• October 29 2023
  The FT ViewThe editorial board

  Governments need to become more productive

  A smarter and leaner public sector is essential amid tight budgets and rising demands

  
• October 22 2023
  Private equity

  Private equity firms face worst year for exiting investments in a decade

  Amount buyout groups have made selling portfolio companies is running at lowest level since 2013

  
• October 15 2023
  Wilson Sonsini

  Law firm Wilson Sonsini explores Singapore office as China dealmaking slows

  Beijing’s regulatory crackdown has pushed many Chinese investors and companies to expand in city-state

  
• October 3 2023
  Singapore considers money-laundering checks for luxury cars and handbags

  Single family offices could also face stiffer rules as value of assets under investigation swells to $2bn

  
• September 24 2023
  Singapore banks tighten scrutiny of clients after money-laundering scandal

  Customers from China in spotlight as waiting times stretch to four months to open accounts

  
• September 15 2023
  Cayman Islands

  Cayman Islands to open Singapore office to lure Asia’s wealthy

  Caribbean territory lays out ‘red carpet’ to attract hedge funds and family offices from region

  
• September 11 2023
  The Big Read

  Can Singapore hold on to its reputation as Asia’s ‘safe haven’?

  The city-state has long prospered as a global hub but some question whether the model is still working

  
• August 23 2023
  Singapore seeks documents from banks in money laundering probe

  Authorities widen $737mn investigation that has cast scrutiny on financial hub’s embrace of foreign wealth

  
• August 10 2023
  News in-depth

  Singapore’s scandalous summer stokes unease over succession planning

  Corruption probes tarnish ruling party’s clean reputation as it plots generational transfer of power

  
• August 2 2023
  Singapore’s PM defends governance after scandals

  Lee Hsien Loong admits ruling People’s Action party has ‘taken a hit’ ahead of leadership change

  
• July 25 2023
  Sovereign wealth funds

  Singapore’s GIC warns of the end of an era for private equity

  Sovereign fund says high valuations, lower leverage costs and low interest rates are ‘not coming back any time soon’

  
• July 19 2023
  OutlookMercedes Ruehl

  What Taylor Swift tells us about Singapore vs Hong Kong

  The rivalry between the two cities has been sharpened by the US singer’s international tour plans

  
• July 14 2023
  Singapore tycoon arrested over graft agency probe involving minister

  Investigation into hotelier and official calls into question city-state’s reputation as clean place to do business

  
• July 11 2023
  Temasek Holdings Pte Ltd

  Singapore’s Temasek reports worst returns in 7 years

  Value of state-owned investor’s portfolio slides after ‘the most challenging year for markets over the last decade’

  
• July 9 2023
  Sequoia Capital

  Sequoia China’s push into Singapore sets up fight against Indian arm

  Plans to expand into south-east Asia dealmaking from city-state puts it in direct competition with India-based Peak XV

  
• July 7 2023
  X Corp

  Who’s behind all those weird product ads on Twitter?

  And has one of the biggest advertisers just been nuked?

  
• June 21 2023
  Wirecard AG

  Singapore fines financial institutions over Wirecard-related breaches

  DBS, OCBC, Citibank and Swiss Life punished for inadequate controls

  
• June 21 2023
  GIC Private Ltd

  Singapore’s GIC accelerates US deals as China cools

  Sovereign wealth fund with estimated $700bn under management is targeting venture capital and technology companies

  
• June 20 2023
  News in-depthNikkei Asia

  Singapore bargain-hunters target distressed Chinese properties

  Wave of developer defaults follows Beijing’s crackdown on speculation

  
• June 20 2023
  Wirecard AG

  Singapore hands down first Wirecard criminal convictions

  Two former executives given jail sentences related to collapse of once high-flying German payments group

  
• June 15 2023
  Special ReportAsia-Pacific Climate Leaders

  Singapore pushes to become carbon market hub

  The city-state wants to become Asia’s go-to destination for emissions trading

  
• June 13 2023
  Inside BusinessMercedes Ruehl

  Singapore’s listing ambitions hit by woes of data centre operator

  As key customers of Digital Core REIT have stumbled, questions over disclosure have arisen

  
• June 12 2023
  Exchange traded funds

  CSOP AM ETF aims to profit from shift away from China factories

  The fund will focus on India and south-east Asian retail as well as technology, cars and component producers

  
• June 8 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

  
• May 31 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