Singapore

UOL incorporates an associated company

It will focus on property development.

3 in 4 investors look for social impact of investments

84% review their investment's environmental, social and governance factors.

MAS assets under management grew 7% to $2.7t in 2016

Thanks to deeper expertise in portfolio management.

The retail saviour: “New Retail"---succeeding with Big Data and an omnichannel approach

As Singapore continues to embrace the mobile-centric economy, the way consumers interact with retailers is rapidly changing from traditionally shopping at storefronts, to e-commerce, and now to New Retail - retail experience brought alive by the integration of offline, online, logistics, and data across a single value chain.

Singapore's competitive advantage

Singapore has long recognised the importance of developing its strongest natural resource: talent. Our city-state ranked highest in attracting and retaining talent in Asia in the 2017 Global Talent Competitive Index compiled by INSEAD. The report focused on talent and technology, and the findings show that countries which are mindful of how technology transforms society and organisations are able to best compete for talent.

Mapletree Industrial Trust expands investment mandate

The mandate will be effective by 26 October 2017.

Keong Hong opens first hotel in Maldives

An airport constructed by its subsidiary also opened.

China-Singapore mediation initiative - what's in it for businesses?

Law suits can prove to be the worst means to settle a legal dispute. Court rooms have produced decisions unsatisfactory to all parties. Mediation on the other hand preserves a relationship, nudges feuding parties towards a middle ground and acquire a peaceful resolution. This is especially crucial when corporations do business across international borders.

Ezion refutes claims to redeem $120m notes

It said the notes were not delisted from the SGX.

CapitaLand forms wholly-owned Vietnam subsidiary

It will provide real estate consultancy and management.

How Singapore investors can profit from unstructured data

Data that is collected in the business environment can be structured or unstructured. In general, structured data refers to information which is highly organised and which can easily be stored in rows and columns within database systems. On the other hand, unstructured data does not have a strict data structure, and is also not organised in a pre-defined manner.