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SGX securities turnover value falls 6% to S$28.6 billion in May SGX noted that smart electric vehicle player NIO Inc, which made its debut with a secondary listing on the mainboard last month, had an average daily turnov…

SportSG to take over Sports Hub ownership from Dec 9, terminates public-private partnership The cost to the government for terminating the PPP is comparable to continuing it until 2035. To continue with the partnership,…

Millennials far more likely to quit jobs than Gen Z, bosses say The departures have been fuelled in part by a pandemic-driven sense that life is too short to get stuck in an unsatisfying job.

#BRUNCH: When a colleague is grieving: Navigating bereavement in the workplace Rarely is it ‘business as usual’ when a colleague loses a loved one. Yet we often feel unsure how to thoughtfully handle grief in the workpla…

Coinbase retracted job offers to recruits from some of Wall Street's biggest banks Goldman Sachs Group, Morgan Stanley, BlackRock, Wells Fargo & Co and Citigroup were among the banks that people departed to join Coinbase…

Singapore corporate earnings lower in Q1, weighed down by glovemakers, banks The 3 local banks – DBS, OCBC, and UOB– also each reported a 10 per cent decline in net profit, on the back of lower revenue.

#BTOPINION: StarHub trying to avoid own goal with EPL offering, amid saturated content market In the latest #HOCKLOCKSIEW, BT writes that as telcos vie for attention against other streaming platforms, they will have to c…

E-commerce aggregator iPrice cuts 20% of staff amid looming downturn The cuts will impact business units developing new initiatives. iPrice operates in 7 countries - Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Thailand, Philippines,…

Family offices unstopped by tougher tax rules but face staffing hurdles, longer wait times MAS estimates that Singapore has about 400 family offices as at the end of 2020. The authority said it had approved more than 100…

Asian industrial Reit returns hit 10-year high in 2021: Cushman & Wakefield Healthcare Reits recorded an annualised total returns of 22.3 per cent, followed by apartments (19.1 per cent), mixed-use (13.9 per cent) and of…

Higher BTO supply leeches demand for HDB resale flats in May; volumes drop 5.1%: SRX, 99.co SRX and 99.co’s data showed that 4-room HDB flats dominated a majority of resale transactions in May 2022, comprising 42.4 per c…

Police warn against latest round of SMS scams; 60 DBS customers duped In the latest round of scams, members of the public received unsolicited SMS messages with alpha tags such as “SG-DBS” or “DBS-Notice” claiming that t…

More pain on the way after COEs cross S$100,000 Strong car demand has pushed up premiums, but consumers should be more wary of a tight supply.

Singapore’s top students gunning for courses in hot sectors of analytics, food science and environment Accountancy and chemical engineering are no longer the preferred tracks at local universities.

5 questions with Indonesia’s cross-economy veteran Pandu Sjahrir Talk about a stacked portfolio; AC Ventures' founding partner, board member of the Indonesia Stock Exchange, and credited for taking his family’s coal comp…

Grab launches GrabMaps as a new enterprise service The superapp is aiming to be self-sufficient with its mapping service by Q3 2022, with GrabMaps currently providing location-based services to all Grab verticals in 7 ou…

Citi to hire 3,000 staff for institutional business in Asia The new staff will work in areas including investment, corporate and commercial banking, in roles involving trading, securities services and trade finance. The…

COE premiums for large cars and Open category breach S$100,000 The premium for cars with engines up to 1,600cc and 130bhp, or electric vehicles (EVs) with power output of up to 110 kilowatts, rose by 8.5 per cent from S$…

BT’s Top Stories from Last Week 1. No-go for kampung chickens in export about-face bt.sg/UUQ3 2. Insurance premiums for electric cars can go up to S$5,000 a year bt.sg/UJQH 3. Prices of mass market property launches coul…

Business as usual in Singapore in first week of Malaysia’s chicken export ban, but uncertainty remains Two of Astons Food and Beverage Specialities’ brands, Astons and Andes, are unaffected as they use freshly frozen chi…

The new 4C’s pushing the renewable energy market: Covid, climate, commodities, conflict Despite the market for renewable energy sources growing, panellists said that there are still hurdles to cross.

These are the world’s 20 most expensive cities for expats Singapore stayed in 13th place despite significant rises in rent, petrol prices and utilities. Those were offset by the Singapore dollar weakening against other r…

ADDX is first Singapore financial institution to recognise crypto assets of accredited investors Under Singapore’s regulatory regime, one of the criteria includes the individual having drawn an income in the past 12 mont…

7 new sites unveiled in H2 2022 GLS Programme These include a 5-ha mega commercial and residential site near Ikea Tampines, a plot near Marina South TEL station and a Tengah EC site

PODCAST: After a very rocky May 2022 of trading, the cryptocurrency market ended on a high note. But, the crypto market environment will likely remain challenging in June 2022. So how can you navigate this environment an…

Rational investment strategies to win in a tumultuous market Rather than anxiously trying to keep up with flashy headlines and speculations, we look to time-tested strategies in a downturn that you can act on now to reor…

#BTOPINION: Strata ownership of commercial property may be slowly dying In the latest #THELEVELGROUND, BT foresees the big players, armed with management capabilities and access to capital, to dominate Singapore’s commer…

New joint action plan to facilitate customs clearance in Asean: Lawrence Wong In a move to increase efficiency and remain competitive, businesses which are successfully validated by any Asean country will have reduced do…

Citigroup plans to hire 4,000 tech staff to tap into 'digital explosion' More than 1,000 of the recruits will join the markets technology team. Data specialists are in particular demand across banking and the wider jobs…