The Business Times

#BTLifestyle: Cuisson brings French flair to Tanjong Pagar Pricing is on the high side, but this fine-dining eatery presents well-executed if predictable cuisine.

#Brunch: Meritocracy and elitism in Singapore Once a vaunted principle and source of pride in Singapore, meritocracy faces growing ambivalence at home and abroad.

Competition in Singapore co-living sector cranking up Demand looks to weaken as the early-pandemic surge comes to an end.

In-person AGMs now the preferred format for STI constituents But some DBS shareholders prefer a hybrid model, to which the bank replied that the epidemic situation in Singapore has stabilised – making it “an opportune ti…

SMF president wants to help SMEs go green “Being sustainable” isn't just using less paper, says Singapore Manufacturing Federation's Lennon Tan, adding that businesses should look at improving the entire manufacturing pr…

The Social Kitchen sets up shop at Bank of Singapore It not only employs persons with disabilities and those from disadvantaged backgrounds, it also adopts a sustainable approach in the entire supply chain.

#BTLifestyle: Mercedes-AMG SL 55 review: Million-dollar monster The SL 55 has active aerodynamics to stabilise it at high speed, which is handy because the snarling V8 can propel it all the way to 295 kmh.

Orchard Road rejuvenation efforts over the years The pedestrianisation of Orchard Road and the transformation of an open-air car park at Grange Road into an event space are just some of the various ways to spruce up the…

Singapore plans new guidance for banks on vetting crypto clients The Monetary Authority of Singapore and the police are helping banks to fine-tune their vetting approach when opening accounts for service providers across…

Sembmarine a candidate for STI inclusion as market cap rises post merger Its increased market cap of S$8.2 billion makes it the largest counter on the STI reserve list, which means it has a chance of being added to the b…

All quiet on the collective sale front as deals stall over price gap “If there is no buyer for their en bloc sale, sellers just wait for a better time to launch a collective sale again. They are not likely to reduce the…

Bernard Arnault’s fortune soars past US$200 billion for first time He joins Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos as the only individuals to have ever exceeded US$200 billion, and is the first person outside the US to accomplish the…

Iras probing property transactions for stamp duty tax avoidance Iras is sending letters to some first-time buyers of private property for an explanation on why they sold only 1% of the property to a relative, barely a we…

DBS’ entanglement with Barossa project spotlights rising litigation risks for banks DBS is said to contribute US$60 million to a syndicated loan to an Australian company building a controversial gas project that has rais…

#BTOpinion: Boustead’s suspension: A fight SGX cannot afford to lose SGX's credibility could be dented if it fails to get Boustead Singapore to make a "fair and reasonable" exit offer for Boustead Projects, or support th…

Switzerland to cancel, cut top Credit Suisse executives’ bonuses The executive board will have all outstanding variable remuneration to the end of 2022 cancelled, while top managers one level below will have theirs reduc…

Singapore construction firm’s swings stand out among tiny IPOs Singapore's Multi Ways Holdings surged as much as 553% at one point in its debut on the NYSE American exchange, making it one of the top-performing stocks to…

HDB resale prices rise 0.5% in March after easing in February: SRX, 99.co The number of million-dollar flat transactions in March rose 62.5% from the month before, with 39 such deals taking place.

Scammers making calls without ‘+’ prefix may be using local SIM cards, say experts One way scammers get ahold of local SIM cards is by picking up SIM cards thrown away carelessly by tourists visiting Singapore.

Singapore banks may face squeeze in net interest margins amid muted loan growth, high demand for FDs They are seeing muted loan demand from borrowers while depositors are increasingly flocking to higher-interest fixed de…

#BTGarage: 5 Questions with GetGo co-founder Toh Ting Feng After job stints ranging from corporates to the military to Grab, Toh Ting Feng co-founded GetGo after seeing a need for more flexible and affordable forms of pr…

Singapore retail sales in February rebound to 12.7% after brief dip All retail sales categories, other than supermarkets and hypermarkets, have registered growth in February.

GuocoLand emerging as the ‘King of Lentor’: DBS The tender for a residential site at Lentor Gardens marks GuocoLand's third Lentor site tender, after Lentor Modern and Lentor Hills Residences.

COE premiums for cars hit record for second time in a row; Open Category COE rises to S$118,990 Premiums for larger and more powerful cars in Category B also rose to a new high of S$118,501, trumping the previous record…

OCBC makes foray into metaverse with aims to engage Roblox generation Named OCBCx65Chulia - after the bank’s headquarters’ address - the platform aims to improve financial literacy among younger audiences from the ages o…

Malaysia, China to discuss ‘Asian fund’ to cut dollar dependency “There is no reason for Malaysia to continue depending on the dollar,” said Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim as he stressed the need to reduce reliance on the…

Deutsche Bank hires Credit Suisse’s Lim as Asia M&A co-head Lim Zi-Kuan resigned from Credit Suisse recently and is expected to join Deutsche Bank in the next few months to become its co-head of M&A for Asia.

Amid housing rental boom, where are Singapore’s sweet spots for yield? Did you know a suburban condo in Woodlands can produce a rental yield of 4.2% - far better than that seen in popular residential neighbourhoods like…

Media fund, Orchard Road rejuvenation, sustainability roadmaps to boost Singapore tourism A new S$10 million fund for media featuring Singapore and rejuvenation plans for Orchard Road are among the Singapore Tourism Boar…