The Business Times

Land betterment charge rates cut 3% on average for non-landed residential use Rates raised by average of 0.4% for commercial use and 3% for hotel use; no change for all other uses including landed residential and industr…

iFast Singapore to take over MoneyOwl’s investment and insurance business MoneyOwl clients may continue to transact on MoneyOwl’s portal until Oct 24, and on iFast’s portal starting from Oct 25.

#BTOpinion: Will HPL’s minority investors benefit from the redevelopment of its Orchard Road assets? Tempting as the potential redevelopment of HPL’s cluster of properties on Orchard Road may be, investors should tread c…

UBS smashes banking record as it absorbs Credit Suisse Following a record-breaking $29bn second-quarter profit and a mission to save over $10bn, UBS now holds a grasp over approx. $5tn in client assets.

Robo advisory firm MoneyOwl to wind up, in shock annoucement Chuin Ting Weber, chief executive of MoneyOwl on the firm's winding up: "There is a gap in the market, but no market for the gap.''

World’s hottest stock evokes memories of a US$400 billion crash Vietnamese EV startup VinFast’s $190 billion market capitalisation is now bigger than half of the companies in the Dow Jones Industrial Average.

Cut-off yield on latest Singapore 6-month T-bill at 3.7% This is compared with the 3.73 per cent offered in the previous T-bill with a six-month tenor, continuing the downward trend of the cut-off yields.

EC World Reit suspends trading in midst of financing woes Trading suspends amid inability to fully repay offshore interest expenses and "high-risk" of rent non-collection.

Podcast: What’s it take to keep Singapore cool? Here’s a look at what was discussed in the latest episode of BT's “Lens on Singapore” podcast where experts discuss energy efficient cooling solutions and rising energy cos…

Branded Content: How S'pore plays a vital role in British bank's Asia-Pacific growth The nation's regulatory stability and skilled workforce have been instrumental to Barclays' success in Asia-Pacific. Discover how the b…

Country Garden posts record loss, warns of possible default Country Garden's debt predicament could be worse than rival China Evergrande Group's due to it having four times as many property projects.

Regional palm oil plays struggle under cost pressures, price normalisation Among Singapore-listed palm oil companies, pure plays suffered the steepest net profit declines for the first half of the fiscal year.

Presidential candidates stress independence, experience in last broadcasts before Cooling-off Day Political independence was a common thread in the speeches, addressed by all three candidates in their second and final te…

Real estate players turn negative on prime residential sector in Q2: NUS poll The "dismal performance" of prime residential homes could be attributed to foreigners now having to pay a hefty 60% ABSD for the purchase of a…

Election primer: What you need to know about the 3 presidential candidates As Singaporeans get ready to vote on Friday, here’s an overview of the three men seeking a seat at the Istana.

No Signboard: A billion reasons for board directors to shape up or ship out Su Haijin, ex-director of No Signboard Holdings, neither attended or took part in board meetings. What good then, is a director who appears to d…

Apple sets Sep 12 date for launch of iPhone 15, new watches Apple is under more pressure than usual with this iPhone launch with sales sliding for three straight quarters due to shaky demand for its smartphones and devic…

HDB, condo rents continue uptrend as leasing volumes climb: SRX, 99.co Year-on-year, condo rents climbed 21.6%, while HDB rents were up 24.1%.

Singapore F1 tickets nearly sold out as spectator capacity drops The race is expected to draw 250,000 spectators - down 17% from last year’s record attendance, as broader redevelopment plans closed its biggest grandstand…

CEO to be replaced after healthtech unicorn Biofourmis lays off 120 staff Biofourmis became one of South-east Asia’s biggest healthtech stars after a U$300 million funding round propelled the startup to a valuation of US…

Foreigners in billion-dollar money-laundering case slapped with new charges Three additional charges for money laundering were handed to Cambodian national Chen Qingyuan, 33. The new charges involve more than S$6 million…

DBS, OCBC are creditors to alleged launderers’ Singapore firms A DBS spokesperson said the bank will continue its work “to make Singapore a place where criminals cannot find harbour”, though did not comment on specific n…

Sentosa bungalow buys by money laundering suspects raise questions The foreign buyers of the seven Sentosa Cove bungalows linked to the money laundering bust had been granted approval by the government for their landed p…

'The coal sector is not sexy': Geo Energy makes foray into renewables while doubling down on coal Stakeholders and investors are likely to welcome Geo Energy’s diversification, which gives it a more “balanced” portfolio.

Ng Kok Song disputes Tharman’s views on partisanship after TV forum The debate continued off-air the next day, as ex-GIC investment chief Ng Kok Song argued against fellow candidate Tharman Shanmugaratnam’s views on poli…

#BTOpinion: Modern AML – an impossible task? The foremost question on Singaporeans’ minds – how did a small group of individuals amass so many assets, over a considerable period of time, in Singapore’s tightly-regulated…

China's Country Garden says US$100 billion Forest City project in Johor on track Embattled Chinese developer Country Garden said that it had sufficient assets, despite concerns about its financial strength amid debt woes…

What we know about the 10 charged in the anti-money laundering blitz Before their next court appearance tomorrow (Aug 30), here's what has surfaced about them.

Singapore, Vietnam must work together to maintain Asean centrality, uphold stability: PM Lee Both nations also exchanged agreements to boost partnerships in the green economy, innovation and skills development.