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#BTOpinion: If Sheng Siong can’t add an independent director, maybe it should cut a family member instead While Sheng Siong may be one of the better examples of family-run listcos, SGX’s queries should be a wake-up call…

#BTOpinion: Supply is ample, yet there is value in Singapore property Perhaps more land occupied by golf courses or factories in older industrial estates could be re-purposed for housing needs. Or schools even, if they s…

#BTOpinion: Why my bearishness has been wrong so far Tread cautiously despite the current bull market, urges BT's Ben Paul, as it may just be a matter of time before the market rolls back. ➡️Is the Singapore market still…

#BTOpinion: Flush with cash – why do the super-rich need so many bathrooms? Perhaps huge wealth brings with it extreme incontinence, or extreme lethargy — an inability or unwillingness to walk more than a few steps, or e…

#BTOpinion: Who will be SIA’s next captain? Those who helmed the national carrier before current CEO Goh Choon Phong had all risen through the ranks and spent decades rotating across the group’s various departments and s…

#BTOpinion: Ageing Singapore companies need Jeff Bezos' 'Day 1' mentality as AI comes of age Do the management teams of leading Singapore groups have a Day 1 mentality? They should, says BT's Leslie Yee, especially in th…

#BTOpinion: Buying a condo? Check if there are enough car park spaces Car-owning private home buyers may need to be increasingly savvy in finding homes where they can park their cars fuss-free, says BT's Leslie Yee.

#BTOpinion: Time for Singapore to regulate buy now, pay later schemes With BNPL transactions increasing significantly and serving as a last resort for some consumers, MAS should consider aligning its regulations with oth…

#BTOpinion: Challenger’s independent directors should give minority investors pertinent information to assess latest offer Challenger is still sitting on a famously large pile of cash: nearly S$115.7 million as at end-20…

#BTOpinion: SIA’s fortune is soaring, so why is SIAEC’s stalling? Unlike SIA, SIAEC has not chosen to broadcast its bonuses this year. BT understands that there has been some unhappiness among rank-and-file employees at…

#BTOpinion: Property groups will champion going green, but not building social inclusiveness Property groups could do more to promote social inclusiveness - perhaps some units in new condominium projects should be reserv…

#BTOpinion: The hefty (BTO) price of being a romantic If I were brutally focused on the numbers, says BT's Jun Yuan, I would have said “I love you” on the second date and asked “BTO ai mai (would you like to BTO)?” on th…

#BTOpinion: Waiting for Temasek’s largesse to pay off Keppel, Sembcorp and SIA have delivered big returns this year but not so much for Seatrium and Sats. A lot ultimately hinges on the boards and management of the compa…

#BTOpinion: F&N may slake investor thirst as mercury soars While F&N has fallen off the radar of many investors over the past decade, the market value of its shares could rise significantly as it continues developing its…

#BTOpinion: Golden Energy’s delisting: IFA opinion is faulty SGX should ask Gear and its IFA for a “reality check”, by considering if the exit offer on a standalone basis is fair and reasonable, says BT's Ben Paul.

#BTOpinion: Top Global is case study why firms should be made to sell their investment properties before going private Many societies are fraying because of rising inequality. The business elite should learn to exercise…

#BTOpinion: It may be time for SingPost to hand over some, or all, of its domestic postal obligations to the State It may be time for the relevant authority to consider taking over SingPost's staff and vehicle fleet. Sin…

#BTOpinion: Amid high interest rates, new uncompleted private homes may be better buys than resale units A buyer of an uncompleted new home need not draw down a home loan as quickly or fully as a buyer of a resale unit.…

#BTOpinion: CapitaLand Ascendas Reit’s recent buy highlights risk of buying properties with short lease Managers of Reits need to ensure that the weighted average land lease to expiry of property portfolios are not too s…

#BTOpinion: Clearer guidelines needed to help investors requisition EGMs In some cases involving SGX-listed companies, parties have been known to disagree on nearly everything, resulting in a stalemate. Surely, there mus…

#BTOpinion: Consider waiving Buyer’s Stamp Duty for some young Singaporean couples buying their first home Spare a thought for high-income earning young couples whose gross monthly household income exceeds S$14,000, and…

#BTOpinion: Twitter’s new CEO will find myriad challenges awaiting at shrunken company Twitter badly needs advertisers to boost its flagging revenues, and Linda Yaccarino is a known quantity in the advertising business.

#BTOpinion: Sias, SGX’s testing of IFA verdict in privatisation of Global Palm Resources a positive development Besides having to ensure their work stands up to scrutiny, IFAs may also have to come up with more convincin…

#BTOpinion: The unstoppable advance of the acronym Abbreviations confuse, exclude and exasperate. Perhaps it's time to do something about it ASAP.

#BTOpinion: Winners and risks for investors from changing the meritocratic system It is critical to strike a balance between a competitive economy and a system with strong societal support.

#BTOpinion: Icing on cake for Keppel’s many reboots in recent years Needless to say, it is worth watching if Keppel lands the “hat trick” in the restructuring boon of Temasek-linked companies.

#BTOpinion: If we want affordable COEs, islandwide road pricing is the way to go "Make drivers pay more for driving, but tax them less upfront when getting a car." The COE as a one-size-fits-all traffic management tool i…

#BTOpinion: Sats should allay concerns following departure of WFS CEO It's a surprising U-turn in such a short time, says BT's Peck Gek, particularly so when Sats had first sought to assure investors about the continuity…

#BTOpinion: After The Continuum, weak take-up in any new launch will cast a pall on the private housing market Poor sales at any upcoming major housing project launch could help halt the winning streak for private home p…

#BTOpinion: Chinese tech IPOs’ complicated comeback While global investors would love to ganbei to a fresh wave of stockmarket debuts, many are still keeping a sober watch on geopolitical and economic volatility.