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Maybank Singapore woos near-retirees to grow Older customers are stickier and may be less inclined to make the switch to digital banks, making this segment less competitive.

Families to have priority for new prime location HDB flats, to keep flats affordable: MND The ministry reiterated on Monday that singles who can form a family unit with their parent(s) or single sibling(s) whose parents…

INFOGRAPHIC: Market trends in 2022 From manpower shortages to the metaverse, these are the key themes that could continue to have an outsized impact on markets and the economy in the coming year.

#BTOpinion: NTUC Income's corporatisation: striking a balance between profits and purpose For the co-op's members, a corporate structure offers the potential of more generous dividends and a higher share value. But is it…

Co-living providers look to higher demand "Young Singaporeans who are working or studying overseas have become accustomed to living independently, so they might prefer renting their own accommodation as compared to stayi…

All Malaysia-Singapore VTL bus tickets in early Feb snapped up amid CNY rush The tickets for trips on the first six days of February, including the first day of Chinese New Year on Feb 1, were up for grabs at 10 am on Mo…

Record number of lawyers left profession in 2021; high attrition from junior category Law Society President Adrian Tan noted that 538 lawyers left practice in 2021, more than the usual 380 to 430 number for the past 4 ye…

Singapore plans to resume quarantine-free travel with more countries, regions: Iswaran Though the government had moved to place curbs on the Vaccinated Travel Lanes (VTLs) in response to the global Omicron variant wave,…

Curbs to be tightened only as a last resort, says Ong Ye Kung amid Omicron wave Despite the emergence of Omicron, he reiterated that the key objective "remains to live with Covid-19 as an endemic disease".

#BTOpinion: Should I stay or should I go? Before you dismiss the Great Resignation movement as a Gen Z or Millennial one, a study by people analytics firm Visier has found that between 2020 and 2021, resignation rates in…

ComfortDelGro acquires 90% stake in Ming Chuan Transportation for S$8.5m The acquisition will allow CDG MedCare to expand its specialised medical escort and transport services for the elderly and persons with mobility ne…

#BTOpinion: MCT-MNACT merger makes most sense when viewed from perspective of Mapletree Investments BT’s Ben Paul touches on the proposed big Mapletree Reit merger in this week’s #Mark2Market column, and his advice is si…

Will Asean startups realise their IPO potential in 2022? Despite cooling SPAC fervour and low historical exits via IPOs, a significant number of South-east Asia startups will likely go ahead with listing plans in 2022. H…

More people couldn't fully repay CPF after selling property in 2020 Home owners who sell their property at market value are not required to top up in cash if their selling price was not enough to fully refund the CPF mon…

7 in 10 Singapore SMEs need more support in upskilling employees: Survey 48 per cent of employers surveyed felt that sending workers to attend courses could be disruptive to daily operations. About 43 per cent said they…

#BTOpinion #WorkingLife: The so-called 'Great Resignation' is no workers' revolution, but an opportunity BT’s Gayle Goh takes a good look at the assumptions that come with the term “The Great Resignation”, and projects w…

Acquisitions by S-Reits exceed S$12 billion in 2021 These Reits acquired assets across a variety of segments including student accommodations, office, retail and nursing homes.

Hong Kong faces worst of both worlds as Omicron ruins Covid Zero Covid Zero worked for nearly a year, keeping residents safe and largely unfettered while raising the tantalising possibility of reopening the border with C…

Window for merger between mm2's Cathay and Golden Village lapses In a bourse filing on Friday, Cathay owner mm2 Asia said that the long-stop date of the agreement for the potential deal lapsed on Dec 31. Its planned sale…

PayPal explores launch of own stablecoin in crypto-push Evidence of the company's exploration into building a stablecoin — a cryptocurrency backed and priced by the value of an existing currency or commodity — was first…

#BTOpinion #Outlook2022: Priorities for Singapore in 2022: pandemic, politics, presidency, patriarchy, and planet Political commentator Eugene Tan shares his take on what Singapore can expect and needs to look out for th…

Citigroup to fire unvaccinated staff this month: memo When it announced its policy, Citigroup also said it would assess exemptions on religious or medical grounds, or any other accommodation by state or local law, on a c…

Apple's Tim Cook earned over 1,400 times the average worker in 2021 For Corporate America, CEOs were paid 351 times as much as a typical worker in 2020, a report by the Economic Policy Institute showed.

DBS, UOB to continue offering physical tokens on request This in view of the recent spike in online scam SMSes afflicting OCBC customers involving digitally-issued OTPs and internet banking credentials. But to be clear,…

#BTOpinion: Why Brexit is only getting started 1 year on Despite British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's pronouncement that he has "got Brexit done" last week, Andrew Hammond at the London School of Economics argues that…

Teochew highs and lows at San Shu Gong The boisterous Geylang eatery offers some strong dishes amidst other so-so ones. #btlifestyle bt.sg/JfwT

#Brunch: Extending the last mile: Can logistics players continue to deliver? Third-party logistics firms have thrived during the e-commerce boom from Covid-induced lockdowns, but with e-commerce platforms starting their…

Drinks on the house Guests never leave thirsty when visiting this couple who love entertaining at their Jalan Besar home. #btlifestyle bt.sg/Jfwq

Art makes a roaring return This year's show is more polymorphous and divergent than ever, with spectacles abounding in unexpected locations such as Lau Pa Sat, Basheer Graphic Books, a chalet in Changi and a HDB flat in…