PwC

Support to uplift businesses, operationalise sustainability and extend care to employees among PwC budget wishlist - THE EDGE SINGAPORE

Budget 2024

Support to uplift businesses, operationalise sustainability and extend care to employees among PwC budget wishlist

Among these are frameworks for businesses affected by export rules, and recommendations for better employee care benefits.
EY says it is in early stages of evaluation separation of audit and consulting   - THE EDGE SINGAPORE

M&A

EY says it is in early stages of evaluation separation of audit and consulting

Unconfirmed reports emerge that EY may split its audit and consultancy operations
64% of Singapore family businesses expect growth in 2021: PwC - THE EDGE SINGAPORE

Family business

64% of Singapore family businesses expect growth in 2021: PwC

According to PwC, Singapore family businesses are “confident about turning the corner" in the next two years.
Cybersecurity firms flourish in the face of new threats amid Covid-19 - THE EDGE SINGAPORE

Tech

Cybersecurity firms flourish in the face of new threats amid Covid-19

Global spending in cybersecurity is set to by 86% to US$248 billion by 2026.

SE Asian economies

Asia to double spending on food to over US$8 trillion by 2030: report

This is partly due to the diversity of countries, their varying levels of economic development and regulatory systems.  To overcome these challenges, the report advocates that greater collaboration and shared responsibility between the public and priv

Global Economy

Briefs

SINGAPORE (Nov 18): “I think, from their perspectives, things only get serious when their kids can’t go to school, and they can’t get their lattes and go to yoga.” — Unnamed foreign executive, to the Financial Times, referring to the expatriate

Fintech

Singapore fintech firms grabs more than half of funding in Asean: Report

SINGAPORE (Nov 12): Financial technology firms in Singapore continue to grab the lion’s share of funding in Asean, according to a report by United Overseas Bank (UOB), PwC and the Singapore FinTech Association (SFA).

Disruption and Digitalisation

Nearly one in five Singaporeans fear impact of tech on their jobs: PwC

SINGAPORE (Sept 27): Close to one in five Singaporeans are scared or nervous about the impact of technology on their jobs, making the city-state’s workforce the second-most anxious in the world about job security.

China's Belt & Road Initiative

Singapore businesses bank on China's Belt and Road amid slowdown

SINGAPORE (July 30): Nearly one in three multinational corporations are currently involved in projects related to China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), according to preliminary findings from a joint survey by the Singapore Business Federation (SBF) an
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