[July 2005]

• Does the HR profession need formal accreditation?
  SMU HR Director Ong Tiong Eng says there is no need for accreditation in HR; its effectiveness depends on ability to deliver, leadership and business acumen.
  Human Resources (July 2005 issue)

• The Art of Making Cents
  SMU associate professor Annie Koh points out that the recession saw more men than women lose jobs, making the latter suddenly become primary providers and boosting their financial confidence.
  Harper's Bazaar

• Software company recruits SMU interns
  FACT Software recruited 19 SMU interns to spearhead a full-fledged marketing campaign.
  HRM

• The Leadership Advantage
  SMU associate professor Donald L Ferrin has seen an increasing number of large companies like NOL and Intercontinental Hotels Group flying in their high potential leaders to be trained in leadership skills at SMU.
  HRM

• These women will shape your future
  SMU students Rafidah Rahumathullah, Ng Eharn and Ezen Ho are amongst nine top female graduates who are making waves with their track records.
  Her World

• Hey, MR DJ!
  On top of playing adult-contemporary music, SMU Campus Radio also makes it a point to air students’ original compositions.
  LIME

[31 July 2005]

• SMU moves to new City Campus
  Having spent 5 years at the Bukit Timah campus, SMU finally moves into the City Campus at Bras Basah.
  Channel 8 (10pm)
  Channel 8 (6.30pm)

• SMU moves to the city
  Some 1,000 students and academics make their way to the new SMU campus in the city.
  Channel U (7pm)

• SMU symbolic move
  SMU makes its way to the new city campus this morning.
  Suria (8pm)

• Take a cold hard look
  With many properties costing thrice as much now, loans cost an arm and a leg in interest chargers. That is why Associate Professor Benedict Koh of the Singapore Management University and co author of the book Personal financial Planning says: 'I often joke with my students that many Singaporeans are potential millionaires."
  The Straits Times

• SMU moves into new City Campus at Bras Basah
  After spending 5 years at the Bukit Timah campus, Singapore 's third university marked its move with a colourful symbolic march to its City Campus.
  Channel NewsAsia

[27 July 2005]

• S’pore has to tread carefully on foreign labour policy: Prof
  SMU’s Professor Augustine Tan said that the widening income gap means Singapore has a First World per capita income but a Third World income structure.
  The Business Times

• Singapore likely to grow an average of 6% for next 20 years: Prof
  SMU’s Professor Augustine Tan said that Singapore’s wage share of our GDP is low but the profit share is comparatively higher.
  Lianhe Zaobao

[26 July 2005]

• Wealth management programme creates job opportunities
  Desmond Loh Tse Yang and Poh Wu Hun, Jackson are two graduates of the Masters of Science in Wealth Management who recognize the burgeoning market for wealth managers.
  Lianhe Zaobao

• For SMU students, the world is their oyster
  From the beginning, SMU has believed that overseas exposure challenges perceptions, enriches the mind and sharpens communication skills, says SMU Provost, Prof Tan Chin Tiong,
  The Straits Times

• Perhaps the engineers don’t get it – branding is not an option but a must-have
  At the Marketing Science Institute Asian Marketing Conference yesterday, hosted by SMU, industry speaker Mr Ho Kwon Ping noted that many Asian companies do not give enough attention to building a brand.
  TODAY

[25 July 2005]

• Unis offer advisers a leg up to top tier
  A surge in the number of wealth management degrees available from universities – like regional heavyweight the Singapore Management University – is laying the ground work for a better qualified advisory industry.
  Financial Review

• Pointers on art and wealth
  40 students from SMU wre invited by Citbank for a wealth management presentation, which included an exclusive tour of Asian works chosen from the Singapore Art Museum’s collection.
  The Business Times

• The tricky talent hunt
  Says Judith Clarke, SMU assistant director and head of faculty administration, “In Singapore, it has been exciting to have a private university that is publicly funded. But it’s a huge challenge to sell that because, in Asia, public universities get the prestige while private universities are seen as the money-making types”.
  TODAY

• Little cycling experience bud pedaling to Himalayas
  Started yesterday, The Himalayan Bicycle Diaries 2005 is a project under the Singapore Management University’s Zero Limits Xpedition series, which aims to promote participation in extreme sports.
  The Straits Times

[24 July 2005]

• Are Asians savvy investors?
  This segment of the programme features SMU professor Francis Koh, who led a team of researchers to study money management habits by average Singaporeans.
  Channel NewsAsia, Money Mind

• Pop & Rap
  Living in the spotlight doesn't always put you on the spot SMU poster girl Elsie Lin just graduated with top honours with no big problems, she says.
  The New Paper

[23 July 2005]

• He had a dream
  From store assistant to security guard to an economics undergrad at SMU, Abdul Shariff Aboo Kassim’ life story is an inspiring lesson in faith and persistence.
  The Straits Times

[22 July 2005]

• “The Great Depression”
  SMU Assistant Professor of Psychology Jennifer Tong says that earning more money does not necessarily make one happier.
  938 LIVE

• When the economy hits the brakes
  SMU’s associate professor Hoon Hian Teck opines that failure to realistically face up to a growth slowdown leads to increased unhappiness when individuals discover they cannot afford their planned lifestyle.
  The Business Times

[21 July 2005]

• SMU valedictorian pursues education and social work
  Every minute of Ms Lim Ke Xin's time in SMU is filled with activities. In addition to the demands of studies, much time is devoted to activities like social work and giving back to the community.
  Lianhe Zaobao

• Sickly once, she creates ripples
  23-year-old Lim Ke Xin took to the stage as SMU valedictorian and made a bold promise: SMU alumni will one day be Cabinet members.
  TODAY

• Yesterday's poster girl is today's model SMU graduate
  Best remembered for her back-arching pose, Ms Elsie Lin graduated with summa cum laude and snagged eight of the 11 accountancy awards.
  The Straits Times

• SMU to send 50% of its students abroad
  SMU will soon sign partnership agreements with 100 foreign universities for overseas exchange, an example of how Singapore should globalize its university education.
  The Business Times

• SMU club invited to promote Listen Live concert
  Mr Kevyn Eng and Ms Alvina Teh from SMU Broadcast and Entertainment will helm an SMU team to publicise the Listen Live concert and host foreign media.
  The Business Times

[19 July 2005]

• Singaporeans manage finances poorly: Poll
  A survey of 1,000 respondents commissioned by OCBC Bank and conducted by SMU found that Singaporeans are poor money managers.
  The Straits Times

• Half of undergrads to spend time overseas
  SMU already sends 40% of its 3,600 students overseas for global exposure and will hit the 50% mark by 2006.
  The Straits Times

• Half of the students from the three universities will have a chance to 'see the world'
  SMU President Professor Howard Hunter says that close to 40% of students at SMU will get the opportunity to study overseas and by end this year, SMU would have signed partnership agreements with 100 foreign universities.
  Lianhe Zaobao

• Singaporeans invest too slowly and too late
  SMU Practice Professor Francis Koh says that managing investments is not a one-of,  people at different stages of their lives have different needs.
  Lianhe Zaobao

• S'poreans invest too little too late, says study
  SMU's Professor Francis Koh says that many Singaporeans are living like there is no tomorrow - a finding from a survey on savings and investment habits commissioned by OCBC Bank.
  The Business Times

• S'poreans ill-prepared for sudden job loss
  A survey by the Singapore Management University shows that nearly two out of 10 Singaporeans are unable to cover more than a month of expenses upon retrenchment.
  TODAY

• When putting family first isn't best
  SMU's Associate Professor Tan Wee Liang observes that many family businesses are beginning to groom candidates from outside the family to succeed to managerial positions.
  The Business Times

• Both strong and weak ties work in VCs
  Visiting professor at SMU's Lee Kong Chian School of Business Dr Peter Ring suggests that start-ups need to look beyond their existing network circle for business relations.
  The Business Times

• SMU survey shows that Singaporeans invest too little and too slowly
  A survey commissioned by OCBC Bank and SMU reveals that Singaporeans manage their money poorly.
  Shin Min Daily News

• S'poreans poor money manager
  Singaporeans are poor money managers says a study commissioned by OCBC Bank and conducted by Singapore Management University.
  The New Paper

[18 July 2005]

• Singaporeans invest too little too late
  According to an SMU survey commissoned by OCBC Bank, Singaporeans are overly dependent on their income as the main source of accumulating wealth.
  938 Live

[16 July 2005]

• Charity bodies unlike commercial entities, says don
  SMU’s associate professor Tan Wee Liang says that charities need to align their mission with their business relations and communications with stakeholders and donors.
  Lianhe Zaobao

[15 July 2005]

• Minister hopes CPF Board can be 'gatekeeper' of funds
  SMU associate professor of finance Annie Koh said members' funds could be pooled and given to fund managers to invest. The board could set a target for the return on investment that these managers had to meet.
  The Straits Times

[14 July 2005]

• Boards must safeguard investor interest: Ho Ching
  Ms Ho also handed out prizes for the Monetary Authority of Singaore - ESS Essay Competition. Mr Joshua Liaw and Ms Maureen Tee of the Singapore Management University jointly won the top prize of $5,000 in the university category.
  The Straits Times

[12 July 2005]

• Family firms vital: US prof
  Associate Professor Tan Wee Liang says there are plans to introduce modules in SMU to understand the growing importance of family businesses and their contribution to the economy.
  The Business Times

[11 July 2005]

• Hitched at 22. and he has no regrets
  Singapore Management University student Zheng Renjie, 23, says marriage gives him a kind of peace that singlehood can't offer.
  The Straits Times

• With a song in her heart
  SMU graduate, Patricia Huang, recalls drumming her fingers on the edge of her seat to the tune of songs from musicals when she was just eight. While pursuing her degree, she and a group of like-minded friends founded SMU's first theatre production house, Stageit.
  The Business Times

[7 July 2005]

• All in the family
  SMU assistant professors Marcus and Michelle Lee are like other couples who choose to direct their maternal and paternal instincts towards pets.
  The Straits Times

[4 July 2005]

• Saturday morning clinic
  Three university investment clubs – including the Singapore Management University EYE Investment Interactive Club – helped to co-organise the inaugural Business Times-Citibank Investment Clinic for budding investors and aspiring bankers alike.
  The Business Times

• All set to ride high
  On July 24, a team of cyclists from the Singapore Management University will embark on the 2005 Himalayan Bicycle Diaries, the first of the Zero Limits Expedition series.
  TODAY

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