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COE premiums close mixed; smaller cars and EVs up to 110kw at S$70,901 This was the first tender exercise to include the new 110kw power categorisation for EVs, which was announced in March.

Bankers quit jobs for shot at riches in UAE's 'Wall Street of Crypto' “We see a lot of interest from employees in traditional financial institutions who want to work for us,” Richard Teng, the head of Middle East and Nor…

Assistant professor leaves SMU after allegations of faked claims surface Margaret Zhu, who joined the university in July 2021, had listed 2 conditional acceptances to the Journal of Finance and Review of Financial Studie…

Office lunches may not prove much costlier as low demand caps CBD food prices This observation is borne out by the experience of F&B chain The Soup Spoon, whose CBD outlets at Raffles Place and Shenton Way have been the…

China’s zero-Covid stance is inflicting a greater economic cost than 2020 Besides the Covid outbreak and the property market downturn weighing on the market, there are also the delisting risks of Chinese American deposit…

Singapore 'unlikely' to have recession after Fed hike but near-term risks remain, say economists In Singapore, rates should rise in tandem, but likely to a smaller extent, said economists, thanks in part to MAS' three co…

BT kickstarts new subscriber-only events with Mark to Market 'Live' Mark to Market 'Live' will follow BT senior correspondent Ben Paul as he engages key corporate decision-makers in a series of candid discussions. In his…

China EV maker Nio wins nod for secondary listing on SGX The company, which is seen as one of Tesla's closest competitors in China, plans to release an introductory document relating to the listing later this month.

How well do Singapore homes really hedge against inflation? At the macro level, both the private residential and HDB resale markets appeared to hedge well during periods of high inflation and over the long term. However,…

Zero-commission trades do not mean free trades in many cases A sales accounts manager recently sold about US$5,000 worth of US-listed shares he was holding with Tiger Brokers. But when he logged in to his account after t…

Temasek sees China growth reviving in second half This statement comes despite Temasek steadily cutting its positions in Chinese technology giants such as Alibaba Group and Didi over the past year, while also suffering l…

#BTOPINION: Amara shareholders would have benefited from more detailed disclosures In the latest #HOCKLOCKSIEW, BT writes that Amara shouldn't be exempt from detailed disclosures and greater transparency simply because t…

Category A COE premiums could rise but not for the reason you think New rules mean more electric cars are in the Cat A game, but don’t expect them to change the state of play, say industry watchers.

Penny stock crash mastermind Soh and Quah found guilty of most charges Separately, John Soh Chee Wen was found guilty of the 7 witness-tampering charges involving prosecution witnesses Ken Tai, Leroy Lau and Gabriel Gan,…

BT’s Top Stories from Last Week 1. Singapore banks raise promotional rates in race for deposits bt.sg/3nBc 2. Sembmarine, Keppel O&M in giant merger to create offshore powerhouse bt.sg/3XZ2 3. PR veteran Lynn Yeow declar…

Singapore retail sales up 8.7% in March, reversing February’s decline The increase in March was attributed partly to larger growth in industries such as computer and telecommunications equipment, wearing apparel and foot…

Coinbase's NFT marketplace opens to all, but users don't show up The new site is part of efforts by Coinbase to diversify its revenue and fuel growth, which is expected to turn negative this year.

Grab may have advantage over other players in Malaysia digital bank space: Maybank The research team noted that both Grab and Sea – the parent company of e-commerce platform Shopee – have strong e-wallet propositions, wh…

Singapore landed homes see fastest price appreciation in a decade in 2021: ERA With limited supply of landed housing in the primary market, more than 90 per cent of landed homes transacted were in the secondary market, w…

Changi Airport passenger volume close to 40% of pre-pandemic levels as at end-April: Iswaran It has been more than a month since Singapore allowed fully-vaccinated travellers and non-vaccinated children to enter the city…

Hong Kong GDP falls more than expected on Covid curbs, trade Ahead of the data, there were signs of deep economic damage in the first 3 months of the year, with retail sales collapsing more than 14 per cent in February a…

PODCAST: Millennial and Gen-Z investors are projected to inherit US$48 trillion of wealth over the next 25 years, but they’re facing the daunting challenge of securing their own retirements. Correspondent Howie Lim speak…

#BTExplains: How to price climate risks and opportunities Among companies that do make an effort to measure risks, models vary. Temasek’s latest report, titled Pricing climate risks in Asia, showcased use cases and actio…

5 Questions with VC venturer Helen Wong Like in Star Wars, the VC world can be full of clone troopers. Learn how AC Ventures' Helen Wong found her force in this month's edition of #5Questions.

Samsonite 'well positioned' to reap travel rebound with new Singapore hub Surviving the initial stages of the Covid-19 outbreak required brutal decisions which included the company shedding some 40% of its headcount. But…

No Signboard terminates loan agreements with Q&M CEO, private investor The termination comes days after No Signboard said it has entered into a non-binding memorandum of understanding (MOU) to receive up to S$5 million i…

KKR partly tokenises new US$4b tech fund on Singapore's ADDX KKR, which oversees US$471 billion in assets, is part of an increasing number of players expanding their reach through alternative channels as they double down…

#BTOPINION: Did bearishness about the property sector prompt Northstar to divest Apac Realty at steep discount? In the latest #HOCKLOCKSIEW, BT writes that the steep discount is unlikely to entice small investors, who mi…