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#BTOpinion: Time to raise deposit insurance cap of S$75,000; count SRS funds threshold separately from ordinary deposits Raising the ceiling to S$100,000 or higher, as well as separating coverage for SRS funds, may now b…

#BTOpinion: Five things to note about Credit Suisse’s AT-1 bonds Was the decision to safeguard equity before AT1 bondholders politically motivated? What options for recourse do bondholders have now?

#BTOpinion: Potential sale of Manulife US Reit’s manager to Mirae calls into question steadfastness of its sponsor A top-notch rating won’t be much good if investors don’t believe that the interests of the external manag…

#BTOpinion: Push hard to widen the ownership of Singapore property It may be timely to allow funds, which are widely owned by Singaporeans, to buy private homes without incurring ABSD, says BT's Leslie Yee.

#BTOpinion: The ongoing banking debacle is not a rerun of the global financial crisis – neither its good nor its bad bits The good news is that the current banking crisis may be much less damaging than the global financi…

#BTOpinion: To avert a financial crisis, the Fed seems poised to keep interest rates unchanged Analysts say the central bank may decide that the fight against inflation could “wait six weeks” and concentrate on restoring…

#BTOpinion: In the face of high home rentals, consider growing a build-to-rent segment The median rent of a four-room HDB flat rose by 25-33 per cent year on year to S$2,900 in Ang Mo Kio, S$3,200 in Clementi, S$3,600 in…

#BTOpinion: Delisting plans by Golden Energy, Boustead Projects a test of SGX’s rules, stated views SGX should devise a strategy to manage companies that attempt to slip away from the public market without properly compe…

#BTOpinion: Ho Bee hasn’t clinched a Singapore residential plot in over a decade. That may be a good thing Ho Bee Land was a stock market darling from 2006 to 2010, reaping bumper profits from developing homes in the Sen…

#BTOpinion: Local banking trio not recession proof, but long-term growth prospects look good While timing the market is tricky, buying Singapore equities merits serious consideration, says BT's Leslie Yee, adding that DB…

#BTOpinion: Does demand for HDB BTO units in mature estates need tempering? Would clawing back resale proceeds from the sale of non-PLH BTO flats in mature estates discourage some people from choosing such units? The cla…

#BTOpinion: Global tax changes are a chance for Singapore to rethink investor incentives The next generation of business incentives could bring together domestic and regional strengths, offering investors the best of bot…

#BTOpinion: Venture-backed tech unicorns are behaving like normal businesses, finally They are now feeling a burning need to reorder their priorities and focus on what ultimately matters to the survival of a business: pr…

#BTOpinion: Golden Agri a safe haven amid uncertainty While some may feel it foolhardy to invest in a company on the back of blowout earnings in a single year, such “nowcasting” could land a long-term investor in trouble…

#BTOpinion: Stay calm when more luxury condos fetch above S$6,000 psf The government need not fret if a few homes sell for stratospheric prices, as long as high-quality public housing flats are affordable and available f…

#BTOpinion: Alternative protein is booming in Asia because it meets a genuine need Investors are bullish on animal-free foods in Asia. Beefless rendang anyone?

#BTOpinion: Grab’s profitability push enthralls analysts, but befuddled investors aren’t biting The disconnect between analyst and market sentiments is not surprising - investors aren’t willing to decipher the jumble of…

#BTOpinion: Offer for Boustead Projects was not so dull With Boustead Singapore offering to buy Boustead Projects at S$0.95 per share, BT's Ben Paul says minority holders who are dissatisfied with the lowball offer price…

#BTOpinion: Credit – what is it good for? Young adults are gaining easier and earlier access to credit with new products such as Buy Now Pay Later, but may not be getting to grips with the consequences.

#BTOpinion: Smart money is on Singapore Airlines to build on its stellar results The carrier, flush with cash of S$15.4 billion, appears likely to redeem the mandatory convertible bonds issued in 2021 - and may even be a…

#BTOpinion: Investors may need deeper pockets as Reits raise cash for expansion For investors who like a particular Reit, fundraising is an opportunity to amass more units at a discount - but to others, they are wary abo…

#BTOpinion: Frasers Property’s board should act with some urgency to address weak share price With higher interest rates, investors’ cost of capital has risen and addressing share price undervaluation has to be a top pri…

#BTOpinion: Golden Energy’s big deal: IFA evaluation of exit offer warrants closer examination by regulators If the authorities do nothing, future delistings could be packaged with extraneous elements to enable independe…

#BTOpinion: Is there relative value with suburban landed homes? A new 99-year leasehold semi-detached house at Seletar Hills for S$4.4 million would mean a fairly palatable price of about S$1,000 psf - compared to about…

#BTOpinion: Tempering the frenzy of staying close to a popular primary school Why not give priority to all citizens living within 4km? Children living in HDB flats in Clementi and Bukit Batok for example, can have an equ…

#BTOpinion: Close regulation of business platforms that draw scammers key to capping law-enforcement costs Are companies that operate the platforms on which scams take place doing enough to curb the “negative externaliti…

#BTOpinion: Prepare to pay up to enjoy the safety of investing in Singapore property Hitting property investors with higher taxes does not have the drawback of driving talent away from Singapore or deterring companies fr…

#BTOpinion: Fret not over that shrinking private home Should small households be discouraged from occupying large spaces? BT's Leslie Yee weighs the necessity of imposing higher taxes on households with two or less peopl…

#BTOpinion: Fed’s inflation fight making painless headway, but investors should not quickly jump into stocks Despite signs of inflation abating, BT's Ben Paul explains why he may resist the urge to jump into the market i…

#BTOpinion: Amid excitement over tourism rebound, don’t overlook industrial S-Reit resilience With prices and rentals of industrial properties rising for nine straight quarters, it is foolish to overlook industrial S-Rei…