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Five operators launch 4G in Asia Pacific countries

But Ovum analyst Nicole McCormick has a pretty little warning to the operators.

Five operators launch 4G in Asia Pacific countries

But Ovum analyst Nicole McCormick has a pretty little warning to the operators.

OCBC’s net interest income set to be ‘unexciting’

DMG is forecasting OCBC's 2Q11 net profit to be S$607m, a 3% QoQ decline.

Hedge funds continue to struggle on disappointing market conditions

In June, the S&P 500 index recorded a second month of significant losses with -1.67% and implied volatility of 16.5% rose again.

Asia Pac oil and gas companies to overcome liquidity pressures

Standard & Poor’s says crude prices are likely to remain volatile in the next 9 to 12 months.

S & P sounds alarm bells on Singapore REITs’ $4b dollar acquisition spree

In the first quarter of this year, $4b alone has been added to the REITs and there may be a significant increase in their risk tolerance.

Desktop virtualisation poses “significant risk” for CIOs

Virtualisation represents approximately 15% of the business PC market.

S-Chips down 19% in the last six months, DMG suggests a time to buy

At a recent corporate day, ACD, MINZ, SFGI and MIDAS held the most interest for investors.

Singapore loses to Hong Kong as most popular city for international businesses

The cities are only two companies apart, with Singapore home to 67.5 percent of surveyed firms.

Singapore-Israel Industrial R&D Foundation invests $2.8m in four new projects

The projects are expected to generate cumulative revenues of $250m in the first three years of commercialisation.

A-REIT to develop Unilever Four Acres Singapore

Estimated development cost, excluding the land premium for the underlying land, is more than S$32m.

Gan Chee Yen to replace Fullerton CEO

Gan will however keep his position as senior managing director, special projects with Temasek.

CapitaMall Trust to enjoy positive rental reversion

Rate of growth of spot rents however is expected to decline.

Singapore dollar hits S$1.2140 to the US$

This is an all-time high before the Singapore dollar traded at S$1.2151.

Asia’s credit growth not yet a cause for concern: Morgan Stanley

Credit in China, India, Korea and Australia is starting to stabilise relative to GDP.

NETS launches payment collection solution for small businesses

iNETS QuickPay aims to convert S$16 billion worth of paper payment transactions to electronic payments.

Asia’s steel sector stable over the next 12-18 months

But don’t be too confident, as Moody's Investors Service says that this outlook has a negative bias.