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POLO vs POLO
In the battle between two "Polo" brand retailers, the United States Polo Association (USPA) has won its legal round against rival fashion brand Polo Ralph Lauren here.The prize: It has been allowed to...
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Retail Reits chalk up 13.7 per cent returns
SINGAPORE'S eight listed retail Reits gave average total returns of 13.7 per cent over the past 12 months, the Singapore Exchange (SGX) said yesterday.These real estate investment trusts (Reits)...
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Top 10 SGX-listed China stocks up 13 per cent
CHINA stocks listed on the Singapore bourse have put in a strong performance this year.The 10 largest constituents of the FTSE ST China Index have averaged a price gain of 13.1 per cent this year, with...
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Commercial insurance business going strong
The commercial insurance business in Singapore and across the region is set for strong growth over the next three to five years, said AIG Singapore chief executive Matt Harris.Mr Harris told The...
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Mers will hit 'aviation, hospitality stocks most'
Local stocks exposed to the regional tourism sector will most likely bear the brunt of the Mers (Middle East respiratory syndrome) outbreak that has shaken North-east Asian markets, said analysts.More...
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Auditors agree on ways to improve quality
REGULATORS and audit firms from six ASEAN countries and Hong Kong have concluded a meeting to discuss raising audit quality and market transparency in the region.The ASEAN Audit Regulators Group's 5th...
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Keppel unit bags seabed mining deal
A UNIT of rig builder Keppel Corporation is the first Singapore company to secure a contract to explore how metals can be harvested from the deep sea.Ocean Mineral Singapore (OMS) yesterday signed a...
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CPF housing grant: How you can get the most out of it
Ah, Singapore. Probably the only country in the world where you can get up to $50,000 from the SG50 Celebration Fund just to celebrate our 50th anniversary of independence.Do you know what's really...
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Have Singapore's luxury homes hit rock bottom?
Overbuilding in Singapore's luxury homes sector spurred a flurry of doomsday scenarios, but prices may have already hit bottom, with buyers beginning to nibble."We are seeing a number of our clients...
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DBS Bank set to sell S'pore's first covered bond
DBS BANK is well on its way to selling Singapore's first covered bond, as lenders in Asia seek to lift the quality of their assets amid tighter rules.The bank announced on Tuesday that it has set up a...
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Frasers Hospitality buys boutique hotel group in Britain
FRASERS Hospitality is buying the Malmaison Hotel du Vin (MHDV) group of boutique hotels for £363.4 million ($770 million) - its biggest acquisition yet.MHDV owns two upscale hospitality brands -...
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Businesses catch the games' wave
WHILE athletes recorded personal bests and broke national records throughout the SEA Games, most businesses in the vicinity of the Singapore Sports Hub also topped their sales charts.With 12 sports...
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Singapore consumers more satisfied with retail, infocomm sectors
Customer satisfaction for the retail and infocomm sectors in Singapore edged up in the first quarter of 2015, results from the Customer Satisfaction Index of Singapore (CSISG) unveiled on Wednesday...
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S'pore nightlife brand to open club in JB
Home-grown nightlife brand Neverland Group is on an expansion spree - it will open a new club in Johor Baru next year and venture into property development for the first time.The group is also on track...
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Why can't Singaporeans seem to keep their lifestyle spending in check?
Many Singaporeans are pretty bad at separating wants from needs.Sure, property is expensive, but what many young Singaporeans are really complaining about is the fact that a cocktail at a bar costs...
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2G network closure offers opportunities for S'pore telcos: BMI
Singapore's telcos will see service monetisation opportunities arising from the planned closure of the country's 2G networks, said a BMI Research report released on Wednesday.This is because the...
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S'pore bourse slips amid Greek deadlock
Local shares drifted lower yesterday as worries over a continued deadlock between Greece and its creditors outweighed dovish cues from the United States Federal Reserve.The benchmark Straits Times...
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One in 2 firms here hired more women in tech roles
The number of women in Singapore working in technology - a profession still seen as dominated by men - is booming, specialist recruitment firm Robert Half said yesterday.Releasing the results of a...
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Grexit fears trump news of slower US interest rate hike
REGIONAL investors were more concerned yesterday over Greece's debt crisis than dovish signals that United States interest rates may rise more slowly.Most Asian bourses lost ground with the risk of a...
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