Posts by Liam Redmond
Business Standing Check: What That Certificate Really Means
Ever wonder what that business certification really means? It’s like having your business’s ID card, showing that you’re legit and playing by the rules. Whether you’re just starting out or have been around the block a few times, understanding this certification can be key to your business’s success. Let’s break it down and see why…
Read MoreHSBC cutting staff numbers by 900 at China Pinnacle unit: sources
HSBC is reducing staff numbers at its China digital wealth business Pinnacle by nearly half, or about 900 people, two sources said, a sharp reversal of the bank’s ambition for the unit as part of its expansion plans in that country. Pinnacle was launched in 2020 and sells insurance and fund products through a digital…
Read MoreRangers’ Igor Shesterkin regaining form in up-and-down season
Igor Shesterkin faced 40 shots Sunday and another 37 against the Islanders on Tuesday — his most across a two-game stretch since late November — while managing to earn consecutive wins, but that doesn’t mean the Rangers’ $92 million goaltender thinks he has just started to settle into a rhythm. “I try to be always…
Read MoreSingapore shares gain ground; STI rises 0.3% despite Yangzijiang Shipbuilding dive
The three local banks show mixed performance, with DBS declining while OCBC and UOB advance SINGAPORE equities climbed on Thursday (Feb 27) as investors took stock of company earnings. The benchmark Straits Times Index (STI) rose 0.3 per cent or 13.14 points to 3,921.19. Across the broader market, losers beat gainers 289 to 269, after…
Read MoreCenturion’s planned Reit will do the ‘heavy lifting’ of its assets: CEO
The group hopes to ‘rationalise its assets’ in a way that will help them to grow bigger PURPOSE-BUILT accommodation operator Centurion Corporation said on Thursday (Feb 27) that the proposed real estate investment trust (Reit) comprising some of its worker and student accommodation assets will do “the heavy lifting” as the group focuses on becoming…
Read MoreAndrew Tate, brother Tristan leave Romania for US amid human trafficking case: report
Controversial brothers Andrew and Tristan Tate have left Romania and are on their way to the US weeks after the influencer was released from house arrest amid their human trafficking case, according to a report. The Tate brothers, who had been under a travel ban for the last three years, left Baneasa airport on a…
Read MoreDear Abby: My husband of 20 years threatened to kill someone and now won’t sleep with me
DEAR ABBY: I have been married to my husband for more than 20 years. He’s mostly very nice, although he has generalized anxiety disorder. In the past, he threatened to kill someone (not me!) as well as himself and had to be hospitalized. Ninety-nine percent of the time he’s friendly and thoughtful, except for one…
Read MoreLatest Singapore six-month T-bill cut-off yield slips to 2.75%
THE cut-off yield for Singapore’s latest six-month Treasury bill (T-bill) fell to 2.75 per cent, based on auction results released by the Monetary Authority of Singapore on Thursday (Feb 27). This was down from the 2.9 per cent offered in the previous six-month auction that closed on Feb 13. Demand for the latest tranche fell…
Read MoreKnicks’ weakness shouldn’t overshadow fact they’ve developed an all-important habit
We have spent a lot of time in recent days fretting over the Knicks, and fileting them, and frying them on a griddle of foiled expectations. We have focused, exhaustively and exhaustingly, on the things they do not do well — specifically, the things that have failed them, time and again, against the NBA’s best…
Read MoreQuick takes: What observers are saying about the CDL boardroom tussle
One observer says the group could have better corporate governance, while another says its core businesses will remain unaffected A BATTLE for board control erupted within property giant City Developments Limited (CDL) on Wednesday (Feb 26), pitting father and son against each other in the Kwek-family controlled company. Executive chairman Kwek Leng Beng issued a…
Read MoreTop prospect Abdul Carter weighing surgery in potential NFL draft twist
Abdul Carter, a potential No. 1 pick in this year’s NFL draft, could be looking at surgery to deal with a stress reaction discovered in his right foot. Tests Wednesday revealed the issue, and Carter’s agent, Drew Rosenhaus, told ESPN’s Adam Schefter that he will decide soon if he will undergo surgery. “There are mixed…
Read MoreSome analysts downgrade CDL shares, reduce price target on boardroom tussle
ANALYSTS believe that the ongoing feud between CDL’s executive chairman Kwek Leng Beng and chief executive officer and his son, Sherman Kwek, could cause an overhang on the group’s share price in the near term. Some analysts downgraded the company’s stock on Wednesday (Feb 26) and Thursday, checks by The Business Times showed. JP Morgan…
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