A-shares still fell at beginning of the year despite boost from financial regulators
SMU Associate Professor of Finance Fu Fangjian commented that the Chinese government's objective is not to sustain A-shares at a specific price level but to leverage the stock market's performance as…
Sustainability reporting will pay off for firms here in the long run: Experts
SMU Assistant Professor of Finance Aurobindo Ghosh noted that global best practices in sustainability reporting could boost funding for companies listed in Singapore. He warned that mandatory…
High demand for MBAs but do you really need one?
Applications to Master of Business Administration (MBA) programmes rose to the highest level in five years in 2024 amid a slowing economy and an uncertain labour market. SMU Academic Director of…
The convenience and the curse of online shopping: How e-commerce is fuelling addiction, wastage
Commenting on online shopping overconsumption, SMU Assistant Professor of Marketing Shilpa Madan said, “E-commerce platforms use advanced algorithms to analyse your browsing habits, past purchases…
Mystery box contains surprises, Christmas advent calendar becomes popular
Discussing the increasing popularity of advent calendars and the psychological needs they address for consumers, SMU Associate Professor of Marketing Michelle Lee noted that this trend is largely…
Why the right payment system matters for the poor
SMU Assistant Professor Bhavani Shanker highlighted that private solar companies, over the past decade, have offered pay-as-you-go (PAYGo) solar panels to impoverished communities in Asia and Africa…
SMU Assistant Professor of Marketing Shilpa Madan explains that cute things, like Labubu dolls, activate primal instincts and anthropomorphism in humans. This tendency to attribute human traits to…
China's securities regulatory agencies have issued new instructions to prevent economists and other practitioners from publishing information that contradicts central policies. SMU Associate…
Claude, ChatGPT or Gemini - which AI personality suits you?
In a commentary, SMU Associate Professor of Communication Management (Practice) Tamas Makany discussed the distinct personalities of artificial intelligence (AI) assistants such as Claude, ChatGPT…
Daily Cuts - Could Singapore's vehicle prices come down in 2025?
In an interview, SMU Assistant Professor of Strategy & Entrepreneurship (Education) Terence Fan said that despite the rise in certificate of entitlement (COE) premiums in the last bidding…
