Business publications in Singapore
| January 22, 2011 | Posted by Dax under Articles |
I’ve been inspired to do a quick writeup on business publications in Singapore because my favorite local business magazine Pulses met an untimely demise in December 2010 after a good run of about 3 years. I’ve been an avid follower since it was launched in 2007 but then I took a 2 years hiatus when I was in the US. It helped that the publication had a tie up with Spinelli to offer a free Original Spin with the purchase of the monthly magazine. There are numerous other business publications in Singapore, but Pulses stood out as being informative yet easy to understand for people with little background, and comprehensive in terms of coverage, with artilces in global and local economies, industries, general business practices, company highlights, CEO interviews, career guide, stock markets, investments, technical analysis, books and even local wine and dine.
Here’s a summary of the business publications in Singapore:
Pulses (end of publication)
reviewed as above
The Edge Singapore
This is probably the best source of information on corporate and market activity in Singapore. It is a weekly tabloid so the news is very current. There is very in-depth coverage of local industries and companies and they often highlight less than prominent corporates or SMEs. The articles can be quite dense at times but will serve those with good background knowledge well. It also covers many aspects of interest to the reader in the corporate world, with topics such as personal wealth management, management at work, and personal indulgence. While the publication does produce many original articles of its own in each issue, there are some articles that are sourced from feeds like Reuters, Bloomberg and The Business Times. This is my g0-to read each week for a summary of the week’s news. I also enjoy the very detailed interviews that they usually do with prominent persons of industries and companies.
$3.80 every Friday
The Business Times
The staple of the corporate world in Singapore is this daily publication from SPH. A must-read for up to day news of happenings around the world and in Singapore. In addition to market-moving news, BT also includes major news that can be good fodder for elevator conversation. The commentaries are a good read, and a section on insider activity and stock recommendations can be informative summary for those who do not spend their time pouring over detailed analysis by the research firms.
$1.00 daily
SME and Entrepreneurship magazine
I picked up this magazine by chance recently and have been suitably impressed by the richness of content and breadth of coverage. Unlike other magazines who typically use large images and charts to cover up their lack of content, SME and Entrepreneurship has longer articles that offer more detail (something along the lines of The Economist). Even though it has “SME” in its title, the content is relevant to anyone doing business in Singapore and everyone in its ecosystem.
$5.00 monthly
SME magazine
This magazine is tailored more to the executive suite of local SMEs and offers informative articles covering all aspects of business functions such as HR, finance, strategy, marketing, sales and operations. It also has a good review of happenings in the local SME scene. This magazine is published every 2 months. One of its aims is to be a form of peer inspiration, and for budding entrepreneurs to hear about what others are doing, which I think is a niche quite well fulfilled.
$6.00 every 2 months
Singapore Business Review
This monthly magazine is the always the thinnest of the lot and offers very little news if one already follows the Business Times daily.
$5.50 monthly
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