S'pore rich more risk-averse, but expect high returns: Poll

Wealthy investors here are more risk-averse and have the lowest level of portfolio diversification than those in Hong Kong and Switzerland, yet they…

Global job slump: Some insights

SMU Adjunct Professor and founder director of NPS International School Bala Shankar challenged some myths surrounding the global job slump. They…

Slaughtering the sacred cows

Philippe Ithurbide, the global head of research, analysis and strategy of Amundi Asset Management, listed lessons that market participants should…

Temasek unveils top-level changes

Temasek Holdings unveiled a slew of internal senior management changes on Friday, effective immediately, aimed at deepening its capacity and gearing…

SMU holds inaugural service learning symposium

Filial piety, being less self-centred and not taking family for granted -- these were some of the topics discussed at the SMU’s inaugural service…

Students, Chan Chun Sing share thoughts on social responsibility

Some 300 students from secondary schools and tertiary institutions gathered at SMU on Saturday to share their thoughts on social responsibility and…

Some 300 gather for first Service Learning Symposium at SMU

SMU organised an inaugural Service Learning Symposium for about 300 students and teachers from secondary schools and pre-tertiary institutions on…

Temasek says Chia takes over from Tan as head of investment

Temasek Holdings Pte announced that Chia Song Hwee was replacing Tan Chong Lee as head of the investment unit as the Singapore state-owned asset…

For WP, the challenge of great expectations

  SMU Assistant Professor of Law Eugene Tan commented on the Workers’ Party’s (WP) rapidly rising political stock and analysed its future. In many…

Time to celebrate, time to lend a hand

The biennial Individual Giving Survey by the National Volunteer and Philanthropy Centre (NVPC) showed a 9% increase to 32.3% in volunteerism in 2012…