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MAS tells fintech platforms to communicate underlying products in investment accounts clearly: sources In an earlier interview with BT, Chocolate Finance founder Walter de Oude said that “customers don’t read the fine pr…

Goh Cheng Liang, Li Xiting, Forrest Li top Forbes’ list of richest Singaporeans Paint tycoon Goh Cheng Liang, who holds a majority stake in Japan’s Nippon Paint Holdings, clinched the top spot among Singapore’s richest.

Singapore’s STI declines 0.7% amid deeper Asia losses on Trump tariffs As Singapore imposes no tariffs on US products under the US-Singapore Free Trade Agreement, it was only subject to the baseline 10% rate. ➡️Vietnam c…

Start your day with BT ☕️: Stocks to watch: OCBC, Stoneweg E-Reit Top Stories: 1. International: Trump announces 10% tariff on all imports, with higher rates for some countries 2. Singapore: New US tariffs likely to hurt…

Trump announces 10% tariff on all imports, with higher rates for some countries His barrage of penalties has rattled financial markets and businesses that have relied on trading arrangements that have been in place since…

#BTOpinion: Is the hit to Yangzijiang Shipbuilding share price going to be fleeting? The current signs point to the hit to Chinese shipbuilders lasting beyond Trump’s term.

OCBC to finance £10 billion in UK investments by 2030 under new partnership This marks the first time that a Singapore or Asian bank has landed a UK financing deal of such scale.

SLA appoints new CEO to succeed Colin Low Calvin Phua, deputy secretary (policy) at the Ministry of Law, will step up from May 1.

Here are the top 5 performing Singapore stocks in Q1 – DBS, UOB and OCBC are not in it The banks might have hit fresh highs and driven the STI to new territory, but they were not among the counters with the highest total…

Shares of Malaysia’s Petronas Gas fall after major pipeline blaze However, analysts believe the financial impact will be limited.

Bukit Timah condo Hillcrest Arcadia put up for en bloc sale at S$920 million It is estimated that up to 773 new homes can be built on the site.

Insurers brush off impact of higher MediShield Life premiums, claim limits on Integrated Shield Plan Companies and association say medical inflation and healthcare consumption are key factors to keeping long-term costs s…

RB Family Office markets Mosque Street asset amid increasing buzz in shophouse hotel scene Billionaire philanthropist Leo KoGuan picks up 21 Carpenter heritage hotel; price said to be about S$100 million; Duxton Reserve…

#GE2025: SAF Chief of Staff Goh Pei Ming steps down ahead of general election His departure is the latest in a string of resignations from the public sector in recent weeks, which has fuelled talk that these senior offic…

LTA issues Grab taxi operator licence in Singapore GrabCab receives street-hail service operator licence valid for 10 years from Apr 9, is sixth such operator here.

‘World came crashing down’: Former Envy director and family invested more than S$40m in nickel scam The prosecution is proceeding on 42 of these charges in the current trial, which began in November 2024.

Start your day with BT ☕️: Stocks to watch: Sembcorp, Nio, SingPost, Fu Yu Top Stories: 1. Singapore: GE2025: SAF Chief of Staff Goh Pei Ming steps down ahead of general election 2. Companies: Intel will spin off non-cor…

#BTOpinion: OCBC should sell Chulia Street properties so assets can be redeveloped to benefit Singapore Redevelopment will rejuvenate the strategic area in CBD with state coffers gaining from higher property taxes collec…

Taiwan chipmaker UMC launches US$5 billion wafer fab facility in Singapore; 700 jobs to be created Its total production capacity in Singapore will rise to more than one million wafers annually in 2026.

UOB to take legal action against former Yang Kee Logistics CEO, The Online Citizen over ‘defamatory’ remarks UOB says Ken Koh, the former chief executive of Yang Kee Logistics, failed to retract and apologise for the all…

#BTOpinion: Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ is set to whack US economy In practice, there will be nothing liberating about it. Over the two months since returning to the White House, Trump will have brought America’s overall ta…

Hooters Files for Bankruptcy as Brand Eyes Turnaround Plan It went bust.

MTI announces board appointments for agencies, including DBS CEO Tan Su Shan for EDB DBS CEO Tan Su Shan and Manish Bhatia, executive vice-president of global operations at Micron Technology, have joined EDB's board.

UOB cuts interest rate on flagship One Account, joins OCBC in 360 Account cut With effect from May 1, the maximum interest rate will be cut to 3.3% per annum on the first S$150,000, down from 4%.

Interactive: Straits Times Index: Race to 4,000 points On Mar 28, Singapore’s blue-chip index for the first time in its 59-year history crossed the 4,000-mark – seen by market watchers as a significant psychological thre…

[JUST IN] Several SingPost key executives exit including its head of strategy and communications, amid restructuring retrenchment At least five executives of SingPost appeared to have abruptly exited the national postal…

DBS, UOB, OCBC chiefs’ salary packages still lag global peers While the Singapore banks are still smaller than their global counterparts in terms of revenue, they appear to be doing a good job punching above their weight…

HDB resale prices rise at a slower 1.5% pace in Q1: flash data “We are seeing early signs of moderation in price growth across both the public and private housing markets,” said National Development Minister Desmond Lee…

Start your day with BT ☕️: Stocks to watch: Keppel, CapitaLand Ascendas Reit, YZJ Financial, KIT, Boustead, Cordlife Top Stories: 1. Companies: DBS, UOB, OCBC chiefs’ salary packages still lag global peers 2. Companies:…