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Pixlr (Pixlr Pte Ltd), a leading developer of photo editing and design tools, is gearing up for a new creative adventure with the launch of its brand-new Pixlr Suite. This new launch aims to provide designers, photographers, creators, entrepreneurs and others with the opportunity to exercise their creative freedom in design and photo editing within a suite of tools.

According to recent data from the World Gold Council, demand from investors set a record of 1,064 tons in the first 6 months of this year, driving the price of gold up 25% to $1,330 per ounce. The demand in the first 6 months of this year has been 16% higher compared to the first half of 2009, when the world was in a recession.

Volt Singapore, a popular recruitment agency in the UK, offers specialized recruitment services for the accountancy and finance sector. They provide a full-service solution, from advertising your vacancy to shortlisting and interviewing candidates, or we can provide you with a shortlist of suitable candidates. The services are designed to be flexible and tailored to your specific needs. They work with a range of businesses, from start-ups and SMEs to large international corporates, and their team of specialists can help with all your recruitment needs.

A reputed global workforce hiring expert, Volt Singapore offers specialised recruitment services for open positions in accountancy and finance. They can save businesses time and effort by handling all the hiring legwork and scheduling convenient back-to-back interviews with your top accountancy and finance candidates. With finance and accountancy recruitment experts located across the globe, they can help clients find permanent, interim and temporary candidates with the accounting and finance skills to fill business requirements.

Renewable energy is a thriving market and all the signs indicate that the next few years are going to be incredibly positive for the sector globally. Take Japan, for example, where the market for renewable energy is forecast to achieve a CAGR of 11.2% between 2022 and 2027. Japan does face some challenges when it comes to renewable energy, not least a lack of grid infrastructure in many rural areas that could restrict the size of the market. However, there are many opportunities too, particularly as the impact of the pandemic begins to lift. Governmental policies tend to be supportive towards renewable energy in Japan and there are incentives and tax breaks for people who install solar panels, for example. Plus, increasing awareness of environmental issues is having a big impact on how pressing the need for more renewable energy provision has become. As a result, the growth forecasts for the next five years are impressive.

Digital transformation is a theme in many sectors today - including in Australia's water and wastewater market. Innovation is driving change across the board, although many of the bigger enterprises are moving at a faster pace thanks to more sizable budgets allocated to acceleration. One of the major factors driving this desire for increased digital transformation is the need to optimise performance and efficiency. Reducing non-revenue water loss and investing in better customer service are also much easier to support with the right digital infrastructure in place. This innovation will also ensure a sustainable water supply for the future in Australia, as well as improvements in workplace safety and the way that water and wastewater services are delivered. Some of the opportunities that organisations are already looking to take advantage of through innovation include decentralised water systems, more recycling, resource recovery from wastewater and water-energy linkages. With innovation at the helm the Australian water markets are primed for ongoing transformation.

Singapore continues to prove its position as a vital centre for fintech in the APAC region, attracting a wealth of investment and incubating some exciting enterprises. Aquariux, which is based in Singapore is one of those enterprises, a fintech start-up that has recently announced an opportunity for significant growth. The start-up revealed in April that it has raised US$2.2 million in pre-seed money from private investors, capital that the company plans to use to expand its workforce beyond the current team of 30 employees. Aquariux was established back in October 2020 and its business is focused on tech solutions in payments and trading, among other areas. It also provides a range of other services, including blockchain integration. In addition to the investment capital, the start-up also announced Kelvin Chia as its CEO. Chia brings more than a decade of building business strategy, subscription revenue, and B2B customer ecosystems that will be vital to Aquariux as the business develops.

Investing in environmental, social and governance (ESG) targeted opportunities is increasingly becoming a theme in the private equity world. Singapore's Azalea, a private equity manager based in the city-state, is one of the latest to move some of its considerable expertise in this area. It comes via the launch of the Altrium Sustainability Fund, which will be investing in ESG opportunities in order to balance both private equity returns as well as positive environmental and social outcomes. It is a fund-of-funds product, which means that it can be used by institutional and other accredited investors to create an investment portfolio that delivers on the sustainability front. Azalea is the fund sponsor and also the co-seed. Aviva and financial services company Singlife have also stepped up to help establish the new sustainability fund. Each one is contributing $50 million in order to get the fund up and running and to help it start delivering on the idea of private equity as a force for good.

Volt Singapore, a well-known global recruitment provider, offers specialised recruitment services for the information technology sector. Their technology recruitment team can quickly find businesses with highly skilled IT professionals who are the best fit for your project or permanent hiring needs. Using skills testing combined with industry knowledge, they can match the right technology professionals with the right roles. Through an unrivalled ecosystem and home-grown talent community, their experts can get you the talent you need, when and where you need them.

Renewable energy is a key focus for the energy industry globally and evolution is happening constantly. Now, a new partnership between Shift Clean Energy and Vitol will supply Vitol's bunker operations company - V-Bunkers - with hybrid bunker tankers. These are the first to be used in Singapore and will help to achieve an improvement in fuel efficiency - as well as a 10% reduction in emissions. The clean energy initiative will have many other advantages too, including reducing fuel and maintenance costs and improving reliability and responsiveness of power management. The partnership has been highlighted for its innovation and the way that it shows that there are opportunities for oil and gas companies to find ways to reduce GHGs right along the supply chain. The clean energy solution from Shift will help to decarbonise V-bunkers fleet operations and lead the way in sustainable solutions that meet commercial objectives too.

There have been many challenges for the construction sector over the past couple of years thanks to the pandemic. From problems surrounding labour shortages, rising costs as well as cash flow issues it has not been an easy time. However, the outlook for construction jobs - and for the sector in general - is upbeat with demand projected to be between $27Bn and $32Bn over the course of 2022. This is according to figures from the Building and Construction Authority. This increase in demand is going to be good news for a sector that has seen plenty of disruption since 2020. Around 2,200 construction companies ceased operations last year, a figure that is comparable to the number of companies that went out of business between 2018 and 2020. Support and relief measures have been put in place to help construction businesses tread a path to recovery - and to take advantage of the new spikes in demand that will help enterprises start to thrive once again.

The Singapore-based financial technology platform Cake DeFi has launched a venture capital arm that is going to be pouring funds into start-ups in areas such as Web3 and gaming. The new arm already has an initial $100 million in funds and picked its first investment target - the start-up The Edge of Company. The objective of launching the new arm of the business is to raise the profile of blockchain and cryptocurrency and make these more accessible worldwide. Given that Cake DeFi is one of the most impressive fintech platforms in the region when it comes to growth this is clearly a huge opportunity for any of the start-ups that the business chooses to work with. Support is likely to be global, especially when it comes to international scaling. The new VC arm of Cake is especially keen to invest in start-ups that are focused on NFTs, blockchain and the metaverse.

A leading workforce and recruitment expert, Volt Singapore offers recruitment process outsourcing (RPO) solutions to help businesses find the right people to fill critical roles. With effective recruitment strategies, the company works closely with clients to define their exact needs before putting them into action. Their dedicated team work as part of the clients' team, utilising various tools to track, identify and deliver potential candidates. The company adopts customized solutions best suited to the requirements of their clients, giving them a competitive edge and an opportunity to enhance their talent pool with highly skilled candidates.

A well-renowned global recruitment agency, Volt Singapore offers services procurement solutions (SOW) to help businesses optimize cost containment and deliverables. Their procurement services team is productive, agile and has expertise in handling numerous types of procurement solutions from sourcing and supplying, fully scalable, expertly managed, and future-proofed. The company is passionate about creating a sustainable supply chain that can help to drive value to your brand at the right cost and quality. Their procurement solutions are designed to meet the needs of your business goals and performance; no matter how complex it is.

As a cutting-edge location for industrial engineering jobs, it's no surprise that Singapore is leading the way when it comes to innovation, such as climate-neutral aviation. The first steps have now been taken towards a hydrogen hub and decarbonised aviation industry for Singapore. A cooperation agreement has been put into place between Airbus and key players from the city state's aviation sectors - including Changi Aviation Group and the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore - that will study how to bring this climate neutral vision for the city to life.

2021 was a record year for financial technology in Singapore with 191 deals transacted, an increase of almost 40% on the year before. The figures represent a 91% increase on the numbers for 2019, showing just how much the market has surged, despite the impact of the pandemic.

Headcount is rising across the market in Hong Kong as China's private equity firms look to leverage new talent following the slump in private equity and mergers and acquisitions activity. This drop in fourth quarter activity in 2021 was triggered by a number of factors, from COVID rules to market dislocation and government clampdown on fast-growth industries.

Volt Singapore offers payroll and independent contracts management solutions to help businesses reduce their operational overhead. The company has the infrastructure, technology, experience and expertise to take the hassle of administration, and contracts away from the HR teams of businesses. Their solution combines a contractor-centric approach to on boarding and contractor care with a robust compliance and payment framework. Their solution enables organisations to quickly and safely engage any contingent worker, regardless of source or classification.

Singapore is not just a global gateway for investment managers but also an important fundraising portal, which has made it a go-to city for private equity managers from all over the world. Variable Capital Companies (VCC) - a new corporate entity structure - is considered to be something of a game-changer for the investment industry, providing a wealth of options when it comes to flexibility and cost savings.

Infrastructure and tunnel engineering is a highly specialised area of civil engineering jobs and one that is increasingly in demand. In Singapore, the Land Transport Authority (LTA) and Singapore Institute of Technology (SIT) have now entered into a collaboration to help develop this expert field. The partnership is called the Centre for Infrastructure and Tunnel Engineering (CITE). It is focused on increased collaboration in research and development with respect to infrastructure and tunnel engineering, as well as establishing educational and training programmes focused on this area of civil engineering jobs.

As a financial technology recruiter, it has been difficult not to notice the boom that has taken place in the Australian fintech sector in recent years. In H1 2021 it was estimated that the sector hit US$890 million, a figure that represents a 60% increase on the same period in the year before. Capital is now pouring into the Australian market and this is giving organisations significant resources for expansion. And when it comes to expansion, Singapore is being targeted as one of the top markets for growth by businesses in the Australian fintech sector.

Prospects for industrial engineering jobs in Singapore look set to be bright once again as growth forecasts for the sector are positive for 2022. Predictions are that investment activity is going to be pushed forward by the demand for specialised, high-quality warehousing and manufacturing facilities that can meet the increasingly complex supply chain demands of many businesses today.

Singapore's Land Transport Authority has awarded a civil contract for the construction of CR1, which is the city state's eighth MRT line. When CR1 is finished it will include 12 stations, from Bright Hill to Aviation Park and run for a total of 29km. Part of the reason for the expansion is to support a number of key developments currently happening (and due in the near future) in the eastern, north-eastern, and western corridors.

Figures from the end of last year show record financial technology funding in South East Asia during 2021. Funding levels spiked more than three times in the first nine months of the year, reaching $3.5 billion, which is a record amount. About $2 billion of this can be attributed to 13 mega rounds i.e. those rounds that raise upwards of $100 million.

Sustainable finance used to be an area of expertise that fell pretty far down the scale in terms of remuneration. However, today given the huge shift towards more environmentally-focused economies, specialists in this field are now able to command significant sums. Recent figures show that firms today are willing to considerably increase what they are willing to pay those with expertise in this area, which has meant many private equity executives have seen a rise in pay up to seven figures.

A leading global recruitment company, Volt Singapore offers workforce consulting services to help businesses meet their talent needs. Their consultancy professionals can help businesses to harness their contingent workforce agenda, helping businesses to remain agile and implement change. The company helps businesses attract and retain the right people that bring the capability they need to give them a competitive advantage whilst maintaining compliance, control of costs and enhancing performance. The company delivers meaningful solutions that can be customized and tailored, that specifically address clients' concerns.

Singapore is a key location for industrial engineering and somewhere that innovative talent can thrive. The market here is made up of a wealth of different enterprises focused on creating new opportunities and paths forward where industrial engineering is concerned. Artificial Intelligence is an area that has still to gain much traction across industrial engineering jobs but there are firms in Singapore that are already powered by this powerful tech and seeing significant progress as a result.