Ng Yu Zhi slapped with 20 new charges linked to nickel trading fraud Slapped with 20 more charges on Monday, bringing his total to 51, Ng Yu Zhi could be jailed for up to 10 years and fined for each count of cheat…

Could local investors have beaten the S&P 500? At least 28 local stocks outpaced the tech-laden S&P 500's 10-year total return; and 61 beat the FTSE All-World index bt.sg/okUp

On the gig economy In his National Day Rally last night, PM Lee announced that a framework to ensure a minimal level of protection and rights for Singapore's gig workers is being set up. It is aimed at tackling the impen…

August 30 morning round-up: 1. With Covid-19 under control, Singapore must now refocus on the future: PM Lee bt.sg/ok39 2. Serial System rides global chip shortage by diversifying bt.sg/ok3C 3. Tech firms ponder impact o…

🇸🇬 National Day Rally round-up: 1. Preserve hub status, attract investments, support local firms for post-crisis growth bt.sg/okJG 2. 8 in 10 lower-wage workers can look forward to higher incomes in next 2 years bt.sg/…

National Day Rally: Singapore to tighten criteria for work pass holders Work pass holders will therefore be able to join Singapore's workforce when and where they are most needed, but the labour market will not be floode…

National Day Rally: MOM studying job protection for delivery, gig economy workers Delivery workers “are for all intents and purposes just like employees”, PM Lee said. The online platforms set the price of their product,…

National Day Rally: Preserve hub status, attract investments, support local firms for post-crisis growth If borders remain closed for too long, MNCs will find Singapore less useful, Singapore firms will suffer, and the e…

In case you missed it: 1. Big questions over gig worker welfare in Singapore 2. Razer to focus on B2B fintech with ceasing of Razer Pay e-wallet, card 3. Doctor on call: Halodoc leads healthtech surge in Indonesia #btgar…

Five art shows to catch this week Gallery shows are returning in a big way post-Phase 2 (Heightened Alert). Here are some recommendations. #btlifestyle bt.sg/okZu

#BRUNCH: Silly season - How did the football transfers game get so Messi? The world’s most valuable football team can no longer afford its most valuable player. We look at how the football transfer market works, and how…

The Raffles Conversation: Mission minded Brimming with ideas - and now capital - philanthropist Nicole Shanahan (aka Mrs Sergey Brin) is out to push the frontiers of female fertility via her Bia-Echo Foundation. #raffles…

In tomorrow's #BTWeekend: 1. #Brunch: We look at how the football transfer market works, and how the rest of the ecosystem has inflated values. 2. Our resident petrol head gets to grips with two pocket rockets inspired b…

Climate-friendly Singapore CEO junks his Porsche and Ferrari This switch comes about eight years after he decided to power his home entirely via solar energy, a move for the environment which his family and his neighbour…

August 27 evening round-up: 1. Singapore's services industries' takings up 16.6% in Q2 to pre-pandemic levels bt.sg/ok4g 2. SGX prices maiden US$250m bond issuance at 1.234% bt.sg/okZK 3. Asia-Pac M&As hit all-time high…

DINING OUT: Peruvian food and fun at Canchita 🌮 Chef Tamara Chavez brings a dose of friendly hospitality and comfort food to this new breezy eatery in Dempsey. bt.sg/okZL

The war for talent is real: LinkedIn Asia-Pac MD LinkedIn Asia-Pac managing director Feon Ang shares how she nurtures and manages talent, as well as her belief in constant learning. bt.sg/okZn

August 27 morning round-up: 1. China's push for 'common prosperity' may drive assets overseas if not for curbs bt.sg/okZA 2. Oslo-listed Barramundi Group considering dual listing on SGX bt.sg/okZd 3. The return of the Mi…

In tomorrow’s #BTLifestyle: 📕 We talk to chefs and restaurateurs about the relevance of the guide in this current climate, and how they balance the bottom line with the pursuit of culinary excellence. 🏡 Meanwhile in De…