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Singapore boards are unprepared for future complexities: Piyush Gupta
Singapore boards are unprepared for future complexities: Piyush Gupta
Their role transcends beyond being a ‘policeman’, he says; they also need to be a ‘navigator’ and ‘shepherd’[SINGAPORE] Many corporate boards are largely unprepared for future complexities, said former...
CIMB Singapore CEO Victor Lee resigns; CFO to take charge in interim
CIMB Singapore CEO Victor Lee resigns; CFO to take charge in interim
[SINGAPORE] Victor Lee has resigned from his roles as chief executive officer of CIMB Singapore and chief executive of growth markets, parent company CIMB Group announced on Tuesday (Sep...
Johor-Singapore SEZ helps southern state beat Singapore, Malaysia’s growth: DBS
Johor-Singapore SEZ helps southern state beat Singapore, Malaysia’s growth: DBS
[SINGAPORE] The Johor-Singapore Special Economic Zone (JS-SEZ) is showing great potential, based on a DBS report released on Thursday (Sep 4). The Johor state’s economy grew faster than Singapore...
Singapore stocks rally as investors price in September Fed rate cut; STI up 0.2%
Singapore stocks rally as investors price in September Fed rate cut; STI up 0.2%
[SINGAPORE] The local bourse logged gains for a second straight day on Friday (Sep 5), closing higher alongside regional markets amid expectations that weak US job market data will...
ByteDance chip design staff suddenly find out they report to Singapore unit: sources
ByteDance chip design staff suddenly find out they report to Singapore unit: sources
[SINGAPORE / BEIJING] Chip design workers at Chinese tech giant ByteDance, many based in Beijing or Shanghai, unexpectedly found out last week that they are part of a Singapore...
Singapore swim school Fitness Champs splashes into Nasdaq with US million IPO
Singapore swim school Fitness Champs splashes into Nasdaq with US$15 million IPO
[SINGAPORE] As a former competitive swimmer waiting to enter university, Joyce Lee started freelancing as a swim instructor in 1999 to help support her family in the wake of...
Singapore orders Meta to implement anti-scam measures or face possible fine
Singapore orders Meta to implement anti-scam measures or face possible fine
[SINGAPORE] Singapore police have ordered Meta to implement anti-scam measures against advertisements, accounts, profiles and business pages impersonating key government office holders on its social media network Facebook to...
Genting Singapore sees another leadership shuffle with new COO and CFO appointments 
Genting Singapore sees another leadership shuffle with new COO and CFO appointments 
[SINGAPORE] Genting Singapore chief financial officer (CFO) Lee Shi Ruh has been appointed president and chief operating officer (COO), filling a position that had been vacant for three years.The...
Lian Huat Building in Tras Street fetches S million, among latest sub-S0 million Singapore deals
Lian Huat Building in Tras Street fetches S$90 million, among latest sub-S$100 million Singapore deals
[SINGAPORE] Sub-S$100 million commercial properties continue to be in demand by property investors. Lian Huat Building, an 11-storey freehold commercial property at 163 Tras Street in the Central Business District...
The rise and fall of New Silk Road, one of the longest-running hedge funds in Singapore
The rise and fall of New Silk Road, one of the longest-running hedge funds in Singapore
[SINGAPORE] Investment management firm New Silk Road announced earlier in July that it will be closing its doors after a 16-year run in Asia. Based in Singapore, it is...