Singapore

Daily Markets Briefing: STI up 0.12%

Year-to-date performance stood at 2.55%.

Metal Component Engineering names Lim Swee Kwang as director

He is currently a partner and investment committee member of a private equity fund managed by Accion Capital Management, a registered fund management company under the Monetary Authority of Singapore.

Yessa Matindas Tuegeh retires as JB Foods director

He has decided not to seek for re-election.

Jackson Lee retires as Hong Fok Corp director

He chose to step down at the age of 81 pursuant to Section 153 of the Companies Act, Chapter 50.

How Abenomics may affect Singapore's investors

As Japan continues to try to claw its way out of 20 years of deflation and stagnation, Singaporean investors would be wise to be vigilant to the reverberations the world’s third-largest economy has on the Singapore dollar and other asset classes.

Are your employees leaving because of you?

A recent survey, Salary & Employment Insights 2014, discovered that 40% of workers have changed jobs in the last two years, and more than 70% are currently seeking new ones. The survey also revealed that lousy managers and a desire to earn more were key reasons for jumping ship.

What FATCA means to Singapore's financial institutions

FATCA is a term that must be familiar to anyone who deals with US institutions or US persons. By way of background, a 2008 Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Permanent Subcommittee report on Tax Havens estimated that the United States loses about $100 billion in tax revenue each year as a result of offshore abuses.

'Made in Singapore' badge on your next motorbike?

Meet the man behind Singapore's only automobile manufacturer.