STI is region’s worst performer of 2020
The pandemic hammered South-east Asian stock markets last year, with the Straits Times Index (STI) taking the biggest hit in region. The local bourse ended the year down nearly 12 […]
Electric dreams: Sports car seller unveils prototype of first Singapore-made e-scooter
SINGAPORE – Why would a businessman who made his fortune selling high-end sports cars embark on a motorcycle-making venture? “I saw the opportunity to build my own brand,” said Mr Melvin […]
Give financial advice? I’ve lost so much money, it’s not funny
I was recently asked by the Invest Editor to give an interview for the Me And My Money column. Why me, I thought? I’m terrible with numbers and have no […]
Invest’s top 20 resale condos
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Tech giant Sea makes big strides as it takes on digital banking
SINGAPORE – Singapore-based technology giant Sea, which owns e-commerce platform Shopee, has rapidly grown to become South-east Asia’s most valuable company and one of the region’s largest tech players over […]
Lighting up a downturn
Despite the economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic, the Orchard Road Christmas light-up remains a bright spot in Singapore. It has gone ahead as planned this year, with retail experts […]
Cool to be green
Green loans are gaining traction among companies here amid heightened awareness of sustainability-related issues and the wider availability of financial products. Banks said they have received more queries from firms […]
Getting career coaching online via song and dance
Financial analyst Terence Cheng was considering his next steps two years into his first job in an accounting firm. So, he did what any millennial would do – look online. […]
Nuggets of wisdom in 60 seconds
Scroll to one of life coach Janus Chan’s hundreds of TikTok videos and you might see her acting out sketches set to catchy tunes. Amid the entertainment, nuggets of career […]
Shaping the future of banking: Making your financial future a reality
Income inequality is widening across the world with rapidly ageing populations and the pandemic exacerbating the situation. Low-income groups tend to be highly dependent on deposit savings, which leaves them […]
Investing in new skills at all ages to stay current
Rapid technological disruption in recent years has caused disruption and decimation of jobs across industries, but it has also created new ones. The Covid-19 crisis has hastened the changes. Reskilling […]
Lifelong learning enables retiree to try a different sector
Clients occasionally fire highly technical questions at regional sales manager Lawrence Low that can leave him stumped, which is no great surprise given he joined the precision tooling sector only […]
Bullish in the Year of the Ox
SINGAPORE – It’s been a tough year for many around the world. But financial markets, despite their wild swings, have proven far more resilient. Please subscribe or log in to […]
US student dorms turn trendy homes
When Yeshiva University in the United States got into financial trouble a few years ago, some property developers saw an opportunity. To free up cash, the oldest school in the […]
Property market’s state of play
The Covid-19 pandemic is an unprecedented global crisis that has overwhelmed healthcare systems and upended businesses around the world. While it has ravaged economies worldwide and consumer sentiment remains largely […]
Racial stereotyping may seem harmless, but it is a form of violence
What do you do when a friend says something terrible? I was out for dinner recently when someone I have known for a long time dropped a bombshell during our […]
The quicksand of overspending
By the time you read this, you might have already spent quite a bit of money shopping for great deals in the Black Friday sale, and there is still Cyber […]
Prepping student-managers for a post-Covid-19 Asia
As the pandemic rolls on unabated, one group that’s most affected worldwide are students, especially those in tertiary education for whom book work and lectures are only part of the […]
Critical for insurance to be more transparent
Many of us shove our insurance policies into the drawer and give them no further thought, yet they are probably the second-most valuable “asset” families have after their homes. After […]
Engineer retrained to take on new role in company
Traditionally, career paths within a company progress along the lines of one’s area of expertise. But with change becoming a norm in many industries, it is not unusual for employees […]