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THE Singapore branch of Swiss private bank Bank J. Safra Sarasin (BJS) has been fined the maximum of S$1 million for failing to comply with requirements to prevent money laundering and terrorism financing.

Some special acquisition purpose company deals are genuinely innovative, but others feel like the last days of a bubble, says the Financial Times’ Brooke Masters.

A record fine, public penitence from a tech giant and a 'who's who' of digital firms warned to "rectify" their ambitions within a month -- state regulators are showing no one is bigger than Beijing in Xi Jinping's China.

The Japanese owner of a megaship seized after blocking the Suez Canal has said it is negotiating with Egyptian authorities after they demanded $900 million in compensation for its release.

TAIPEI: Taiwan said on Wednesday (Apr 14) its chip companies will adhere to US rules after Washington added seven Chinese supercomputing entities last week to an economic blacklist and after a Taipei-based chipmaker halted orders from one of the entities named. The U.S. Commerce Department said ...

Plastic is in pretty much everything that we use, and it’s become a major source of pollution, particularly in the world’s oceans. Money Mind looks at how some organisations are helping to stem the tide.

Once a shining symbol of Japan's advanced technology and economic power, Toshiba has been rocked by turbulence in recent years, facing scandals and losses before staging a recovery.

The president of Toshiba stepped down on Wednesday (Apr 14), a week after the the Japanese technology and manufacturing conglomerate said it was studying an acquisition proposal from a global fund where he previously worked.

SINGAPORE-BASED fund manager Caber Partners announced on Wednesday that it has appointed Robert Meyer, co-founder and former chief executive officer (CEO) of mainboard-listed Halcyon Agri Corporation, as its new CEO, effective immediately.

DBS is reportedly expected to shed office space in Singapore, joining other banks in rethinking their physical real estate given the impact from Covid-19. What are the implications for both the banking industry, and office rental? The Business Times dives in.