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#BTWeekend: In toxic workplaces, the rot starts at the top "One night, a few of us were working late on an assignment from our respective homes, while chatting online. It wasn't an urgent project; no clocks would have st…

#BTOpinion: Does the Unfair Contract Terms Act apply to you? The business and legal community continues to reel from the implications of the shock ruling in the case where a large cybersecurity startup successfully sued…

Units at CanningHill Piers along Singapore River priced at S$1.16m and above; more VTLs may spur demand Set to be the tallest residential development along the Singapore River when it is completed in 2025, the 99-year le…

#BTOpinion: American democracy and soft power Against the growing conventional view that US soft power is in decline, damaged particularly by Donald Trump's presidency, political scientist Joseph S Nye (who came up with…

Following a double-digit drop in supply of COEs, prices ended predictably higher at the close of the latest round of bidding. Open category prices closed at S$88,000, up from S$85,000 in the last round.

#BTOpinion: Unresolved dilemmas from sustainability-linked finance Sustainability consultants Albert Lai and John Sayer present two issues to think about with regard to this rising trend of companies taking on sustainabi…

PODCAST: This week's 106th episode takes a deeper look into buy-now-pay-later platforms. How risky are they for consumers and will regulation really help? Correspondent Howie Lim speaks with Lim Kell Jay, Head of Grab Fi…

Today in Parliament: Inflation 'a clear and present issue', but Singapore ready to tweak policies: Alvin Tan MAS mulls over need to tighten controls on illicit financial flows following Pandora Papers More businesses wer…

#NewsAnalysis: Straits Trading showing plenty of value despite strong rise this year Shares of Straits Trading have gained 75.1 per cent this year but it remains undervalued relative to its book value. With robust growth…

BT’s Top Stories from Last Week: 1. HPL, Ong Beng Seng, Temasek units CLA and Mapletree in rival offer for SPH bt.sg/o3fn 2. No vax, no hire; employers can also terminate unvaccinated workers as last resort bt.sg/oJYB 3.…

#BTGARAGE: Almost a decade ago, 8 NUS undergrads created an autonomous underwater robot. Team members Grace Chia and Goh Eng Wei have gone on to spin off a commercial entity that scored contracts with oil and gas compani…

Revamping aquaculture farming with innovation and technology Blue Aqua is developing greener methods to farm fish and shrimp, and helping customers increase profits while remaining sustainable. bt.sg/o3xX

An unsanctioned Squid Game cryptocurrency that played off the hit Netflix series made big losers out of people who bought in only to see the value plummet on Tuesday. How it happened:

More independent directors, but board sizes shrinking in Singapore: SID report The report found that 75.1 of companies now have different individuals serving in the positions of chairman and CEO, up from 67.1 per cent in…

Liquidation plan for Eagle Hospitality Trust units is 'convoluted, complex and confoundingly dense': US Trustee In a document it lodged, it said holders of claims and interests with the beleaguered stapled group cannot r…

SingPost H1 profit rises 13.3% to S$35m on growth in domestic businesses The group attributed the rise to growth in the domestic post and parcel, logistics and property segments. The overall growth was despite an offset…

Singapore's PMI stays flat at 50.8 in Oct following 2 months of slowdown The Singapore Institute of Purchasing and Materials Management attributes October's readings to the slower growth of key indices of new orders, new…

PODCAST: Correspondent Howie Lim hosts Andy Budden, investment director, Capital Group as they discuss investment opportunities in cloud computing, and how you should educate yourself on the risks and challenges of cloud…

COMMENTARY: Grab's IPO valuation may hinge on its buy now, pay later ambitions Data shows the appetite for BNPL adoption is strong, and BNPL services companies have been able to attract plenty of investment funding while…

November 2 evening round-up: 1. StanChart Q3 profit doubles as bad loans shrink, trade finance booms bt.sg/o3GU 2. DBS to invest S$300m in 2022 to boost 'intelligent banking' capabilities bt.sg/o3Gw 3. Livingstone Health…

Shareholders concerned that SPH still undervalued, says Sias This comes following a surprise all-cash offer from consortium vehicle Cuscaden Peak on Friday (Oct 29) to take SPH private. bt.sg/o3GJ

Tricky questions on whether private homes should carry a higher tax burden This can be in the form of capital gains taxes on transactions of homes, or levying tax linked to the capital value of a home or raising property…

Temasek's offer for Sembmarine turns unconditional This brings the shares the state investor owns, controls or agreed to be acquired to 50.6 per cent of Sembmarine's total shares. bt.sg/o3p9

Great Eastern Q3 earnings fall 26% to S$213.3m on market conditions The insurance arm of OCBC said this was mainly because the financial market conditions were not as favourable for Q3 2021 and resulted in mark-to-market…

Retirement age still a crucial safeguard for older workers, Tan See Leng says, while not ruling out 'future changes' to road map Calling current plans - to raise the retirement age to 65 and the re-employment age to 70 b…

Some 8 in 10 Singaporeans still underestimate retirement amount by 31%: OCBC About 66 per cent of Singaporeans have made retirement plans this year, up from 63 per cent in 2020, with the biggest growth among those in the…

Shopback to acquire BNPL player hoolah This acquisition also comes after reports of layoffs from hoolah, which also saw co-founder and then chief executive officer, Stuart Thornton leave the company. bt.sg/o3qv

WP's Jamus Lim proposes wealth tax of 0.5% to 2% on the richest Inequality a real and pressing issue; high-net-worth individuals with at least $40 million in assets has risen to 3,700. bt.sg/o3ci

November 2 morning round-up: 1. Singapore sees promise in a crypto economy bt.sg/o3qD 2. With supply chain disruption, Singapore gains from 'insurance premium' bt.sg/o3qz 3. Big consumers mostly insulated from attrition…

November 1 evening round-up: 1. Singapore market cap snaps 3-month losing streak to gain 3.3% in Oct bt.sg/o35A 2. CPF top-up, payout procedures to be tweaked, in line with plans for higher retirement and re-employment a…