Gradual improvement in the ability to grapple with international trade regulations
This year marks the 10th anniversary of China's accession to the World Trade Organisation (WTO). At a recent WTO symposium held at the Shanghai…
Our literary bromance with Singapore
Since the author, Alfred A. Yuson, was invited Dr. Kirpal Singh, who heads SMU's Wee Kim Wee Centre, to moderate the closing panel discussion of the…
Emerging markets worth a closer look
Associate Professor of Finance (Practice), Joseph Lim, commented on the rewards and risks of investing in emerging markets which, with the developed…
Want to practise law here? Paper chase is now paperless
Participants in the Singapore Institute of Legal Education (SILE) Part B course, which is mandatory for all law graduates seeking to practise in…
The science behind the search
In describing two tests that generate the relevant search results that Google is known for, an example is given of a search for the SMU psychology…
More university students, yet to be income earners, got fingers burnt by dabbling in stock market <strong> </strong>
SMU student Lim Yan Wen's interest was piqued by watching her father invest when she was 18, which led to her buying her first unit trust and…
Investors at unis steer clear of CFDs
With MF Global in trouble, those who have accounts with the brokerage firm are feeling the heat. A check with the investment clubs of the three local…
Easing the bed crunch: Public hospitals 'borrow' space
On public-private hospital balance, SMU Assistant Professor Tomoki Fujii said that the public and private sectors should share information about…
Newbie unfazed by trading losses
SMU law undergraduate Lim Yan Wen was not deterred despite all her buys being in the red after less than a year of investing in shares and was also…
Young investor defied his parents
Third-year economics undergraduate Barry Toa started investing in the financial market about four years ago. Though his parents disapproved, that did…
