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Business valuation body signs MOUs for training support, develops new standards for intangible assets
The Institute of Valuers and Appraisers, Singapore (IVAS) signed memorandums of understanding (MOUs) with two educational institutions to…
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Business valuation body signs MOUs with training partners, develops new standards for intangible assets
The Institute of Valuers and Appraisers, Singapore (IVAS) signed memorandums of understanding (MOUs) with two educational institutions to…
Business
Prudential H1 new business profit up 12% at US$1.26 billion
The growth is supported by higher annual premium equivalent sales and margin expansion Prudential on Wednesday (Aug 27) announced that its…
Business
Prudential H1 new business profit rises 12% to US$1.26 billion; Singapore second-largest contributor to growth
Prudential on Wednesday (Aug 27) announced that its new business profit – a measure of profitability for insurance businesses – rose to…
Business
Great Eastern sets sights on expanding high net-worth capabilities, doubling new business value
Great Eastern Life – the oldest and longest-established life insurance group in Singapore and Malaysia – has signalled plans to…
Business
LUD, Al-Amal partner for construction of Apex Business Complex in Egypt
Lozan Urban Developments (LUD) has entered into a partnership agreement with Al-Amal Engineering & General Contracting Company to commence…
Business
Musk’s Starlink courts luxury airlines to grow in-flight Wi-Fi business
For the past three years, Elon Musk has steadily elbowed his way into the booming market for in-flight Wi-Fi, with his Starlink service…
Business
Barclays’ Singapore private bank business unaffected by Asia head’s exit
Barclays’ private bank in Singapore will operate as normal, despite the departure of the business’ Asia chief amid a restructuring. “The…
Celebrity
How Melinda Maria Spigel Turned a Passion Into a $30 Million Business, Loved by Taylor Swift
This month marks a milestone for jewelry brand Melinda Maria, worn by the likes of Taylor Swift, Michelle Obama and Julia Roberts: 20…
Business
Jollibee posts record sales as China business recovers
Top Philippine restaurant operator says net income rises 5.6% to 3.2 billion pesos in April-to-June quarter Top Philippine restaurant…
Business
CSE Global H1 earnings up 8.5% to S$16.3 million, boosted by growth of communications business
Technology solutions provider CSE Global reported a profit of S$16.3 million for the first half of FY2025, up 8.5 per cent from the…
Business
Singapore life insurance new business premiums surge 7.7% to nearly S$3 billion in H1 2025 while claims payouts fall 42%
The life insurance industry in the Republic recorded a total of S$2.99 billion in weighted new business premiums for the first half of…
Business
S$1.4 billion sale of M1’s telco business to Simba ‘important’ despite S$222 million accounting loss: Keppel CEO
Keppel’s planned sale of M1’s telco business is expected to result in a S$222 million accounting loss, but the move is “important” for…
Business
SingPost’s sale of its Australia business raises questions about its long-term strategic direction
At Singapore Post’s (SingPost) annual general meeting (AGM) on Jul 23, its outgoing chairman Simon Israel hailed the divestment of the…
Business
Citigroup reshuffles rates business with a heightened focus on Japan
Citigroup is reorganising its regional rates businesses in a move that includes a sharper focus on the non-linear market in Japan. Thomas…
Business
Amazon to cut Wondery staff, reorganise audio business
Amazon.com is breaking up the operations of its Wondery podcast network as part of a broad reorganisation of the business. About 110…
Business
Moderna to cut 10% of staff to offset slowing Covid business
[CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS] Moderna is cutting about 10 per cent of its workforce, part of an effort by the struggling biotech company to…
Business
PropertyGuru says business has logged double-digit per cent growth in a year
Lewis Ng, who took over as chief executive at PropertyGuru in March, has had a busy four months. But he is back on familiar ground, having…
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How Philip Johansen Is Making Digital Business More Accessible with Freedom Escape Xcelerator
For many, the digital world offers a path to greater flexibility, independence, and purpose. But for those without a background in…
Lifestyle
STB inks MOU with IndiGo to boost business, leisure travel from India to Singapore
The Singapore Tourism Board (STB) and India’s biggest airline IndiGo announced a one-year memorandum of understanding (MOU) on Wednesday…
Business
Warner Bros to get studio business after split, Discovery to house news, sports brands
The breakup is the latest unravelling of decades of media consolidation that created global conglomerates spanning content creation,…
Business
iFast targets higher dividend payout ratio amid growth across business units
Digital bank and wealth management platform iFast is targeting a payout ratio of between 25 and 30 per cent as profitability improves…
Business
Great Eastern Q2 earnings down 11% at S$248.2 million due to lower contribution from insurance business
Insurer Great Eastern Holdings (GEH) on Monday (Jul 28) posted an 11 per cent decline in net profit to S$248.2 million for its second…
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Christophe Derdeyn on How Emerging Technologies are Reshaping Global Business Models
From early work in IT infrastructure during the dot-com boom to founding and scaling multimillion-dollar enterprises across continents,…