Singapore

Higher inflation pegged at 4-5%

MAS revised its forecast from 3-4% due to rising accommodation costs and private transport costs.

Higher inflation pegged at 4-5%

MAS revised its forecast from 3-4% due to rising accommodation costs and private transport costs.

Uncertainties have clearly increased: MAS

GDP growth forecast range remains at 5 – 7% for now though, says Managing Director Ravi Menon.

Macquarie launches Warrant Hotshot Contest with free ice cream

It’s giving away free ice cream at Raffles Place to get people to sign up for a warrant trading competition.

Singapore’s hiring expectations drop 5% in Q3 2011

And guess what is the number 1 reason managers are quitting?

11,000 more Singaporeans to get government training

The “SME Quality Initiatives to Assist, Nurture and Grow” or SME Qiang aims to boost productivity by 10% over a year.

Credit profile strength recovers with just 7% of ratings on negative outlook: Fitch

But the outlook for ratings is more negative in some important areas, notably euro zone peripheral countries.

Cache Logistics funds $13m warehouse acquisition through debt

The property in 22 Loyang Lane is a 63,290 sqft purpose built bonded warehouse with ancillary office.

First Data appoints Marc Mathenz as Senior VP

He will also be leading all business initiatives and operations as Head of Asia Pacific.

Asia Pac wealth management industry's IT spending to top $4.6b by 2015

Ovum predicts a growth rate of 8% over a five year period.

CapitaMalls Asia doubles profit to almost S$165m

This is for the second quarter of 2011, compared to the S$82m profit in the same period in 2010.

SGX questions rise in Tiger Airways’ share price

The bourse is also asking the budget carrier to explain the recent surge in trading activity.

Rupert Murdoch: Ministers’ high pay in Singapore avoids corruption

"It is the cleanest society you'd find anywhere," said the media mogul.

Keppel Land’s profit down to $133.8m

Revised accounting policy magnified the drop in property trading.

Ascott to operate CapitaLand’s first serviced residence in India

It will rebrand a 96-unit serviced residence in Bangalore that was secured through a lease agreement.

Singapore launches first-ever event concierge

TicketCube is the only platform in Singapore that aggregates four local ticketing service providers – ApeSnap, Gatecrash, SISTIC and TicketBooth.