Follow The Singapore Business Times, filter it, and define how you want to receive the news (via Email, RSS, Telegram, WhatsApp etc.) https://follow.it/businesstimes Sun, 26 Jun 2022 01:55:48 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/Cel-KH5KkaGHFMM5ar1YAsb1naedg1wr Climate discourse has largely been about greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. In contrast, far less attention has been given to water-related climate risks, except during the occasional special events, such as the Singapore International Water Week or the World Economic Forum.]]> Sun, 05 Jun 2022 23:50:43 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/Cel-KH5KkaGHFMM5ar1YAsb1naedg1wr https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/Cel-KH5KkaEAJSZgnun1EeT5HJgy6HUf AS the world’s knowledge of climate change deepens, few would now argue over the devastating effects it has on biodiversity and health. Less obvious but just as deadly is the damage to the financial stability of economies.]]> Sun, 05 Jun 2022 23:50:29 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/Cel-KH5KkaEAJSZgnun1EeT5HJgy6HUf https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/Cel-KH5KkaFpyF-_5rFJ7OzdsCmHakzH By Anil K Sharma]]> Sun, 29 May 2022 23:50:12 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/Cel-KH5KkaFpyF-_5rFJ7OzdsCmHakzH https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/Cel-KH5KkaH8Y5fAUQMv4Hn9ye8UNv30 SINGAPORE has seen an influx of wealth from Greater China in recent years, as newly minted millionaires and billionaires seek to spread their assets across more markets and diversify their holdings.]]> Sun, 22 May 2022 23:50:38 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/Cel-KH5KkaH8Y5fAUQMv4Hn9ye8UNv30 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/Cel-KH5KkaH8Y5fAUQMv4KCY3L745TL_ IN A world flooded with research on environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues, the team behind the report “Integrating ESG Factors Into Executive Remuneration” sought to make a difference with their offering.]]> Sun, 22 May 2022 23:50:30 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/Cel-KH5KkaH8Y5fAUQMv4KCY3L745TL_ https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/Cel-KH5KkaH8Y5fAUQMv4ClmFkX7M1Jw THE rapidly burgeoning level of interest in environmental, social and governance (ESG) matters among companies, investors and regulators has led to increasing calls for ESG metrics to be incorporated into executive remuneration. But scepticism remains about how this should be done, even among investors who rate ESG issues highly.]]> Sun, 22 May 2022 23:50:11 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/Cel-KH5KkaH8Y5fAUQMv4ClmFkX7M1Jw https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/Cel-KH5KkaHuK0o_ujd3K-zdsCmHakzH MITIGATING climate change and addressing climate risk will be among the most important challenges humanity will be focusing on, now and in years to come.]]> Tue, 17 May 2022 04:02:19 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/Cel-KH5KkaHuK0o_ujd3K-zdsCmHakzH https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/Cel-KH5KkaG-Ou_hFJdEDl1cWWor9YPv INVESTORS can play a key role in reducing plastic waste and must rouse themselves from the sidelines where they’ve historically parked themselves to allocate more capital towards this - especially given the significant investment opportunities in the plastics circular economy in Asia, in particular. ]]> Sun, 15 May 2022 23:50:48 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/Cel-KH5KkaG-Ou_hFJdEDl1cWWor9YPv https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/Cel-KH5KkaFfhHfNpWpzk5s0ohxaO6Yr AN ASSISTANT professor of finance at the Singapore Management University (SMU), who allegedly inflated her resume with faked claims, has left the university after an investigation into the academic claims.]]> Fri, 06 May 2022 09:48:36 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/Cel-KH5KkaFfhHfNpWpzk5s0ohxaO6Yr https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/Cel-KH5KkaF_YQcWF7xuJl1cWWor9YPv Enterprise SG's network of overseas centres taps local expertise and partners to help Singapore companies operating abroad or looking to expand internationally.]]> Tue, 03 May 2022 04:58:27 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/Cel-KH5KkaF_YQcWF7xuJl1cWWor9YPv https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/Cel-KH5KkaGJR6nBVvBxWJVjH6qdYdAk THE Business Times (BT) will be launching a new series of subscriber-only events and programmes.]]> Wed, 27 Apr 2022 11:29:20 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/Cel-KH5KkaGJR6nBVvBxWJVjH6qdYdAk https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/Cel-KH5KkaG24pfdK7paPcb1naedg1wr THESE are difficult times for China as the world's second-largest economy soldiers on with its zero-Covid strategy in what looks like an increasingly futile effort to stamp out the virus completely.]]> Tue, 26 Apr 2022 12:36:05 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/Cel-KH5KkaG24pfdK7paPcb1naedg1wr https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/Cel-KH5KkaFKDkdgMvNLYZVjH6qdYdAk Marine pollution - through chemicals and plastics - is escalating, threatening not just the environment but also the revenues that are earned through the Earth’s oceans and seas; and, it is a growing global problem that requires urgent and coordinated action.]]> Mon, 25 Apr 2022 13:49:45 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/Cel-KH5KkaFKDkdgMvNLYZVjH6qdYdAk https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/Cel-KH5KkaHmsahSRmh2uJs0ohxaO6Yr Environmental concerns were the talk of the town last week, as over 15,000 leaders in governments, industry and academia from around the world gathered in Singapore for the CleanEnviro Summit Singapore (CESG) and the Singapore International Water Week (SIWW).]]> Mon, 25 Apr 2022 13:48:41 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/Cel-KH5KkaHmsahSRmh2uJs0ohxaO6Yr https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/Cel-KH5KkaHcEx5AvrdcPilmFkX7M1Jw CRYPTO investor Terence Ho believes so much in the future of digital currencies that he convinced his company's management to start accepting them as payment.]]> Mon, 25 Apr 2022 11:02:52 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/Cel-KH5KkaHcEx5AvrdcPilmFkX7M1Jw https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/Cel-KH5KkaEaLk4iekR00pVjH6qdYdAk The widely reported story of several trainee lawyers cheating on their Bar examinations would have grabbed the attention of many people over the past week.]]> Mon, 25 Apr 2022 03:04:41 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/Cel-KH5KkaEaLk4iekR00pVjH6qdYdAk https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/Cel-KH5KkaEbo0aN8TYfsJs0ohxaO6Yr SINGAPORE banks are expected to report weaker first quarter earnings from a year ago, as wealth and treasury income are weighed down by investors' risk-off sentiment amid market volatility.]]> Sun, 24 Apr 2022 23:50:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/Cel-KH5KkaEbo0aN8TYfsJs0ohxaO6Yr https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/Cel-KH5KkaEbo0aN8TYfsHn9ye8UNv30 WHEN so many applicants cheated in a professional qualifying examination in so many papers, including one for "Ethics and Professional Responsibility", then something is wrong somewhere.]]> Sun, 24 Apr 2022 23:50:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/Cel-KH5KkaEbo0aN8TYfsHn9ye8UNv30 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/Cel-KH5KkaEbo0aN8TYfsOzdsCmHakzH A PIVOTAL strategy to "dynamically modernise" Julius Baer Group has borne fruit well ahead of its three-year target: The group chalked up record net profits in 2021, despite Covid-19 restrictions and a reduction in the number of client relationship managers (RMs).]]> Sun, 24 Apr 2022 23:50:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/Cel-KH5KkaEbo0aN8TYfsOzdsCmHakzH https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/Cel-KH5KkaF51RnQR8D1mps0ohxaO6Yr THE widely reported story of several trainee lawyers cheating on their Bar examinations would have grabbed the attention of many people over the past week.]]> Sun, 24 Apr 2022 23:50:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/Cel-KH5KkaF51RnQR8D1mps0ohxaO6Yr