In Focus

Developers' sales decline due to Lunar New Year, lack of project launches

Still, the experts anticipate a potential rebound in March sales.

Why Singaporeans are okay with locking away over $4b of their money

Customers can only access ‘locked’ money with a physical card or by visiting a branch. 

Local business sentiment at its most optimistic since 2023: study

Businesses are more optimistic about the sales volumes and their net profits for the quarter.

2 in 5 Singapore employers inflate job titles to attract, retain talent: study

This could cause talent mismatch and resentment, Robert Walters warned.

What Singapore’s property developers can learn from Japan’s Azabudai Hills

The US$4b development seeks to become an international hub for foreigners and VCs.

UOB’s Christine Ip reflects on 3-decade banking career and circling back to the arts

Ip believes that finance and creativity go hand-in-hand in building a holistic pool of talents in UOB.

Citi’s Shally Koh on how to foster a more diverse banking organisation

The bank is touting its male allyship and mother support programs as part of its bid for gender equality.

OCBC’s Mayda Lim in building the next pipeline of tech, banking talent

Lim weaves the need to support women bankers with the wider talent shortage in the industry.

3 key challenges in establishing single-family offices in Singapore

Eight in 10 SFOs in Singapore need secure infrastructure and IT security.

SG-based startup CEOs earn more than SEA counterparts: report

Singaporean CEOs of startups in the $11m-$50m funding stage earn 3.1x more.

#WomensMonth: Singapore takes lead in female CEO hiring

Thirteen per cent (13%) of CEO appointments in Singapore are going to women.

How Singapore is competing to host Asia's newly minted wealthy

By 2028, Asia's wealthy population will be almost 40% larger than in 2023.

4 cool building strategies that mitigate the rising heat in Singapore

Singapore’s warming rate is double the global average at 0.25 degrees Celsius per decade.