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Tokio Marine Life Insurance floats coronavirus financial aid
Tokio Marine Life Insurance floats coronavirus financial aid
Policyholders with in-force individual life policies can obtain a lump sum of $5,000.
Sembmarine unit's ex-president charged with money laundering in Brazil
This was related to drilling rig contracts entered with Sete Brasil in 2012.
49% of office workers say getting a pay rise is their top career goal for 2020
Upskilling and happiness at work rounded up the top three goals for Singaporeans.
Chart of the Day: Manufacturing sector headcounts dropped by 3,000 in 2019
Employment figures fell in tandem with the sector’s GDP.
Daily Briefing: SIA, Scoot to cut capacity on China-bound flights; Travel agencies suspend trips to China
And Singapore’s Professional Conversion programme extends training to 1,000 more PMETs.
Daily Markets Briefing: STI down 0.53%
Singtel saw the sharpest decline amongst top active stocks with a 2.08% contraction.
Extensive booking cancellations loom for hotels amidst nCov outbreak
CDL Hospitality Trust and Ascott Residence Trust already reported cancelled bookings.
Five healthcare firms join 100 most active stocks amidst nCov outbreak
Medtecs International Corporation’s rank skyrocketed from 268 in 2019 to 39 in 2020 YTD.
How collaborations open new frontiers for startups
Fueled partly by positive regulatory environments and a highly educated population, Singapore has established itself as a startup hub. Across sectors, record new businesses are launching – but too many of these startups aren’t also getting to the finish line.
SGX adds coal firm Resources Global Development to Catalist
The company opened today at $0.210.
OUE C-REIT's NPI leapt 48.3% to $204.95m in 2019
The growth was mainly attributed to the company’s merger with OUE H-trust.
Keppel Capital forms JV with healthcare firm Australian Unity
It will buy a 100% stake in an Australian REIT for $365,880.
SIA and Japanese airline ANA ink JV deal
The team-up will focus on codeshare flights, mileage programmes and lounge access.
Hyflux appoints Clifford Chance and Cavenagh Law as legal advisors
The water treatment firm expressed loss of “confidence and trust” in WongPartnership.
Singapore's economy likely to be amongst the worst-hit by Wuhan virus
Tourism-related sectors will be the most affected.
Singapore wealth firm GIC buys 30% stake in Myanmar's Yoma Bank
GIC injected $88.7m in a latest funding round along with Norwegian private equity firm Norfund.
Daily Briefing: Businesses urged to make continuity plans over nCov spread; Deen Express ordered to explain price surge of masks
And US-based dating app The League enters Singapore. From Human Resources Online:
Commentary
Why Singapore SMEs cannot wait for quantum cyber risk to arrive before securing data
Is Singapore's emphasis on long-term security and stability hindering purpose-driven employees?
When Singapore's agentic AI ‘chefs’ arrive, will the kitchen be ready for them?
What Singapore’s app store rules reveal about the future of online trust
Faster hiring alone will not fix construction’s productivity problem
Beyond policy: How Singapore's service sector can win at the frontline
Solving the production problem behind Singapore’s ‘pilot purgatory’
Transformation without disruption: Your Existing ERP is an accelerant to business innovation
From Singapore to Southeast Asia: Thriving in innovation by knowing when to pause
Section 13O, MAS, and the digital footprint of Singapore Family Offices