QED Investors has appointed Melissa Ho as its lead in Southeast Asia as the Fintech VC focuses on the hot Asian market.
Marriage or Mortgage First? 5 Key Considerations for Young Couples in Singapore
In Singapore, marriage and buying a house commonly happen around the same time. Here are 5 ways to decide which you should do first. ( read original story ...)
Commentary: Don’t let crypto collapse cast a pall on blockchain philanthropy
Despite the crypto carnage of 2022, blockchain-enabled fundraising remains a promising option to transform the charity landscape, says Digital Philanthropy’s co-founder Lim Soon Ying.
The plan for an age-friendly Singapore
Singapore is ageing, and everyone in society will have to play their part in turning it into an age-friendly nation. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Singapore firm and director blacklisted by US for links to network supporting Russia’s war against Ukraine
A Singapore company and its Singaporean director have been blacklisted by the United States Department of the Treasury for links to a network that evaded sanctions to support Russia’s military-industrial complex.
Top Stock Market Highlights of the Week: Super-Rich Chinese, Keppel O&M-Sembcorp Marine Merger, US Federal Reserve and Boustead Industrial Fund
We review the status of the merger between Keppel and Sembcorp Marine and look at the latest move by the US Central Bank. The post Top Stock Market Highlights of the Week: Super-Rich Chinese, ...
Singapore PMI Climbs To 51.2 In January – S&P Global
The private sector in Singapore climbed back into expansion territory in January, the latest survey from S&P Global showed on Friday ...
Fremont solar energy business Nextracker plans to raise up to $610M in IPO
It has set aside about 3.5 million more shares for underwriters of its IPO to buy. Flex plans to retain a majority stake in the business that it bought for $330 million in 2015. Flex is based in ...
Why China’s ‘crazy’ mega-rich are moving their wealth, and partying, to Singapore
Beijing’s crackdowns on tech billionaires and tax-shy celebrities, plus three years of zero-Covid, have led many affluent Chinese to relocate to the city state, where some are shelling out US$800,000 ...
Discover the Multicultural Melting Pot of Singapore Up Close
Look beyond the soaring skyscrapers to find a confluence of cultures, traditions, languages and cuisines at the heart of this dazzling country ...
Great Escapes: Modern Wonders and Cultural Charm in Singapore
But the true magic of Singapore is that it has achieved its 21st-century dream without sacrificing its cultural charm, of which there is ample. Singapore has always been a place of churn. When the British East India Company first arrived in 1819 the island was sparsely populated.
Mega-rich from China seek refuge in Singapore
SINGAPORE: Singapore is seeing an influx of ultra-wealthy families from China looking to protect their wealth from a Communist Party that increasingly views them with suspicion.
DBS lifts STI target to 3,700, highlights lesser-discussed China policy shift beneficiaries
DBS Group Research analysts Yeo Kee Yan and Janice Chua have lifted their 12-months target for Straits Times Index (STI) to 3,700 from 3,600 previously on the assumption of slower growth and no ...
Singapore investment deals pick up in early 2023 but bite-sized deals prevail
Tang: Fully-funded family offices could position themselves for opportunistic buys, or move up the risk curve to look at core plus or value-add assets (Photo: Samuel Isaac Chua/EdgeProp Singapore]The ...
Rich Chinese moving wealth, and partying, to Singapore
Singapore is a ‘very handy neutral zone’ where the mega-rich can do business and play. (File pic) SINGAPORE: Singapore is seeing an influx of ultra-wealthy families from China ...
Man admits tackling elderly smoker at void deck who later died
SINGAPORE — After having breakfast at Hougang Mall, Allan Chua Kim Wee was on his way home when he spotted an elderly man smoking at a void deck.Wishing to file a complaint with the authorities, Chua ...