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    • Thursday, 8 June, 2023
      Carbon trading
      Singapore launches carbon exchange despite market’s greenwashing scandals

      City-state bets on industry’s growth as global leaders confront climate change

    • Wednesday, 31 May, 2023
      News in-depthAirlines
      How Singapore Airlines soared while regional rival Cathay Pacific stalled

      Post-pandemic success comes as Hong Kong carrier struggles to recover

    • Monday, 29 May, 2023
      Temasek Holdings Pte Ltd
      Temasek cuts pay of employees behind failed $275mn bet on FTX

      Singaporean state investor ‘disappointed’ with the investment in the failed cryptocurrency exchange

    • Friday, 26 May, 2023
      Financial services
      Singapore signs new China ETF connect agreement with Shanghai

      Only a handful of products are being traded on existing master-feeder ETF link with Shenzhen

    • Thursday, 25 May, 2023
      Financial services
      Cayman Islands fights attempts by Singapore and Hong Kong to lure Asia’s wealthy

      British overseas territory plans first Asian office to counter competition as offshore finance centre

    • Wednesday, 17 May, 2023
      HTSIHTSI spring travel special
      Singapore win! Asia’s official capital of cool

      People have been anticipating the cultural renaissance of this snoozy island nation for nearly 15 years. Is it finally here?

    • Thursday, 11 May, 2023
      Technology
      China under scrutiny and a message from Omaha Premium content

      The inside story on the Asia tech trends that matter, from Nikkei Asia and the Financial Times

    • Wednesday, 10 May, 2023
      Financial services
      Singapore banks post record profit but mega-rich reluctant to invest

      Wealth management fees fall despite historic capital inflows into the city-state

    • Wednesday, 10 May, 2023
      Lex
      Singapore: foreign billionaires drive record profits for banks Premium content

      New money inflows should benefit wealth management services which sprawl from banks into niche funds and family offices

    • Sunday, 30 April, 2023
      News in-depth
      Singapore deepens US defence ties despite Chinese financial inflows

      The city-state draws both people and capital from Beijing, but looks to Washington for regional security

    • Thursday, 27 April, 2023
      Singapore doubles property stamp duty for foreigners to 60%

      City-state takes action to cool housing boom partly driven by mainland Chinese buyers

    • Thursday, 20 April, 2023
      Credit Suisse Group AG
      Singapore bondholders prepare to sue Switzerland over Credit Suisse

      Potential lawsuit will argue the $17bn wipeout of bonds violates free trade agreement

    • Wednesday, 19 April, 2023
      Due Diligence
      The race for bank deposits Premium content

      Plus, biotech deals make a comeback and Singapore keeps its investment boom on the down low

    • Monday, 17 April, 2023
      FT Globetrotter
      An A to Z of FT readers’ favourite city runs

      Your most beloved urban running routes, from Athens to Zurich

    • Friday, 14 April, 2023
      Monetary Authority of Singapore
      Singapore asks banks to keep quiet on wealth inflows during China boom

      Tacit directive from regulators comes as wealthy Chinese people funnel funds into city-state

    • Friday, 7 April, 2023
      Moral Money
      Singapore overtakes Tokyo in green finance race Premium content

      Also in today’s newsletter, junk food is on the menu for activist investors

    • Thursday, 6 April, 2023
      Special ReportFT High-Growth Companies Asia-Pacific
      Chinese diversification helps fuel Singapore start-ups

      Companies in the ‘gateway’ to south-east Asia draw capital and expertise from China

    • Monday, 20 March, 2023
      The Big Read
      Singapore and Hong Kong vie to be the Caymans of Asia

      The two cities have set up new fund structures to lure wealth away from traditional offshore financial centres

    • Sunday, 19 March, 2023
      Fund management
      Longtime China investor Anatole to open ‘outpost’ in Singapore

      Hong Kong-based asset manager had significantly cut its exposure to China

    • Friday, 17 March, 2023
      Art Basel Hong Kong 2023
      Artist Shubigi Rao: ‘This rage is an incredibly powerful force’

      She makes installations which rail against censorship but have wit and a love of nature too

    • Sunday, 12 March, 2023
      Ruchir Sharma
      Three global cities are pulling ahead since the peak of the pandemic

      Miami, Dubai and Singapore boom by welcoming those chased out of rival international hubs

    • Tuesday, 7 March, 2023
      Inside BusinessMercedes Ruehl
      Singapore MP’s tech job triggers questions over politicians’ interests

      Ride-hailing and food delivery superapp Grab backtracks on appointing politician to influential role

    • Monday, 27 February, 2023
      Asia-Pacific economy
      How Singapore stacks up against Hong Kong in battle of Asia hubs

      FT analysis of real estate prices, air traffic and other indicators suggests Chinese territory has lost ground in recent years

    • Wednesday, 22 February, 2023
      China Renaissance
      Missing Chinese banker was working to set up Singapore family office

      China Renaissance chief Bao Fan was establishing a fund to safeguard wealth before disappearance

    • Tuesday, 21 February, 2023
      News in-depth
      Singapore’s soaring expat rents undermine bid to oust Hong Kong as finance hub

      Rising living costs damage city-state’s ambition to lure regional businesses

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