Regarding Grab's failed takeover of Trans-Cab, experts emphasise that the market share of the involved parties is crucial in assessing the impact on competition. Mergers between smaller players often…
Would consumers lose out if major mergers go through
In an interview on the proposed acquisition of Trans-Cab by Grab, SMU Assistant Professor of Strategic Management & Entrepreneurship (Education) Terence Fan discussed how Grab’s merger with…
Is Trump right to worry that China could ‘take over’ crypto?
Commenting on whether China regrets vacating the crypto playing field in 2021, SMU Associate Professor of Finance Emiliano Pagnotta said, “Beijing’s 2021 mining crackdown was a strategic blunder.…
SMU Associate Professor of Strategy & Entrepreneurship (Education) and Academic Director of SMU’s Business Families Institute Kenneth Goh, a former national swimmer, wants to rally the community…
SMU Executive MBA Rises to 3rd in Asia and 27th worldwide
SMU’s Executive MBA programme moved up the ranks to place 3rd in Asia and 27th worldwide in the latest QS Executive MBA Rankings, newly released on 17 July. SMU's Executive MBA programme climbed five…
Former national swimmer Mark Chay will not seek re-election as Singapore Aquatics (SAQ) president when his two-year term ends in August, after being diagnosed with chronic myeloid leukaemia, a cancer…
TikTok's Singapore links are deep, but so are US suspicions
Commenting on TikTok’s association with Singapore, SMU Senior Lecturer of Communication Management Tracy Loh said while it would be an overplay to say that Singapore’s neutrality had led to TikTok’s…
Commenting on more drivers jumping on the electric vehicle (EV) bandwagon, SMU Assistant Professor of Strategy & Entrepreneurship (Education) Terence Fan said that ultimately, the sale of…
SGFC co-director hopes new sustainable finance courses can deter ‘competence-washing’
Now nine years into his role at SMU, Associate Professor of Finance and Co-Director of Singapore Green Finance Centre (SGFC) Liang Hao looks back at various profiles of students he has taught for…
Sometimes it is okay not to ask the boss for permission
In a commentary, SMU Professor Emeritus of Operations Management Arnoud De Meyer discussed the need for people in Singapore to go beyond the call of duty, develop entrepreneurial behaviour, take…
