Biz Interview: Bond Market Outlook: Q&A with Hon Cheung of SSGA
Hon Cheung, Regional Director-Asia, Official Institutions Group, State Street Global Advisors (SSGA), shares with Biz Daily his views on the outlook for Singapore and Asian Bond markets for 2011. 1) Where do you see interest rates going for 2011? For short-term interest rates, the last few years we’ve had these very low interest rates so...
Biz Wellness: Lower Education Level Tied to Heart Failure Risk
Source: Reuters The less education people have, the greater their risk of eventually developing chronic heart failure, a large new study finds. Researchers say lower education levels are basically a stand-in for people’s overall economic condition, and that their findings add to evidence connecting poverty to heart disease. The results, they add, also suggest that...
Biz Sage: Sophia Loren
“Getting ahead in a difficult profession requires avid faith in yourself. That is why some people with mediocre talent, but with great inner drive, go much further than people with vastly superior talent.” – Sophia Loren Sophia Loren is talking about acting, but showbiz is a business, like any other, and the same rules apply....
Biz Sage: Mikel Harry and Richard Schroeder
“Only knowledge put to use can create capital.” – Mikel Harry and Richard Schroeder Successfully managing people can feel like a magic act. You see it happening right in front of you but you can not quite figure out how they do it. According to the authors of Six Sigma, Mikel Harry and Richard Schroeder,...
Biz People
State Street Global Advisors Frank Henze has been appointed Head of Exchange Traded Funds, Asia Pacific wef December 7. Work experience: Head of Global ETF Product Development, HSBC; European Head of Product Development, iShares Informatics Education Limited Ortega Valentine Philip has been appointed Chief Executive Officer wef December 6. Work experience: Vice President, Informatics Holdings...
Biz Sage: Tara Hunt
“Designing your product for monetisation first, and people second, will probably leave you with neither.” – Tara Hunt If acquiring money is at the top of your list, something eventu- ally suffers. This statement has proved to be true for centu- ries and was recently mentioned by well-known blogger Tara Hunt. That is certainly the...
Biz Marketplace: Some Wonderful Gifts This Christmas
It’s the time of the year again to be merry and jolly. Not forgetting, the sumptuous feast and heavenly goodies that await you. So what better way to say “Merry Christmas” than by giving your loved ones delicious treats that are certainly good on the lips. So tuck away the clichéd presents, and dig into...
Biz Sage: Zig Ziglar
“You can get everything in life you want if you will just help enough other people get what they want.” – Zig Ziglar Helping other people sounds like charity, but not in the sales department. By solving your customers’ problems, you are helping them get what they want. Helping other people is the value you bring to...
Biz Sage: William Saroyan
“Good people are good because they’ve come to wisdom through failure.” – William Saroyan Learning through failure is nothing to be ashamed of, accord- ing to famed Armenian American writer William Saroyan. You tried something and it did not work out, big deal. But failing a second or third time because of repeating the same mistake is...
Biz Sage: Oliver Wendell Holmes
“Speak clearly, if you speak at all; carve every word before you let it fall.” – Oliver Wendell Holmes “The Chambered Nautilus”, a famous poem by Oliver Wen- dell Holmes, refers to the beauty of a particular shell with its perfect spiral. As the mollusc grows, it closes one section and builds another to live in. It...
Biz Wellness: Q&A with Spaboutique’s Resident Naturopath, Ketki Vinayachandra
Spaboutique is the only integrated spa sanctuary in Singapore, offering a wide selection of spas deeply inspired by Javanese and Balinese traditional health and beauty rituals. In addition to luxurious massages and facials, Spaboutique has recently focused on wellness, health preservation and health mainte- nance programmes. Their newest offering — Naturopathy – will further help...
