Perception of bias dents report's credibility
The first report card on town councils' performance has spawned controversy, criticism and conspiracy theories. Singapore Management University law…
Can we be more TOLERANT?
It is inevitable that personal space will have to be sacrificed for public space. Can we live and let live? SMU sociologist Chung Wai Keung said: ?…
Norway seeks closer working ties with GIC
Norges Bank governor Svein Gjedrem said, at a talk organised by the Sim Kee Boon Institute for Financial Economics at SMU, that in future, the…
Norway SWF to double assets to US$900b
Norway's Government Pension Fund Global, the world's second largest sovereign fund after the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority, will move some of its US…
NBIM opens investment office here
Mr Svein Gjedram, Governor of Norway's Central Bank was sharing the latest plans for Norwegian sovereign wealth fund Norges Bank Investment…
Social service? Make it a student project
Singapore Management University's Lien Centre for Social Innovation sets up the IGlocal programme, which aims to fire up students' sense of…
The Iconoclast
Mr Ho Kwon Ping, executive chairman and founder of Banyan Tree Holdings, will forever be remembered for putting Banyan Tree on the luxury leisure map…
Beyond cheque-book public relations
Corporate giving is perhaps, the most revealing dimension of a company's social commitment. SMU Assistant Professor Eugene Tan underlines the need to…
Paying their way
Mr Aaron Hung, adjunct lecturer at SMU, believed that the Integrated Resorts would also have to rely on locals for a sizable chunks of their revenues.
Risky business
Professor Winston Koh felt that risk perceptions are unlikely to change just because of the presence of the Integrated Resorts while Assistant…
