Guidelines banning crypto promotions can be fine-tuned and supported by consumer education
More consultation is necessary, as well as a greater understanding of the market.
The Business Times: As Singapore's only financial daily, BT covers corporate news in the Republic as well as the startup, wealth, property, and SME scenes. As part of the banking and finance team, I look at crypto, blockchain, banks, and sustainability.
Aggrieved Laguna noteholders to launch class-action suit against Peter Kwee this month
Over 200 aggrieved debenture holders and pioneer members of the Laguna National golf club have raised about S$1.1 million to launch a collective action suit.
Be wary before jumping on the blockchain bandwagon
The buzz behind blockchain is likely to stay. Some of these solutions can generate real, sustainable value while others may be just a lot of hot air.
Crypto players waiting on Singapore's playbook
Authorities treading fine line between keeping regulations and stifling innovation, observers say.
Should I disclose my salary?
Pay transparency might contribute to increased social mobility and meritocracy, but how far can it really address inequity?
BT Explains: What are stablecoins and CBDCs?
Stablecoins have been on a tear of late, with growing global acceptance of cryptocurrencies driving their rise.
BT Explains: How Binance tests the long arm of crypto regulation
It was a one-two punch over a single day. First, the Singapore regulator put Binance.com on its Investor Alert List. By that same Friday evening, the regulator said Binance can no longer offer payment services.
Thailand's The Strand accepts crypto as payment but others see limited prospect in property deals
Proponents of digital payment tokens hope to establish nascent crypto-property market in S-E Asia. But it might not come to Singapore just yet.
Banks get tactical to cash in on miles-card market
Air travel may be largely off the table this year, but banks aren't letting up on the lucrative miles-card market.
Law firms take more extensive cuts amid unprecedented crisis
Several well-known law firms in Singapore have imposed pay cuts across the board - a move not seen in previous crises.
Covid-19 prompts spurt in new, small businesses like no other crisis
Covid-19 has thrown Singapore into its worst recession. But it has also ignited the biggest spark of small business formation in crisis times.
Metakovan, owner of world's dearest NFT, sells tokens of a token out of Singapore
Will you be interested in owning a bit of every high-value art piece in a virtual gallery? It turns out that at least 5,300 people do.
DBS digital exchange plans stir excitement among crypto players
DBS's plans for a digital exchange has brought excitement to the niche crypto and digital securities world.
Aviva-Singlife merger a sign of PE interest in Asia insurance assets
Aviva's sale of its Singapore ops to digital insurer Singlife mirrors a global trend of PE firms digging into the growth of insurance businesses.
Payment rivals dangle offers to lure clients from sinking Wirecard ship
With the collapse of beleaguered German fintech Wirecard, alternative payment gateway firms are now dangling offers to grab a slice of the pie.
Covid-19 ushers in planting season for local farms
The time is ripe to step up local food production, even as competitive pricing and boosting demand from local consumers are stubborn challenges to overcome.
Professional services shore up staffing as insolvency cases loom amid virus outbreak
As more businesses buckle under strain amid the virus outbreak, restructuring and insolvency practices have been hiring more aggressively.
Bigwigs circling for fintech quarry as pandemic turns off cash tap
Analysts expect a stronger appetite from corporate and tech bigwigs in acquiring fintech startups in the months ahead.
Jobs-for-a-fee site for law students under probe by LawSoc
The Law Society is investigating lawmentors.sg, which promises to equip students and graduates to land plum training contracts for a fee.
TODAY: TODAY was Singapore's first free commuter newspaper and second-most-read daily before it turned fully digital in September 2017. My work here spanned a range of beats, from local politics, law, health to manpower.
High Court judgments creating positive ripples for low-wage migrant workers
But NGOs and lawyers said more can be done to prevent disputes between employers and workers from landing in court.
Malaysia-Singapore ties hold promise under new Mahathir-led government
Despite his frosty attitude in the past, many believe Mahathir Mohamad's new government hold promise for Malaysia-Singapore ties.
After Didi-Uber deal, Chinese commuters and drivers say they have come off worse
Mr Zhou used to rake in about 500 yuan (S$104) a day as an Uber driver. That has fallen by 40 percent since Uber’s Chinese ops got bought out by Didi.
An unconventional Budget, in more ways than one
To the keen observers, what stood out from Singapore's 2018 Budget was not the record surplus which was attributed to exceptional factors.
Rookie lawyers want to be more than ‘source of labour’ for bosses
Expose rookie lawyers to proper legal work rather than treat them as 'merely as sources of labour', senior members of the Bar have been urged.
Official Secrets Act covers more than just secret information: Experts
A recent case of a public officer who allegedly communicated confidential information to a journalist has shone the spotlight on the OSA.
TB cases in AMK could stem from 2012 Parklane cluster
The cluster of six tuberculosis cases at an HDB block in Ang Mo Kio could have its roots in a similar episode at a shopping mall in 2012.
NGO steps in to ensure proper meals for foreign workers
An NGO is working with caterers and a manufacturer to supply fortified rice low-wage labourers getting poor quality meals at work.
Foreign workers ‘served unappetising, stale food’
An ongoing study has highlighted poor nutrition and handling of meals catered for foreign workers by employers.