SINGAPORE – Customer-facing companies like banks are not alone when it comes to digital vulnerability with manufacturers worldwide increasingly hit by cyber-based disruptions. Zurich-based insurer Chubb noted that Singapore’s pivot […]
SINGAPORE – We all know that the Central Provident Fund (CPF) is a national retirement scheme but many people still have some doubts about its efficiency and prefer to focus […]
(BLOOMBERG) – Mr Jon-Michial Carter was the biggest sceptic of remote work when one of his managers suggested they test the idea in 2019. “We had a 100,000 sq ft […]
(NYTIMES) – Forget Miami and Palm Beach. Those looking to buy good oceanfront homes should take a closer look at South Florida which is fast becoming popular with rich retirees […]
(BLOOMBERG) – The higher stocks go, the louder the forecasts for their demise. Prices are hopelessly stretched, warn the naysayers – the gains aren’t justified by earnings. But to a […]
SINGAPORE – In a bid to focus on the Singaporean identity, one must be cautious not to create a division between Singaporeans and non-Singaporeans, including permanent residents. With nearly 40 […]
SINGAPORE – India’s short-run growth outlook is gaining momentum as its economy gradually turns the corner since the last wave of the Delta variant. The pace of vaccinations for Covid-19 […]
SINGAPORE – The Singles’ Day sale frenzy on Nov 11 seems to have ignited a spate of phishing attacks targeting online shoppers. OCBC Bank has detected three times more scams […]
(NYTIMES) – When the developer Lendlease opens its US$600 million (S$816 million) residential and office complex in Los Angeles, expected in 2025, the site will have the typical hallmarks of […]
(BLOOMBERG) – It all started when Dr Ken Suzuki visited the Berlin Wall as a teenager on a school trip. Dr Suzuki, who was 14, was allowed to cross into […]
(NYTIMES) – Merrill was a guy, and so was Lynch. Goldman? A dude, and Sachs as well. Charles Schwab is a man, and so was E.F. Hutton. Gordon Gekko was […]
Any time over the next few weeks, the first special purpose acquisition company or Spac is expected to list on the Singapore Exchange (SGX). This was recently disclosed by SGX […]
SINGAPORE – As the world economy gradually gets rewired for net-zero carbon targets, global financial centres such as Singapore face a formidable challenge to carve out a similar niche in […]
SINGAPORE – Inflation, economic slowdown, rising interest rates and a normalisation of corporate earnings represent the sum of all fears for risk assets and, in particular, equities. The question is […]
SINGAPORE – School support staff member Nabisah Abdul Kadir decided to bite the bullet and upgrade to a new condo just one year before she hits 55, an age when […]
SINGAPORE – After he spoke in Parliament in July about giving more teeth to Singapore’s fair employment guidelines, labour MP Patrick Tay received many e-mails from workers who had experienced or […]
Tel Aviv, Israel, Nov 10, 2021 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – BlocksOfTime announced on Tuesday, in preparation for its launch, that it will be releasing a decentralized time capsule. […]
SINGAPORE – Interest rates on loans and fixed-income yields may remain low for a while more after some of the world’s most influential central banks recently decided to temper expectations […]
SINGAPORE – Information technology (IT) infrastructure may sound bland and businesslike, but a hospital’s computer network is a lifesaver. When Covid-19 struck last year, Singapore’s health tech agency – Integrated […]
The 1970s was a time of disco music and social movements but also a period of economic upheaval and market chaos. Stagflation struck, causing economic growth to plunge and unemployment […]