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Embracing change to achieve success With 33 years of operation under its belt, precision manufacturer Team-Metal (S) has seen its fair share of change. But the company believes that embracing change is part of the formul…

Hedge funds, private equity lure billions from rich Asians While a crackdown by Beijing on private business and a campaign for common prosperity have jolted Asian markets, the region - already home to more billionaires t…

Binance gets its first Gulf crypto regulatory nod in Bahrain If successful, this would mark the first regulatory approval for a Binance entity within the Middle East or North Africa after many attempts to expand its regi…

A watershed year for ETF markets For the first 11 months of 2021, ETFs and exchange-traded products (ETPs) listed globally saw a record US$1.1 trillion in net inflow. bt.sg/JJfx

SGInnovate CEO is driven by his desire for problem-solving In the latest #thestrategyroom interview, BT meets SGInnovate's new chief executive, Lim Jui. We find out his plans for the deep tech ecosystem in Singapore and…

She turned her Kickstarter dream into a S$2.5m bag company As the now 25-year-old Mandy Chan explained, she "did not want to take the traditional route of going to university and getting a job like my parents expected".…

US Bankruptcy Court confirms EHT's Chapter 11 plan to liquidate entities DBS Trustee, in its capacity as trustee of EH-Reit, said on Monday (Dec 27) the effective date of the plan will be on or before Dec 31. bt.sg/JJff

#BTOpinion: Investors too complacent heading into 2022 In the latest #mark2market, senior correspondent Ben Paul believes that current market optimism is out of step heading into 2022 especially with ongoing pandemic-rel…

For 2022, Singapore banks, recovery and restructuring plays are top picks Analysts positive on banking sector as Fed transitions towards tighter monetary policy; they also favour transport, retail, tech-linked stocks bt.…

#BTOpinion: Making work-from-home work TSMP Law joint managing partner Stefanie Yuen Thio reflects on what WFH has meant for business leaders, in the context of the future of work: "Clearly, we should continue to reap th…

Singapore hotel occupancy, RevPAR recover to pre-Covid-19 levels in Nov as international arrivals reach year-round high Barnabas Gan, economist at UOB, told The Business Times that the spike was likely due to a combinati…

Over 7,000 global flights slashed as Omicron hits Christmas weekend travel Aircrew and ground staff have fallen sick or gone into quarantine after exposure to Covid, forcing Lufthansa, Delta, United Airlines, JetBlue, Al…

China's crackdowns, policy shifts leave bulls and bears weary With everything that has happened this year with respect to the Chinese government and its tech giants, throwing money at the latter is no longer a clear-cut…

Office, retail, industrial properties underpin Asia-Pacific investment bonanza "There is a weight of capital both onshore and offshore looking to increase allocation to core sectors including office, retail and industria…

Hatten Land, Huawei in cloud computing, data centre, solar energy tie-up Hatten subsidiary Hatten Edge will work with Huawei on eco-friendly data centres which aim to cater to "surging demand" for data centres from cloud…

Home recovery, self-testing for Omicron patients now in place as per other Covid-19 variants: MOH It emphasised that initial measures to slow the spread of the Omicron variant — which included placing infected or exposed…

Singapore to require Covid-19 vaccination for long-term pass, work pass, PR applications starting Feb 1 next year Meanwhile, from Jan 15, unvaccinated employees will not be allowed to return to the workplace, even if the…

#BTMotoring: Competizione offers furious final fling with fossil fuel BT Autos correspondent Leow Ju-Len reserves his highest praise for the Ferrari 812 Competizione: "the perfect car"; "utter flawlessness on four wheels…

#BTOpinion: The lucrative Asian gaming industry is evolving Revenues are up, and emerging trends are creating plenty of fresh opportunities. But Ciena's international market development senior adviser Madhusudan Pandya a…

From biking to golf to scuba diving, Decathlon Singapore boss enjoys it all We hear from Decathlon Singapore managing director Stephan Veyret about his favourite sports — which range from skiing to biking and scuba divin…

Temasek-backed fintech firm iCapital Network valued at over US$6b after latest funding The New York-based company, founded in 2013, offers services in the alternative investment marketplace to enterprises in the wealth m…

#BTOpinion #TheBroadView: Profiteering is in the eye of the beholder Are high profits in the time of Covid-19 bad? How much profit is too much? Under what circumstances is it legitimate for a company to raise prices? Whe…

Temasek-backed Vertex wins nod for SPAC listing on SGX This could be the first company to list a SPAC in Singapore. Vertex Venture plans to invest S$30 million in the SPAC through the subscription of units and intends to…

China to fall short on promises to US as trade deal ends In the 23 months since then-president Donald Trump signed the phase-one agreement, Chinese imports from the US have indeed hit a new record. However, as of the end…

One Championship raises US$150m led by Qatar sovereign wealth fund and Guggenheim Investments Its latest round of funding comes as it pursues a public listing, with a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) deal repor…

Singapore's rempah king Damian D'Silva returns with new heritage restaurant hidden in PLQ The menu changes from morning to night — look out for the chickpea curry to end all chickpea curries for breakfast. #btlifestyle b…

Rising interest rates and their impact on mortgages in an open economy like Singapore How should investors and property buyers in Singapore view the impact of rising interest rates on mortgages? Analysts say that even wh…

After another stunning US stock-market year, investors wonder how much gas is left With a little over a week left in the year, the S&P 500 is on track for an 87 per cent gain since the end of 2018, its best 3-year perfor…

YCH Group, T&T Group break ground for US$200m Vietnam superport The hub is the largest logistics infrastructure project spearheaded by a Singaporean company in Vietnam, with a planned area of more than 83 ha. YCH stated…

Indonesian energy savings provider to get undisclosed funding from Singapore's Clime Capital Synergy Energy Solutions designs and implements energy efficiency solutions for commercial and industrial customers, and in doi…