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#BTOPINION: Winds of change in tax collection in a post-pandemic landscape With tax revenue collection accounting for 73.6 per cent of the Singapore government's operating revenue in 2020, it is no wonder that seeking ne…

#BTOpinion #HockLockSiew: Be wary before jumping on the blockchain bandwagon BT's Kelly Ng posits that companies must carefully consider - and be able to communicate - how emerging technologies fit into their overall str…

#BTOpinion #TheLevelGround: Despite onerous restrictions, buying a PLH flat can pay off In his latest for his column, BT's Leslie Yee argues that the newly-launched Prime Location Public Housing (PLH) model has been well…

#BTOPINION: Mapletree Logistics Trust's (MLT) latest acquisitions, equity raising could sow doubt among investors In the latest #mark2market, senior correspondent Ben Paul points out that MLT is raising equity by issuing…

#BTOpinion #LifesWork: We now know we can work from home, but are we ready to be fired from home too? Termination exercises done over video calls might be impersonal but can still be handled with sensitivity and grace. H…

#BTOpinion #HockLockSiew: CapitaLand needs to pull a rabbit out of the hat for Singapore's largest Reit to multiply The pandemic's ongoing disruption of the retail sector has impacted CapitaLand's malls and by extension,…

#BTOPINION: Grab's share price slide a reminder of risks in any de-SPAC Even with the positive attributes leading to Grab's de-SPAC transaction, the counter still fell sharply after trading began. This may partly be due…

#BTOPINION: Pivoting to promising segments an increasingly vital growth driver for Reits When fortunes in one property asset type wane, managers must boldly seek a new pot of gold elsewhere. Mapletree Industrial Trust (M…

#BTOPINION: Scrutinising discounted placements by Reits In his latest #mark2market column, Ben Paul surveys placements by Singapore-listed Reits over the past year. Long story short: Investor appetite is weak and placeme…

#BTOpinion: Can't find a Rolex or Patek Philippe? Blame the Reddit crowd A combination of lockdown savings, roaring markets (until recently at least), revenge spending and a broader interest in alternative assets has sen…

#BTOpinion: I've already lived in the metaverse, and it was a little sad Is the metaverse really a new thing? Actually, it isn't. An objectively beautiful one, called Second Life, has existed since 2003, and our writer G…

#BTOpinion #HockLockSiew: Will rising home prices raise the risk of fresh cooling measures? Analysts say the combination of record-low unsold properties, the scarcity of major launches and the continued increase in land…

Is the Omicron sell-off a buying opportunity? #BTOpinion: In his latest #Mark2Market column, Ben Paul delves into what investors should do in the face of the Omicron-induced global market sell-off. "In the weeks ahead, a…

#BTOpinion #HockLockSiew: SIA's recovery flight may hit some pockets of turbulence With the expansion of vaccinated travel lane countries, things are looking good for our flagship carrier — on the air cargo front too. Bu…

#BTOpinion #TheLevelGround: Can prime HDB flats 'sleigh' the Orchard Road ennui? BT's Leslie Yee notes the declining investor confidence in the success of the Orchard Road shopping belt (especially compared to heartland…

#BTOpinion #HockLockSiew: Valuation metrics favoured by digital economy firms going public need a long, hard look Our startup writer Claudia Chong opines that as more tech companies head for the public markets with their…

#BTOpinion: Singles' Day, housing policies and other ways to recognise contributions of singles In response to disquiet over the new prime estate housing model implemented recently, our columnist Leslie Yee takes the cha…

#BTOpinion: Will COP complicate China’s soft power deficit problem? Our contributor posits that the flak China has been receiving at #COP26 is worsening its already-negatively-viewed global position, after polls found it…

#BTOpinion: Does the Unfair Contract Terms Act apply to you? The business and legal community continues to reel from the implications of the shock ruling in the case where a large cybersecurity startup successfully sued…

#BTOpinion: American democracy and soft power Against the growing conventional view that US soft power is in decline, damaged particularly by Donald Trump's presidency, political scientist Joseph S Nye (who came up with…

#BTOpinion: Unresolved dilemmas from sustainability-linked finance Sustainability consultants Albert Lai and John Sayer present two issues to think about with regard to this rising trend of companies taking on sustainabi…