Ascent Capital Partners, a Singapore-registered fund manager, has launched a Myanmar-focused private equity fund focusing on companies in the consumer, education, financial services, healthcare and the technology, media and telecommunications sectors in the country. The anchor investors in the Ascent Myanmar Growth Fund I (AMGF) are U Aung Moe Kyaw, founder of Myanmar Distillery Co […]
Read MoreTHE share of workers in Singapore whose companies offer formal flexible work arrangements continues to grow, and employers are offering more types of arrangements. Last year, 72 per cent of employees worked in companies that offer at least one such arrangement, such as part-time work, flexible hours or tele-working, up from 70 per cent in […]
Read MoreSingapore, alongside Hong Kong, has the world’s most online businesses that have gone international. This was one of the key findings of a research report by payments infrastructure company Stripe published on Tuesday (Jan 15), which looked at how online businesses expand internationally. The report surveyed over 9,000 founders and senior executives of online businesses across 15 countries – including 601 […]
Read MoreSINGAPORE firms say business interruptions (BIs) and cyber incidents are the biggest risks they face this year according to a survey by Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS). Of the 200 Singapore respondents to its Allianz Risk Barometer 2019 poll, 43 per cent selected BIs and 42 per cent cite cyber incidents as the top risk, outpacing fire and natural catastrophes. In total, 2,415 respondents from 86 […]
Read MoreDEVELOPERS in Singapore sold 602 private homes in December last year, about half the 1,201 units moved in November. However, December’s tally was about 40 per cent higher the 431 units booked from the corresponding month a year ago. Of the 602 units sold, 16 were in the core central region (CCR), 293 were in the […]
Read MoreFeel like you’re working more than agreed? Well, you’re not alone. According to a Glassdoor survey of 1,043 Singaporean employees and job seekers, 92 per cent of respondents said their working hours turned out to be different from what their employers initially communicated. Respondents identified hours, workload and responsibilities as areas of their job that ended up being different from […]
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