Octagon, run by ex-GIC staff, to start quant macro hedge fund

Associate Professor Melvyn Teo, Director of BNP Paribas Hedge Fund Centre at SMU, comments on Octagon Capital Management's plans to start a fund that…

Thai Princess meets President Nathan, PM Lee

Thai Princess is in Singapore on a five-day visit at the invitation of President S R Nathan. Her schedule on Thursday included officiating the third…

Customer satisfaction as growth indicator

The editorial says the survey [by SMU's Institute for Service Excellence] lends rigour and objectivity to measuring what is an ambiguous, abstract…

S'pore in fast lane as maritime hub

In terms of manpower development initiatives, the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) recently supported the industry-initiated…

Going green starts from school

SMU Verts has named the green walls surrounding the facades of the campus as SMU Arbourfront.

Singapore beyond Lee Kuan Yew

SMU Chairman Ho Kwon Ping says the Minister Mentor's greatest legacy is that the Singapore which he so passionately shaped will outlive not only him…

S'pore beyond Lee Kuan Yew

In an edited extract of his speech delivered at a forum entitled ?Singapore Beyond Lee Kuan Yew: Institutionalising the Singapore Way?, SMU Chairman…

Branding firm is a special brand itself

Bonsey Design Partnership, the people behind SMU's logo, says they are confident of riding out the global financial crisis, having learnt lessons…

Government plans to help graduates enter maritime industry

SMU and the Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers have jointly offered shipping-related courses since last month and will be rolling out a new course in…

?S'pore to outlive MM Lee and even his own party'

Singapore will survive beyond MM Lee Kuan Yew, says SMU Chairman Ho Kwon Ping and Prof Kishore Mahbubani. They were speaking at an event organised by…