THE prospects for Singapore's legal sector are dependent on the economy and it will be impacted as the rate of economic growth declines.

GIVEN the current political climate in the United States, it will be very difficult for the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) to pass Congress, say two top political observers, one each from the two major political parties.

WORKERS, employers and the government should work together to ensure that Singaporeans can remain employable well into the future.

PROSECUTORS and ministers in the US, Germany, France, Spain, the Netherlands,  Austria, Australia, New Zealand, Brazil and other nations have launched investigations into alleged tax evasion and money laundering in Panama. The data leak, claimed to be computer hacking rather than disclosure from an internal source, illustrates how certain corporations and rich and powerful individuals, including  leaders and senior politicians, use tax havens to hide their wealth.

DISRUPTIVE technology may be shaking up the property valuations space, but the incumbents have sounded a note of caution to the use of computer-generated valuations.

CERTIFICATE of entitlement (COE) premiums for passenger cars inched up on Wednesday as demand from replacement buyers continues to be strong, say dealers.

THE government must know when to step in and when to step back, so as to avoid inadvertently undermining the natural workings of markets or the bonds of community, said Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat in his Budget Debate round-up speech on Wednesday.

THE government will work with building owners and event organisers here to help them manage their costs when it comes to having tighter security measures in place.