News
Daily Briefing: 3,000 tenants buy first flats since 2011; How stock market losses affect property
And home buyers must set realistic expectations.
Singapore tops the charts for robust intellectual property environment
It’s ranked sixth globally.
Life insurers boast robust business growth in 2015
Premium sales jumped 4% to $2 billion.
Singapore hotel investment market to slow to a trickle in 2016, say analysts
Limited prospects are pushing investors to secondary markets.
Number of online scams spiked sharply in 2015
This has been the trend since 2013.
Sorry, Uber and Grab, you’ll never defeat taxis in Singapore: report
Cabbies are loyal to incumbent operators.
This is the big trouble with R&D tax initiatives in Singapore
SMEs can’t make the most of these schemes.
Consumer confidence plummets to four-year low as stocks crash
Domestic outlook deteriorated sharply in 2H15.
If you can’t beat ‘em: Strategic partnerships will help SIA mitigate competition, analysts say
Gulf carriers are spicing things up for SIA.
Tweak GST rules in Budget 2016, policymakers urged
More businesses should be subject to this tax.
Is business dominance slipping away from Singapore’s grasp?
Business formations dropped by 7.9% in 4Q15.
Chart of the Day: Car insurance premiums set to jump in 2016
Insurers have great pricing power.
Daily Markets Briefing: STI up 2.53%
Brace for a pullback today.
Daily Briefing: SIA stock soars to 6-month high; Facts about the TPP trade deal
And here’s the deal on credit card debt.
ASEAN CEO confidence rebounds in January as oil prices drop
Sales and hiring are expected to improve.
Don’t fear a severe economic crisis this year, says PM Lee
Another GFC is not on the cards.
Commentary
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In Asia, fintech leaders must compete on credibility
F1 on a gravel road: Why AI is still stuck in first gear
Why AI blocklists give Singapore firms a false sense of security
When scale arrives before proof: Singapore’s capital allocation question in Southeast Asia
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