Singapore

No red lights: Porsche sales up 11% in AsiaPac

The luxury car manufacturer sold 2, 238 vehicles in the first half of 2012 in clear defiance of the downturn.

No red lights: Porsche sales up 11% in AsiaPac

The luxury car manufacturer sold 2, 238 vehicles in the first half of 2012 in clear defiance of the downturn.

Keppel Land earnings shoot up 76.8%

Its impressive $236.6 million net profit for 1H12 was attributed to strong property trading and improved K-REIT Asia performance.

Raffles Education expands to Malaysian international school market

The Raffles Americal School located at EduCity@Iskandar is a marked departure from the company's traditional higher education roots.

Intraco appoints Lien Kait Long as Director

He has worked in companies in diverse industries that includes manufacturing, telecommunications, among others.

WBL Corp appoints Lee Khai Fatt Kyle as Director

He was a Partner of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.

L.C. Development appoints Lawrence Ee Hock Leong as Director

The Company will undoubtedly benefit from Mr Ee's extensive knowledge of the corporate governance framework and practices of listed companies in Singapore.

Hwa Hong Corp appoints Lee Soo Wei as Chief Finance Officer

She was conncted to Ernst & Young before her appointment.

Servion Global Solutions appoints Abhijit Banerjee as Vice President and Business Head for Asia-Pacific

Abhijit brings with him 23 years of experience in building successful business strategies and go-to-market models.

Shop house sales fall 25%

Blame it on the steep 34% increase in unit prices.

Strata office sales smash 1995 record

The average transacted unit price was a 56% increase from 1H11.

Strata shop sales hit 17-year high

A total of 669 units were sold in 1H12--the highest since 1995.

3 in 4 banks outsource jobs overseas

No wonder 43% of people in transactional roles lose their jobs to foreigners.

Internal auditors pressured to upgrade skill set

But 8% of them have no defined competency plan at all.

UOB 'unfazed' by move for local incorporation of foreign banks

The MAS directive allow them up to 25 new outlets.

8 in 10 organizations worry over their internal audit functions

There's no room for incompetence, especially in Singapore.

USD-SGD forecast to see a heavier 1.2550-1.2650 range

The extreme strong end and corresponding weak end of the NEER fluctuation band are estimated at 1.2355 and 1.2865 respectively, says OCBC Bank.

Visitor arrivals up 15% in Q1

Top contributors to visitor arrivals were Indonesia, China, Malaysia, Australia, and Japan.