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News Reports

3,442 reports

    1. August 11, 2018
      TODAY

      Sales at department stores slump in June despite GSS; Car sales spike

      Assoc Prof Thompson Teo says GSS (Great Singapore Sale) has lost its novelty and there has been no significant change to the sales campaign for years.
    2. August 9, 2018
      The Edge Markets

      Malaysia is expected to reverse FDI fall in 2019 — ADB

      Visiting Professor Filippo Di Mauro says that when attracting foreign direct investments, countries should not focus on specific sectors to grow, but create conditions where firms can be more productive.
    3. August 8, 2018
      The Straits Times

      Focus on right measures of income inequality

      In a commentary, Assoc Prof Nitin Pangarkar says zeroing in on the income of the top 10 per cent will yield suggestions of Robin Hood taxes on the rich. However, he says, Singapore should keep to its present approach to income redistribution as inequality has remained stable and the poor are making progress.
    4. July 31, 2018
      Bloomberg

      Name-and-Shame Approach Puts More Women on Singapore Boards

      Assoc Prof Marleen Dieleman says there is still a tendency to source new board members from personal and family networks, and to look for people with similar backgrounds, thereby overlooking qualified others, including women.
    5. July 31, 2018
      The Business Times

      Non-executive directors ought to exercise discretion

      In a commentary, Senior Lecturer Julie Huan says it is incumbent on non-executive directors (NEDs) to carefully review the specific role that he/she has agreed to undertake with respect to business decision-making.
    6. July 25, 2018
      CNBC

      The world’s major emerging economies could end up benefiting from global trade tensions

      Visiting Senior Fellow Alex Capri says China might turn to Brazil, India and Russia to source products it originally bought from the US, such as soybeans, wheat, and meat.
    7. July 24, 2018
      The New Paper

      Changes to Grab’s points system and membership policy upset users

      Asst Prof Yang Nan says the Competition and Consumer Commission of Singapore’s upcoming verdict on the Grab-Uber merger could have influenced Grab’s decision to introduce an adjustment period in its rewards programme. He says it might be a sensitive period for Grab to change its prices.
    8. July 19, 2018
      TODAY

      Malaysia must make clear its plan for KL-S’pore high-speed rail, further delay could hurt both sides: Analysts

      Assoc Prof Lawrence Loh says the postponement of the rail project would mean that benefit streams will be delayed while outlays will continue to set in. The overall risk factor will be greater, he says, as political climates can change.
    9. July 11, 2018
      Channel NewsAsia

      We may be in the early stages of a new Cold War

      In a commentary, Visiting Senior Fellow Alex Capri says the US-China trade war is only a small component of the intensifying geopolitical rivalry between Washington and Beijing.
    10. July 7, 2018
      TODAY

      No more errantly parked bikes? New regime promising, but requires some pain

      Assoc Prof Lawrence Loh says the bike-sharing operators are in a Catch-22 where they could lose customers if they impose deposits, or have to deal with errant customers if they do not implement deposits.
    11. July 6, 2018
      The Business Times

      How to get ahead in your job when you don’t know anyone

      In a commentary on his study of new employees building networks in their companies, Assoc Prof Daniel McAllister says recruits with limited or no managerial connections, but who have strong ties with their co-workers and favourable self-evaluations, are just as successful in adjusting to their new roles as those with connections.
    12. July 3, 2018
      The Washington Post

      How mortgages have a critical impact on presidential elections

      The article features a study by Asst Prof Adonis Antoniades that found voters in the US do not always reward politicians for a boom in local credit supply but are quick to punish them when credit is less available.
    13. June 28, 2018
      The Economist

      A paradox at the heart of gift-giving

      The article features Asst Prof Adelle Yang’s study on gift-giving, where the recipients tend to react more positively to things of less long-term satisfaction.
    14. June 26, 2018
      Channel NewsAsia

      The not-so-Great Singapore Sale — after 25 years, once-premier shopping event is now left in the dust

      Assoc Prof Prem Shamdasani says the Great Singapore Sale organisers should integrate the offline and online shopping experience to offer greater convenience, value, variety and services to shoppers. This, he says, would attract more millennial and international shoppers and help drive shopper traffic to the stores and malls, which can further differentiate themselves by organising thematic promotional events.
    15. June 21, 2018
      Channel NewsAsia

      Hyflux founder-CEO Olivia Lum to attend townhall meetings with shareholders next month

      Assoc Prof Lawrence Loh says investors attending the meetings should focus on asking Hyflux’s plans to resolve its debt situation.

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