Professional Services/Legal

Baker & McKenzie appoints Ashok Lalwani as India Practice Leader

Baker & McKenzie appoints Ashok Lalwani as India Practice Leader

He has more than 23 years of experience advising leading financial institutions and corporates.

Yanlord land appoints Lim Poh Choo as Company Secretary

This appointment is effective from 28 September.

Manulife Financial's Board of Directors visit Singapore

This is the first time the seven members paid Manulife Singapore a visit.

NETS appoints Susan Hwee as Chairman

Ms Susan Hwee will take over starting 1 September.

Singapore startup rents out iPad for tourists

Rental fee is only US$24 per day for the first two days, and US$16 per day thereafter.

How should Singapore ensure fair investigation of sham marriages?

Take Australia as a model to follow a path, an expert suggests.

How companies deal with the reservists' absence

As more and more countries start putting ‘boots on the ground’ in faraway places, what are the implications of mobilizing reservists from an HR...

Business receipts of services industries dip 0.5%

Receipts from education, recreation, and financial services also dropped.

You won't believe this is SingPost's secret asset

The Postman apparently has a S$765m-worth of jewels in its hands.

Controlling time and costs in arbitration

A major challenge to international arbitration is the perception by corporate and in-house counsel that this process has grown to be time-consuming...

Great Eastern Holdings arm acquires 70% share in Pacific Mutual Fund Berhad

This translates to 3,500,000 ordinary shares worth RM 33 million.

5 communication tips for businesses this National Day

Singapore has made strong progress in 47 years and businesses must know how to keep up.

GfK Asia appoints Selinna Chin as new General Manager for Malaysia office

Ms. Chin will take over market research in Malaysia arm immediately.

Is maternity leave effective enough to spur baby boom?

Here’s why giving mothers 6-month paid leave is bound to fail in encouraging women in Singapore to bear more children.