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Will 2017 See The “ Great Adjustment ”?
After entering a bleak forest of slow growth and restructuring in 2016, investment banks can look forward to a relatively brighter 2017 amidst a fintech-influenced, compliance-heavy environment.
Insurance Firms Play Catch Up With Digital Disruptors
Traditional business models are transformed to address emerging needs.
Luxury Co-Working Spaces On The Rise
Stepping into The Work Project’sco-working spaces, the experience is more akin to checking into a high-end hotel rather than clocking into a bustling open-space office.
Bike-Sharing Firms Hit A Dead End In Singapore As Mobike Exits Scene
The faltering bike-sharing industry in Singapore was dealt another heavy blow when Mobike applied to surrender its licence to the Land Transport Authority (LTA), raising questions about the sustainability of the business model in a city where last-mile transport issues remain unresolved.
Hyperscale Data Centres On Track As Big Techs Move In
This translates to around 95MW per year on average although this tapers off slightly to just 58MW annually without the Facebook development.
Is Death Looming For Bank Branches?
With the use of mobile banking in Singapore easily overtaking physical branch interactions by 15% in the past year, there is some question whether doing a financial transaction in branches still remains relevant for a population that has gotten used to living their life in front of a screen.
Pure Diamond Farm Eyes Us$200m On ICO To Fuel Growth Of Lab-grown Diamonds Business
Two-thirds of the fund will go to plant and equipment investment, intellectual property rights, and R&D.
Why High-end, Michelin-star Restaurants Are Shutting Down In Singapore
Singapore is perhaps not at a juncture which can wholeheartedly accept luxury restaurants, an analyst said.
Growth Slows Down In The Face Of A Full-blown Trade War
The worst is yet to come as analysts warn that the brewing US-China trade war puts Singapores exports-driven growth prospects in peril.
Why Singapore Ranks As The Third Most Favourable Country In The World For ICOs
Eleven of the 100 largest ICOs in the world, ranked by funds raised, are held by firms in Singapore.
Swiss Companies Leverage On Singaporean Workers' Ethos
Currently, there are around 400 Swiss companies headquartered in Singapore.
Shared Economy, En Bloc Fever Fire Up Singapore's Property Sector In 2018
Dubbed as the ‘catalytic saviour’ of the property market in 2018, there are about 110-120 flexible workspace operating across Singapore, occupying 944,000 square feet of net lettable area.
Are You Ready To Take That Postgraduate Degree?
Three distinguished education providers discuss how to choose the right programme and how having a postgraduate degree is crucial to career advancement.
Supermarket Giants Kill Convenience Stores
It is an inconvenient time for convenience store operators in Singapore, as they struggle for a share in the market largely dominated by supermarket giants.
Grabfood Puts Other Food Delivery Players On The Backpedal
When ride-sharing platform Grab acquired the Southeast Asian operations of rival Uber, the deal also entailed the takeover of Uber Eats and its integration into the relatively newer Grab Food platform—and industry observers and analysts foresee a bleaker horizon for competitors like Foodpanda, Honestbee, and Deliveroo.
WhereisWhere Connects Shoppers To Nearby Deals And Discounts
WhereisWhere seeks to disrupt how brick-and-mortar businesses market their products and target customers by easily making promotions, deals, and discounts appear on nearby consumers’ mobile devices by connecting consumers to such information — all based on their proximity to each other.
DIY Or Die: Singapore's Brick And Mortars Turn To Experiential Shopping To Survive
Some stores on the lion city’s high street allow for the personalisation of bags, jewellery, and ice cream.
New Name, New Frontiers: Soaring Far Beyond Italy
Leonardo Helicopters, maker of the world-renowned AgustaWestland fleet, is spreading its wings further by collaborating with a Singaporean university.
10 Investment Eggs To Hatch In 2017
Don’t be caught sleeping this Year of the Rooster and start sitting on these golden investment eggs; but as with any investment idea, these eggs are best taken with a grain of salt.
Fuji Xerox Products, Solutions Backed By “ Genko - Itchi”
President Hiroshi Kurihara revealed Fuji Xerox’s three-pronged strength as a company in a recently-held media tour in Tokyo, Japan.
Crazy, Poor Expats Feel Pressure Of Lower Salary Package And Allowances
Moving out from London to become an expat in Singapore was fairly straightforward for trader Oriano Lizza. He noted how the lower tax levels make everything “considerably easier” now that he has stayed in the country for over 20 months.
Where To Park Your Money In 2019
It was an undeniably terrible year for equities, but experts are not completely writing them off in 2019. Other opportunities also lie in the oil services sector, U.S. regional banks, and attractively priced Japanese companies.