‘An abuse of power’: Prison officer jailed for taking bribes from inmate to smuggle in lewd photos, pills

SINGAPORE: A prison officer and an inmate who assisted him in housekeeping matters were embroiled in a corrupt arrangement where the inmate bribed the officer in exchange for lewd photos and pills... Read more »

‘Not financial advice’: How new content creation guidelines could shake up Singapore’s finfluencing landscape

Finfluencers CNA spoke to said they expected financial institutions to become more rigorous in selecting who to work with. On their part, they said they would typically only promote products or platforms... Read more »

Analysis:Investors set to reignite yield curve steepening if fiscal worries worsen

Bond markets remain focused on budget concerns in the U.S., euro zone and Japan, meaning the recent pullback in ultra-long sovereign yields may prove short-lived, potentially reigniting interest in this year’s popular... Read more »

Indian garment exporters reel under US tariffs

TIRUPPUR, Tamil Nadu – When Mr Donald Trump was elected, Indian garment exporter R.K. Sivasubramaniam thought the new US president would boost business, so he invested heavily in anticipation of a boom.... Read more »

Britain’s Starmer resists demands for more visas for high-skilled Indians

MUMBAI – British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said he would resist demands from business to allow more highly skilled workers from India to come to Britain following a free trade agreement (FTA)... Read more »

Former chief investment officer of firm that invested in $1.46b nickel trading scam fined $9,000

SINGAPORE – A chief investment officer whose firm did not disclose conflicts of interests in its investment in a $1.46 billion nickel trading scam run by alleged fraudster Ng Yu Zhi has... Read more »

Australian telcos to stress test networks after outages

SYDNEY – Australia’s three top telecommunications firms agreed on Oct 7 to conduct a drill to ensure customers can contact emergency services during outages as the federal government moved to improve safety... Read more »

Envy nickel trading fraud: Chief investment officer of related firm fined over conflicts of interest

SINGAPORE: The chief investment officer of a firm related to the Envy nickel-trading fraud was fined S$9,000 (US$6,960) by a court on Tuesday (Oct 7) for regulatory failings by his company, Envysion... Read more »

OK Lim’s daughter on trial for instructing IT staff to delete data from Hin Leong’s servers

[SINGAPORE] Lim Huey Ching, the daughter of former oil tycoon Lim Oon Kuin, went on trial in the State Courts on Oct 6 for instructing IT staff at Hin Leong Trading to... Read more »

This serial hustler doesn’t chase riches, he just can’t stop creating new things

He started trading Pokemon cards at 10 Y/O & has now launched 5 businesses on his own What counts as entrepreneurship? Is it inventing a mind-blowing idea, or just simply refusing to... Read more »