The Business Times

Directors should scrutinise IFA opinions, IFAs must not be swayed by conflicts: SGX RegCo To help the IFA with its work, an issuer should provide the IFA with unimpeded access to persons, premises, documents, reports, in…

A US$7.5 billion derivative trade shifts to India as SGX feud ends SGX and Nifty will be splitting costs and revenues “roughly 50-50”, says SGX’s head of equities.

Perspectives on an unloved bull market Expectations over the potential of generative AI have fuelled the rise of a handful of stocks and the S&P 500. Investors would be prudent to restrain themselves.

Hong Kong high-rise aims to become ‘village’ of the dead The sleek, modern building is the work of German architect Ulrich Kirchhoff, who tried to blend elements of nature into a high-density space to create a “neighbour…

Football pitch of tropical forest lost every 5 seconds The accelerating loss comes a year after world leaders vowed to halt and reverse forest loss by 2030.

#BTLifestyle: Indiana Jones gets less than a fitting farewell At 81, Ford still has charisma but appears occasionally tired and disinterested. The chases and gunfights also become a big blur and cease to mean anything.

#BTLifestyle: Showcasing South-east Asian heritage at Restaurant Fiz Restaurant Fiz stands out not just as a beacon for Malay heritage cooking and South-east Asian culture, but the personal journey of one with the knowle…

Asian startups, investors plant themselves in alternative protein, looking for patient gardeners Startups face the challenge of achieving price parity, as the cost of producing alternative proteins exceeds that of tradit…

China’s slower-than-expected reopening will weigh on Asean growth: analysts “China’s reopening has fallen short of expectations and may provide only a limited boost to Asean growth,” says a senior economist.

Apple's market value breaches US$3 trillion mark again Investors are betting on the iPhone maker’s ability to grow its revenue even as it explores new markets such as virtual reality.

Kore’s focus on US suburbs could pay off amid Fortune 500 exodus from traditional gateway cities The focus on smaller tenants has also allowed Kore to build “speculative suites”, or spec suites. These are move-in-ready s…

#BTLifestyle: Les Amis Group to end ties with long-term partner Aoki restaurant after 20 years It’s not a reflection of the restaurant’s business as it has been “performing reasonably well financially”, says the CEO of L…

Singapore accountancy body launches programme for local, foreign students to attract talent The programme aims to dispel the notion that accounting is “boring” or involves only conducting audits, said Isca president Teo…

Temasek-backed Tessa Therapeutics to cease operations after failure to raise funding The closure of one of Singapore’s most promising biotech companies raises larger implications for the city-state’s emerging ecosystem.

Four ministers to speak on Ridout Road bungalow rentals in Parliament on Monday, MPs file 23 questions They will include K Shanmugam and Vivian Balakrishnan.