GIC-backed fund Nuvest aims to raise $1 bln by mid-2013
Nuvest Capital aims to raise $1 billion by the first year of operations as its founder and Government of Singapore Investment Corp (GIC) veteran Aje…
Exam blues? Here's a pick-me-up
The giving out of free drinks or snacks to boost the morale of university students during the examination period is a familiar sight here. But there…
Concerns over asset price bubbles in Singapore
The seeds of the next financial crisis could be sown even before the current one is completely over and that is the warning from some experts at the…
A year of greater engagement
SMU Assistant Professor of Law and NMP Eugene Tan commented on the changes in the way the Republic's leaders engage with civil society and the impact…
MAS "firmly committed" to price stability in the medium term
Singapore's central bank said that it is "firmly committed" to price stability over the medium term. The remarks were by made by MAS Deputy Managing…
Post-GE year an 'awakening phase of sorts' for Singapore: Seah Kian Peng
SMU Assistant Professor of Law Eugene Tan commented that the political landscape was ?not vastly different' from the past despite the fact that the…
68 SMU students went on study mission to Middle East
In an encouraging sign of growing interest in the Middle East markets, SMU will be sending its largest ever group of undergraduates to the Middle…
Yale-NUS saga: 'Reality is always more complex'
Yale University President Richard Levin said outstanding university programmes at SMU, NTU and NUS were among the reasons for choosing to establish…
Islamic feminism: Unbinding the ties
Can you be a liberal, feminist and a Muslim at the same time? Malaysian activist Marina Mahathir says "Yes". Marina is one of "Women Deliver 100", a…