Alumni Connect: September 2021

A quarterly view of our featured insights and publications

Featured articles

Meet Marcus Lam, PwC Singapore's new Executive Chairman

Marcus shares his view on his new role as Executive Chairman, bringing a strong sense of purpose, strategic leadership and business insight as we bring PwC’s global strategy The New Equation to life, bringing together PwC’s unique combination of capabilities to help our clients unlock value for their shareholders, stakeholders and wider society.

We stay committed to continue our engagement with the alumni network and work towards a shared future of sustained growth and innovation.

Meet our new Partners

A new generation of leaders at PwC Singapore coming from a diverse range of specialist areas. Meet our new partners Echo Chen, Johnathan Tay, Trevina Talina, Yuneswaran Keraishnasamy, Eugene Macey and Gareth Thomas.

PwC Financial Management Masterclass for SME Owners/Leaders (Skillsfuture funding available)

The PwC Financial Management Masterclass for Singapore SME Business Owners and SME business leaders is designed by, developed by PwC and supported by Enterprise Singapore (ESG) to help Singapore SME business owners and business leaders understand and acquire effective Financial Management skills to help them strategize and grow their business.

This intensive workshop will help SME business owners build and sharpen their financial management capabilities. It will dive into key areas such as raising debt & equity financing and unlocking cash for the business in order build greater resilience for the business.

This programme will also feature a number of panel discussions and fireside chats with experienced practitioners from banking and financial institutions, as well as successful SME business owners and CFOs with SME experience.

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Featured insights

PwC’s IFRS 17 Health Check Survey 2021: Asia Pacific

IFRS 17, the globally standardised accounting model for all insurance contracts aimed at greater transparency and better preparedness to manage the surging quantum claims, will be effective come January 2023.

Build trust in AI to accelerate its adoption at scale

For artificial intelligence (AI) it’s never been a better time before. AI is helping leaders make better and faster business decisions, optimise customer experiences and predict outcomes more meaningfully. The world is recognising how AI can transform the way we work and live for the better.

Payments 2025 and beyond: Evolution to revolution

Supercharged by the pandemic-induced accelerated digital transformation, Southeast Asia (SEA) is well-primed to fuel the shift to cashless payments and even greater innovations in the digital services ecosystem.

Powering safe and trusted data sharing in Singapore

Data sharing is undergoing a fundamental shift - from enabling operations to creating new economic and social value for both organisations and their customers. An example of this shift is Singapore’s newly-launched Trade Data Exchange, SGTraDex, which is expected to unlock over S$200 million in value annually when fully developed.

Other publications

30/06/21

Board diversity disclosures in Singapore: From intent to outcomes

This report explores how Singapore companies fare in their board diversity disclosures and how companies can further improve the quality of disclosure.