Olam a prime target for short sellers: CEO
Commodity trading firm Olam International said that its complex business – which is spread across geographies and different stages of the supply…
Skilled talent needed to entrench S'pore's position as trading hub: Iswaran
Trade is the reason for Singapore's existence, and skilled talent is needed to entrench the country's position as a global trading hub, according to…
SMU helps plug knowledge gap in Asian family businesses with launch of new programme
Speaking at the official launch of the Business Families Institute at SMU (BFI@SMU), SMU President Arnoud De Meyer said, “Since 2010, SMU has…
Singapore centre to focus on region's business families
SMU has announced Southeast Asia's first institute focused on addressing the needs of business families in the region. The Business Families…
Mr S.R. Nathan shares insights with Social Sciences students
Since stepping down from the roles of President of Singapore (1999–2011) and Patron of SMU (2000—2011), Mr S.R. Nathan has been devoting a…
Time again to review abortion laws
SMU Associate Professor of Law Tan Seow Hon was of the opinion that Singapore’s abortion laws should be thoroughly reviewed in Parliament, as the…
PDLS 2013 – “The Surging Chinese Economy” by Professor Zhang Jie, President, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Embracing the self-described approach of its late leader, Deng Xiaoping of “crossing a river by feeling the stones” in the country’s “reform and…
SMU’s International Trading Institute announces two new initiatives to enhance supply of local talent in international trading
[1 April 2013, Singapore] – Singapore Management University’s (SMU) International Trading Institute, or ITI@SMU, marked its fifth anniversary at an…
My child is a prodigy
Although there have been instances of hot-housed child prodigies gone awry, parents of bright sparks say if they do not act early, their children may…
Wearing white because the “feeling was right”
Recently, numerous PAP members were spotted wearing white to their Meet-the-People-Sessions. SMU Assistant professor of the Faculty of Law Eugene Tan…