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Funds
First ETF under VCC structure launched
CSOP Asset Management launches Chinese bond ETF as a sub-fund under a VCC structure
September 17, 2020
Disruption and Digitalisation
APAC SMEs well-positioned to adapt to remote working environment: SAP, Oxford Economics
61% of APAC SMEs surveyed created remote work set-ups for employees during this period, while 69% invested in IT and collaboration solutions to support remote access, as well as online learning.
August 14, 2020
Careers & Training
Efforts to woo Medtech talent successful but still insufficient: Randstad
SINGAPORE (July 23): The Singapore government has earmarked the medical technology sector as one of the key growth drivers for the economy.
July 23, 2019
US-China trade war
Trade tensions kick Asian business confidence to 10-year low
MUMBAI (June 19): Confidence among Asian companies in the June quarter fell to its lowest since the 2008-09 financial crisis, as a US-China trade war disrupts global supply chains and shows little sign of easing soon, a Thomson Reuters/INSEAD survey found
June 19, 2019
Property
Singapore lone bright spot in Asia commercial property slump
SINGAPORE (May 22): Commercial property deals in Asia had a poor start to the year, but there was one bright spot: Singapore.
May 22, 2019
Disruption and Digitalisation
3 tech hurdles faced by Singapore's businesses despite being most digitally mature
SINGAPORE (April 16): Small and medium businesses (SMBs) in Singapore has emerged top among 14 Asia Pacific countries in Cisco’s APAC SMB Digital Maturity Index, but not without facing challenges in their digital transformation journeys.
April 16, 2019
Disruption and Digitalisation
Singapore among world's top digital economies but ranks worst at meeting psychological needs: Survey
SINGAPORE (April 4): Despite widespread utility of digital services across the globe, a range of basic, self-fulfillment and psychological needs are still failing to be met, suggests a recent survey by Dentsu Aegis Network in partnership with Oxford Econo
April 04, 2019
Tech
Australia, Singapore to crack down on online media with new laws
SYDNEY/SINGAPORE (April 1): Governments in the Asia Pacific region are accelerating efforts to fight malicious use of online media, unveiling laws that make it easier to target websites which enable distribution of criminal or fraudulent content.
April 01, 2019
Sector Focus
Why Northeast Asian economies needn't panic over the global electronics slowdown
SINGAPORE (Mar 5): Oxford Economics says the prospects of Northeast Asian economies, which are uniquely exposed to the ongoing global electronics slowdown, are not as bleak as they seem.
March 05, 2019
Labour market
Hiring frenzy in Singapore to continue in 2019 with a focus on tech & soft skills: Morgan McKinley
SINGAPORE (Jan 30): With stricter rules in place for hiring foreign talent, employers in the sales, banking, IT, marketing, project & change management industries will maintain their upward local hiring trajectory in 2019.
January 30, 2019