ETFs — Bucking The Trend For Want Of A Quick Buck

IS SOMETHING amiss with Exchange-Traded Funds  funds (ETFs) in Singapore? They seem to have lost their lustre in the Singapore bourse. Many continue to be delisted this year for a variety...
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Basic Apology Training

YOU messed up, and now you need to apologise. Start by saying "Sorry". Be sincere about it. Then... shut up. The more you squeal on, making excuses and pointing fingers, the quicker the sincerity...

Trump — The Dawn Of A Dark Age

THE election of Donald Trump to the Presidency of the USA and the decision by the UK to exit the European Union are, I believe, consequences of where we...
Gregg Buchbinder Emeco

Have A Seat. Take A Stand

GREGG Buchbinder is the CEO and owner of Emeco, which makes chairs utilising sustainable resources. Electric Machine and Equipment Company was founded in 1944 and made furniture, building its reputation...
Resilience Budget,

What About The Hardworking Foreigners?

THE supplementary budget of $48 billion is indeed a very generous one compared to the main budget delivered on 18 February. In addition to the enhanced measures, a new measure in...
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10 Questions To Ask Yourself Before GE2020

ELECTIONS are divisive tools engineered to unite a nation. As we get swept away by emotional rhetoric, impassioned, sometimes comical, speeches and memes mocking candidates, I wonder why there is...
Flight to Nowhere

Flights Going Nowhere Fast

FROM the perspective of the global traveller, the idea of a flight to nowhere seems an aimless endeavour. Among the less bearable aspects of travel are immigration and the flight...
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Flapping Into Tortuous Existence

WITH my spying glass, I uncovered that Ben Kelly is potentially the focal point that threads together punk designer Dame Vivienne Westwood and Off-White Founder and CEO Virgil...
MINI Countryman

MINI Countryman – Quirky And Functional

BY NOW, the shape and ambition of MINI under BMW leadership have been well-established. It was never going to be a small project, and has grown its stature since...
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A Brilliant Option For Your Engagement

  THREE graduates of the Singapore Management University put their heads together and came up with a sparkling idea — create engagement rings from eco-friendly, conflict-free materials. Ng Ying Zhong, Tan...