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Singapore Brand Conference 2014: Maximising Brand Growth with Innovation, Intellectual Property & InvestmentDate: 28 August 2014Time: 9am to 5pmVenue: Raffles City Convention CentreFirst incepted...
View ArticleDisney toy division's focus on franchises makes it a star
Shoppers entering a Walt Disney Co retail store these days can see company CEO Bob Iger's franchise strategy on display: walls packed with products linked to the company's famous characters, ranging...
View ArticleMercedes targeted in antitrust investigation
SHANGHAI - China's investigations into foreign companies spread to the auto sector on Tuesday, with German giant Mercedes-Benz saying it is helping authorities after reports that anti-monopoly...
View ArticleMalaysian banks with Indonesian subsidiaries can face more hurdles
PETALING JAYA - Malaysian banks with Indonesian subsidiaries could face more hurdles in expanding their businesses when a law to cap foreign ownership to 40 per cent likely comes on stream between now...
View ArticleAsian markets down as Ukraine conflict fears escalate
HONG KONG - Asian stocks dropped Wednesday, following a sharp fall on Wall Street over fears of a market correction and concerns the conflict in Ukraine could escalate.Analysts cited comments by Polish...
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Selling 'dishwasher to CEO' dream
PEOPLEA 17-YEAR-OLD Bernold Schroeder was enticed into joining the hospitality industry after watching an American drama about hoteliers and their flashy cars, beautiful wives and luxury houses.Three...
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ARA's net profit rises 36 per cent in Q2
INCREASED management fees helped real estate firm ARA Asset Management lift its earnings in the second quarter.Net profit shot up 36 per cent from the previous year to $20.8 million for the three...
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Parkway Life Reit's payout jumps 10.2 per cent
NEW acquisitions and higher rents have delivered a record payout to unit holders of Parkway Life Real Estate Investment Trust (Reit).Distribution per unit for the three months ended June 30 came in at...
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Remisiers worry new trading rules will hit market liquidity
REMISIERS are blaming the new share trading rules announced last Friday for sparking yesterday's plunge in penny stocks.Fears that the tough new regulations will hammer penny stocks and send...
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Taming Singapore's property market
INITIAL reports of the property market's demise appear to have been slightly exaggerated.After policymakers imposed strict curbs on consumer loans last June under total debt servicing ratio (TDSR)...
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Rise in factory activity offers hope for manufacturing
NEW data appears to offer a glimmer of hope that Singapore's flagging manufacturing sector has turned the corner.The Singapore Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI), a monthly gauge of the sector's...
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Adopt QS certification to stay ahead of competition
Spring Singapore has help schemes for this, and Melissa De Silva reports on some companies which have benefited from the adoption of QS.Enterprises need to deal with an increasingly demanding business...
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Mobile ad sales firm raises $31m in funding
A GLOBAL firm at the cutting edge of mobile advertising sales has raised US$25 million (S$31 million) in funding from investors including Singapore Press Holdings and EDB Investments.Smaato,...
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$10m boost for industry standards
COMPANIES in industries ranging from manufacturing to food will soon get more help to adopt prescribed standards as a strategic business tool to achieve higher levels of quality.The extra $10 million...
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Leaving no stone unturned for art
Well-designed products should not only be aesthetically appealing, but also unique, practical and commercially feasible.In the first of a four-part series about firms that have clinched the Singapore...
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Concerns over changes to trading rules unwarranted
STOCKBROKERS and others in the share trading sector are understandably perturbed by the sweeping changes unveiled by regulators to strengthen the stock market last Friday.But if they go through the...
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CapitaLand remains upbeat about unit sales in S'pore
PROPERTY giant CapitaLand is optimistic about selling remaining units at its private projects in Singapore, it said yesterday.Mr Lim Ming Yan, president and group chief executive, told a results...
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