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[October 2008]
- Indonesian Triple Bill
SMU presents Indonesian Triple Bill to commemorate the loan of 35 artworks from Indonesian collector Dr Oei Hong Djien and gifts of newly created pieces by Entang Wiharso and Nasirun. Works by Entang and Nasirun are still exhibited at the SMU Concourse until Oct 30, while Dr Oei's collection are now located at the School of Social Sciences until 2013.
Asian Art
- Asian Dragons Rising
Associate Professor John Davis facilitated a panel discussion on the rise of Asian brands at the launch of Channel NewsAsia's new TV series.
@DLIB
[31 October 2008]
- America decides
Associate Professor Andrew White and Assistant Professor Ilya Farber shared views on the vice presidential candidates from both camps.
Channel NewsAsia
[30 October 2008]
- Farmers and free market ideals
Assistant Professor Forrest Zhang wrote – in a commentary – that farmers in China are today not as much concerned about land reform policies as their struggle with ideals of a free market economy.
Lianhe Zaobao
- Web 3.0 offers new customer insights
Shaw Distinguished Faculty Lecture Series speaker Dr Andreas Weigend, previously Amazon.com's chief scientist, said the Web has gone from a one-way communication channel to holding user-generated content to today's version 3.0 where people are using it to exchange dialogue.
ZDNet Asia
[29 October 2008]
- S'pore 'most politically and socially stable in region'
SMU law professor Eugene Tan warned that Singapore still faces terrorist threats. It is also uncertain how long the slowdown will last, he said, adding: 'Race, language and religion are still fairly strong faultlines and the slowdown will make those faultlines more significant.'
The Straits Times
- S'pore ranks 7th in the world
Assistant Professor Michael Netzley of the Lee Kong Chian School of Business at SMU said, ‘The question is, does Singapore want to be a cultural capital, given that it is already doing great overall without this, based on its business and human capital?'
The Straits Times
- Students compete in business quiz for $10,000 prize
Singapore Management University business management students Anirban Datta Gupta and Bhavya Khanna walked away with the top prize of $10,000 in the Tata Crucible, a business quiz held in Singapore for the second time by the Tata Group.
The New Paper
[28 October 2008]
- The NTU Art and Heritage Museum opens
The NTU Museum aims to foster a strong appreciation of art and heritage as an integral part of a well-rounded education. In 1997, NUS set up the NUS museum and in 2006, SMU set up the SMU Visual Arts Initiative.
Lianhe Zaobao
- Teachers and their impact
President of the SMU Ambassadors Naresh Nathaniel Navaratnarajah talks about teachers and the impact they have left in his life.
RazorTV
[27 October 2008]
- Finding peace of mind through peace in art
Alica Ng, a final-year accountancy student at SMU writes about her experience creating an art work for Art Peace(s) , a month-long art exhibition at SMU to commemorate the United Nations International Day of Peace on Sept 22.
The Straits Times
[26 October 2008]
- Young and unfazed
At SMU, graduating students are advised to be more pro-active in their job search. Said Mrs Ruth Chiang, director of SMU's Office of Career Services: “They may not receive multiple job offers now.”
The Straits Times
[25 October 2008]
- What if torture can be justified?
Practice Associate Professor Thomas Mooney who teaches at the School of Social Sciences in SMU, discusses the dilemmas behind the use of torture in the fight against terrorism.
The Straits Times
[24 October 2008]
- Making sense of fair-value accounting
Practice Associate Professor Andrew Lee and Senior Lecturer Lim Chu Yeong from SMU School of Accountancy write that in today's heightened uncertainty, what is needed is more transparency, not less.
The Business Times
- Two new directors for OCBC
OCBC Bank has appointed two new non-executive directors to its board with effect from Nov 1. They are [SMU School of Accountancy advisory board chairman] Mrs Fang Ai Lian, chairman of OCBC's insurance subsidiary Great Eastern Holdings, and Mr Colm McCarthy, a retired veteran banker formerly with Bank of America.
The Straits Times
- Fang Ai Lian, Colm McCarthy named OCBC directors
OCBC Bank has appointed Fang Ai Lian and Colm McCarthy non-executive directors from Nov 1. Mrs Fang is chairman of Great Eastern Holdings and also sits on the board of companies and institutions including SMU.
The Business Times
- Brokers in talks on Lehman crisis
Associate Professor Annie Koh, Dean of Executive & Professional Education at SMU advises that any counterparty that takes over from Lehman would have to consider that in the present market state, the underlying assets behind the Mini-Bonds may not pay out as much as before.
TODAY
[23 October 2008]
- How to save the financial world
Joergen Oerstroem Moeller, Visiting Senior Research Fellow at the Institute of South-east Asian Studies, and Adjunct Professor at SMU and Copenhagen Business School writes that the challenge is to bring the world through the crisis and not prove the point about responsible financial behaviour.
The Business Times
- Pixel-perfect designs for living
Six SMU students – who are founders of The Fashion Fraternity, an online business offering management services to young fashion designers – received creative support from the Creative Community Singapore.
my paper
[22 October 2008]
- Indonesian Triple Bill
SMU presents Indonesian Triple Bill to commemorate the loan of 35 artworks from Indonesian collector Dr Oei Hong Djien and gifts of newly created pieces by Entang Wiharso and Nasirun. Works by Entang and Nasirun are still exhibited at the SMU Concourse until Oct 30, while Dr Oei's collection are now located at the School of Social Sciences until 2013.
Universes-in-Universe
- Heart@Work
SMU undergraduate Jeffrey Soh – who is partially visually handicapped – is pursuing his university studies under the Asia Pacific Breweries Foundation scholarship.
Channel NewsAsia
- After blame game, what's the best cure?
As
Ho Kwon Ping, chairman of the SMU Board of Trustees writes that as the [financial] crisis deepens, there will be inevitable calls to prevent future excess and abuses by shackling future wrong-doers.
The Straits Times
- Caveat emptor always applies
Assistant Professor Tan Chong Hui, who lectures in qualitative finance at the Lee Kong Chian School of Business, explains structured products and the underlying risks in these complicated instruments.
The Business Times
[21 October 2008]
- MBA course should teach greed regulation
In response to the article “Should CEOs take ethics oath just like doctors?” (The New Paper, 12 Oct), reader who is pursuing an MBA degree with the Singapore Management University hopes that his course will be able to shed light on how to regulate greed.
The New Paper
[20 October 2008]
- Job hunting for graduates
SMU final-year undergraduate Ong Si Qing, who is reading commodities trading, will not limit herself to business and finance jobs while her classmate Lynnette Tay (accountancy) has prepared herself mentally in seeking the ideal job.
Channel 8
- Singapore academics: China's current land ownership protects farmers
Assistant Professors Forrest Zhang and John Donaldson from the School of Social Sciences carried out extensive fieldwork in China's Shandong and Yunnan provinces and discovered that the country's institution of collective land ownership with land usage rights protects farmers.
Lianhe Zaobao
- Hey good-looking
If first impressions count, students from Singapore Management University must make the best ones.
The Straits Times
[19 October 2008]
- Global Financial Crisis
Davin Chor, Assistant Professor of Economics at SMU, provides his opinion on the outlook for the Singapore economy in the near team.
Channel NewsAsia
- TMCC fund-raising event raises $1.6m
The Sim Kee Boon Institute for Financial Economics at the Singapore Management University has received at $1.6 million boost – thanks to the legacy of the man it was named after.
The Straits Times
- Honouring the late Mr Sim
With the government's dollar-for dollar matching, the total amount raised was $1.6 million. All for a good cause: the Sim Kee Boon Institute for Financial Economics at the Singapore Management University .
The Straits Times
[18 October 2008]
- Moving out is now on hold
'I realised that it was more sensible to stay home with my parents,' says the Singapore Management University graduate.
The Straits Times
- How the EU saved the world
Joergen Oerstroem Moeller, Visiting Senior Research Fellow at the Institute of South-east Asian Studies, and Adjunct Professor at SMU and Copenhagen Business School writes about how critics said the European Union was toothless, conservative, yet it led the way with its decisive moves to solve the credit crunch.
TODAY
[17 October 2008]
- Every cent guaranteed: MAS
Professor Annie Koh, dean of executive and professional education at SMU, said the guarantee will not significantly affect the Singapore dollar.
TODAY
- Appreciation for the big picture
More than 800 photographs by 66 photographers from 26 countries were chosen from over 7,000 submissions, for the large-scale exhibition to be held across the seven venues, including Singapore Management University.
The Business Times
- University students ride iron horses
A shared spirit of adventure brought SMU students James Ng En Jun, Bryant Teo Wei Ming, Leong Jia Yong, Katherine Kee Aik Min, Daniel Low Jia Liang, Yukina Sumida, Jasbir Singh and Lesley Fu Xianglin together to form a tight-knit team. They completed the 2008 Zero Limits X3pedition to Alaska in July this year.
Friday Weekly
- Seven Filipino modernists
View abstract and hyper-realistic artworks by seven post-modernist artists from the Philippines at the SMU Gallery. Part of the proceeds from sales during the exhibition will go to the Philippine Bayanihan Society and the SMU School of Economics Scholarship funds. Details can be found here.
The Straits Times, Life!
[16 October 2008]
- Financial Slowdown
Associate Professor Annie Koh commented that while the slowdown will lead to a recession, she hopes it will not result in a depression.
Channel NewsAsia
- Financial Slowdown
SMU students and soon-to-be job seekers – Naresh Nathaniel Navaratnarajah, Ng Hui Min and Ken Nishiyama – are preparing themselves to stay adaptable to the job market.
Channel NewsAsia
- No lack of confidence in banks
Professor Annie Koh, dean of executive and professional education at SMU said: “In this scenario, the MAS is doing the right thing not to follow Hong Kong or Australia's actions as of now.”
TODAY
- The changes and non-changes of China's rural land
Article by Assistant Professor of Sociology Forrest Zhang and Assistant Professor of Political Science John Donaldson notes that development of China's rural areas is not about sustaining the fertility of the land, but whether there is sufficient employment in the cities that provide with an alternative livelihood.
Lianhe Zaobao
- Lien Fung's Colloquium - The Story of Chinese Furniture
Join Professor Pu An Guo as he discusses the historical development of Chinese furniture and share over 300 photographs and drawings of archaeological findings from the Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties. Saturday, 25 October 2008, 2pm – 3.30pm at SMU School of Accountancy, Ngee Ann Kongsi Auditorium. Click here for more details.
Lianhe Zaobao, zbNOW
- America decides
Associate Professor Andrew White took part in a Prime Time Morning discussion on the candidates in the final leg of the US presidential elections.
Channel NewsAsia
[14 October 2008]
- Is our Gen Y ready for its first recession?
Associate Professor Annie Koh, dean of executive and professional education at SMU, feels the ongoing financial turmoil would “sieve out the men from the boys” in this age group [aged under 30] . Mrs Ruth Chiang, director of SMU's office of career services, said graduating students “may not receive multiple job offers now and have to be prepared to accept job offers as they come”.
TODAY
[13 October 2008]
- Funds raised for SMU school
Three-quarters of a million dollars have been raised so far for the newly-established Sim Kee Boon Institute for Financial Economics at the Singapore Management University.
TODAY
- Broadway fun in creative New York
Three Singapore students who went on a study trip to New York City have come back entranced by the magic of Broadway. The students were part of an SMU business study mission (BSM) to New York.
The Business Times
- Undergraduates play policymakers for a day
Some 400 undergraduates from NUS, NTU and SMU sent in proposals on how to handle the challenge of a shrinking population in the first public policy competition organised by the Public Service Division.
The Straits Times
- STI sheds half its value in a year
Associate Professor Melvyn Teo, Director of the BNP Paribas Hedge Fund Centre at SMU commented that hedge funds will be holding quite a bit of cash at the moment, either in anticipation of redemptions or because there are fewer opportunities on the long side in the markets, at least for the short term.
The Straits Times
- Finance jobs: It's not all bleak
A year to go before he graduates and given the current crisis in the financial markets, SMU third-year accountancy student Huang Jian An is busy burnishing his credentials and beefing up his resume.
The Straits Times
[12 October 2008]
- Job-seekers in finance sector finding it tough
SMU student Tham Huan Ling has been offered a sales and trading job with an offshore bank, even though she will graduate only in April next year while fellow SMU undergraduate Ken Nishiyama is gunning for a career in oil and agricultural commodities trading.
The Straits Times
- New pathway to greater heights
Dominic Abraham, final year business management student, enjoys the international blend of faculty – Swiss, American, Korean and Singaporean professors – who teaches him at SMU, in a report by a Sri Lankan newspaper.
The Sunday Times (Colombo)
[11 October 2008]
- Spring starts $4.5m fund for students
At the Spirit of Enterprise awards ceremony by Spring Singapore, the Friends of Enterprise Awards went to SMU and the Action Community for Entrepreneurship.
The Straits Times
- Watch 2009
And while the government is expected to dip into its coffers, the arsenal at its disposal to stimulate the economy could be hampered by the resource crunch in the construction sector. Said SMU economics professor Davin Chor: “The construction sector has relatively limited capacity to expand in the short term.”
TODAY
- What it means for the Sing dollar
Assistant Professor Davin Chor who teaches at the School of Economics at SMU says, “All major world currencies are generally weak right now, given the current economic situation, so it is difficult to pursue a policy of steady depreciation of the Singapore dollar.”
TODAY
[10 October 2008]
- Global financial malaise
Associate Professor Annie Koh commented that Singapore has strong fundamentals and enough diversifications as buffers against the global financial blues.
938LIVE
[9 October 2008]
[8 October 2008]
- New protection against passport fraud
A first time collaboration between the Ministry of Home Affairs, Microsoft Singapore and SMU brings research and knowledge on IT Security Management into the School of Information Systems.
Lianhe Zaobao
- 'Crooked' landlord II
SMU undergraduate and Chinese national Mr Zhong Ke is one of several people who rented the same room from a corrupt landlord.
The New Paper
- Facing down cyber threats
The Ministry of Home Affairs has matchmade tech giant Microsoft with the SMU to improve the quality of infocomm security education here. Beginning next January, a module on computer forensics will help infocomm undergraduates understand ways of tackling a security breach.
The Straits Times
- Nearly 50% of security firms say 'no' to audit
Law Minister K. Shanmugam, who is also Second Minister for Home Affairs, said at yesterday's opening of the World Security Forum at the Singapore Management University that the scores of security companies in Singapore who took part in an annual audit conducted by the police showed a marked improvement from last year. The Straits Times
- Value of a banking or finance degree
Associate Professor Annie Koh commented that in the wake of the financial crisis, would be university graduates need to start managing their expectations when seeking jobs.
938LIVE
[7 October 2008]
- Time to change reward system
Mr Ho Kwon Ping, chairman of SMU, writes that the only long term way to achieve a sustainable balance between fear and greed is to change a society's entire reward system.
TODAY
- Keeping the family business alive
Expanding on some of the factors that support or inhibit the success of family businesses during his SMU lecture, Dr Sanjay Goel said, “In family business there is usually higher trust and, as such, less monitoring.”
The Business Times
[6 October 2008]
- Essentials of Shipping Business
The International Trading Institute@SMU is hosting a two-day programme titled the Essentials of Shipping Business on 8 and 9 October 2008 to cover an introduction to the essentials in business practices on the shipping, and to explain the different categories, types and trade routes, as well as risk management and contractual aspects of shipping.
The Edge
- All set for career in gaming world
Students from the School of Information Systems – Jonathan Zhan, Alexander Chong and Muhammad bin Mohsin – completed a fulfilling gaming internship during summer at the Singapore-MIT Gambit Game Lab.
The Business Times
- NTU students stage protest over unpublished article
Assistant Professor of Law Eugene Tan says that it was ‘far fetched' to call the issue over the NTU student article censorship. “Censorship means the students have no alternative platforms to air their views,” he said.
The New Paper
[5 October 2008]
- Hanky panky, Singapore-style
A look at The Adventures Of Holden Heng, the groundbreaking first and only novel by poet, playwright and novelist Robert Yeo, 68, who currently teaches creative writing part-time at SMU. His plays tackle political and social issues such as the opposition movement, detention without trial and freedom of speech.
The Straits Times, Lifestyle
[4 October 2008]
- Foreign Bodies
Singapore Management University economist Hoon Hian Teck says that with the growing prominence of the services sector, the shortfall in skilled labour has become more acute.
The Straits Times
[3 October 2008]
- US Vice Presidential Candidates Face-off
Practice Associate Professor of Management Adel Dimian join a panel of guests on Prime Time Morning commenting on the debate between Republican Sarah Palin and Democrat Joe Biden.
Channel NewsAsia
- Indonesian Triple Bill
An exhibition of works from the collection of Indonesian art collector Oei Hong Djien and large-scale pieces by Entang Wiharso and Nasirun at the Singapore Management University Gallery and Concourse.
The Straits Times, Life!
[2 October 2008]
- US financial crisis
Associate Professor Annie Koh explained that the intervention by the US government to address the crisis of confidence should be termed a stabilization plan rather than a bail-out plan.
Channel NewsAsia
- Made in the Philippines
Seven Filipino artists are contributing their 35 artworks to an exhibition at the Singapore Management University gallery from 10-22 Oct to raise funds for underprivileged students. Admission is free.
The Straits Times, Life!
- Singapore puts its money on wealth training
United Overseas Bank (UOB) has teamed up with the Singapore Management University to offer an advanced diploma in private banking, whereas UBS has set up a Wealth Management Campus.
Financial Times
- Local scholars: Too early to proclaim Speakers' Corner is dead
Assistant Professor of Law Eugene Tan commented that because protesting has been regarded as a disruption of social order for a long time, therefore it will take some time for Singaporeans to change their mindsets that protesting is a legal form of political expression.
Lianhe Zaobao
[1 October 2008]
- Cash outflow hammers hedge funds
Associate Professor Melvyn Teo, Director of the BNP Paribas Hedge Fund Centre at SMU, said the US credit crisis meant investors will be forced to redeem hedge fund investments even if those investments are doing okay because they need funds urgently.
Australian Financial Review
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