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Stamford Law boosts expansion plans with addition of INCA Law Founding Team

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Stamford Law continues to rapidly grow its capabilities in the Asian region and has taken on board a team of lawyers – including two founding members – of a leading construction, infrastructure and projects specialist firm, INCA Law. Read ››

Unsatisfied customers file S$103m product claims vs Asia Fashion Holdings subsidiary

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Products allegedly fell short of requirements. In a disclosure to the Singapore Exchange, the Board of Directors of Asia Fashion Holdings Limited announced that the Company's wholly-owned subsidiary, Fujian Qianfeng Textile Technology Co., Ltd has received claims amounting to RMB 517,034,640 (equivalent to S$103,406,928) from customers for delivered products that allegedly failed to meet customers' specified requirements. Read ››

British & Malayan Trustees promotes Siew Kah Lian to acting CEO

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She will replace Julie Teo Seok Chin who stepped down to pursue other interests. Read ››

Singapore lags peers in using green tax

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It was ranked 14th out of 21. Governments around the world are increasingly using tax as a tool to achieve green policy goals and make corporate behavior more sustainable, according to KPMG’s Green Tax Index which was recently launched. Read ››

Singapore inks patent pact with China

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It's a 2-year pilot programme. According to a release, the Chief Executive of the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS), Mr Tan Yih San, and the State Intellectual Property Office of the People’s Republic of China (SIPO) Commissioner, Mr Tian Lipu, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on the piloting of a Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) programme between Singapore and the People’s Republic of China last week.  Read ››

How Singapore firms should select intellectual-based professional service partners

Dr Raymond Teo
BY DR RAYMOND TEO
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In Singapore and in the world, companies that possess a sustainable competitive advantage win. Read ››

Stamford Law appoints Daniel Yong as director in Corporate team

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He is from Norton Rose Singapore. Stamford Law welcomed Daniel as a Director in the corporate team. Read ››

Stamford Law appoints Lim Sin Teck as director in Corporate team

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He was a Counsel at White & Case. According to a release, Stamford Law bulks up its market-leading practice with the addition of Mr. Read ››

Why integrated business planning is the next big thing in Singapore

Stuart Harman
BY STUART HARMAN
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Integrated Business Planning (IBP) is a management process, which enables effective decision-making and control over an entire organisation. Read ››

Singapore inks intellectual property deal with Brazil

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Framework takes effect in 5 years. The Intellectual Property Office of Singapore and Instituto Nacional Da Propriedade Industrial have signed a Memorandum of Understanding that provides an umbrella framework for collaboration between the two countries to strengthen intellectual property cooperation in the coming 5 years. Read ››

Singapore's 20 hottest jobs with steady hiring

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The first in line offers up to $25,000 monthly salary. Read ››

Singapore slaps industry sector with new energy efficiency requirements

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Energy managers and mandatory reporting imposed. The National Environment Agency (NEA) has introduced mandatory energy management requirements for large energy users in the industry sector in what it said was part of an effort to improve Singapore’s energy efficiency and competitiveness, These requirements will come into effect on 22 April 2013 under the Energy Conservation Act (ECA). Read ››

Former Wilmar manager slapped with civil penalty for insider trading

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Fined $50,000 but no jail time. The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) announced that it has taken civil penalty enforcement action against Mr Ang Kok Min for insider trading under Section 219(2)(a) of the Securities and Futures Act (SFA). Read ››

Government to inject $65m to boost Singapore IP capacity

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It aims to professionalise the IP ecosystem. According to a release, to support Singapore’s vision to become a Global Intellectual Property (IP) Hub in Asia, the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) will be investing $65 million to ramp up IP manpower and capabilities in Singapore this year. Read ››

HK firm repping buyers of Singapore's new $572m LNG plant

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Partner Gary Wigmore led deal team. In a release, law firm Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy said it has represented First Pacific Company Limited of Hong Kong, Manila Electric Company of the Philippines, and their joint venture vehicle FPM Power Holdings Limited, on the innovative purchase of a 771MW new-generation LNG power plant that will supply electricity to the Singapore grid. Read ››

Chang Szie Hou retires as Manhattan Resources executive director

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He was responsible as the technical director for the Company’s commercial building development project in Ningbo. Read ››

10 influential professional speakers in Singapore right now

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Check who's who on the list. Everyone can become speakers but not all can bring change and influence to listeners. Read ››

Singapore adopts bold new plan to become Asia's global IP hub

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More than a dozen initiatives rolling out. The Singapore Ministry of Law has announced that the country will be adopting the recommendations detailed in the 10-year master plan designed to make Singapore a global IP hub in Asia. Read ››

SGX unveils detailed rules on new IP rights disclosures

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Listed companies better sit up and listen. In a regulator's column piece, SGX head of issuer regulation Mohamed Nasser Ismail outlined the new need for listed companies to discloe their material IP rights, including patents, trademarks, industrial designs, trade secrets and copyright, among others. Read ››

Rajah & Tann LLP advise Tosei Corporation in S$619.3m SGX listing

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Led by Howard Cheam. In a deal announcement, Rajah & Tann LLP said that it has acted as legal advisers to Tosei Corporation in its introduction on the Main Board of the SGX-ST. Read ››

Tan Cher Liang retires as Boardroom's managing director and financial director

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Yet he continues to contribute to the company as advisor and non-independent non-executive director. Read ››

Boardroom names Cheng Soon Keong as chief financial officer

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He has been the director of of Corporate Advisory of Baker Tilly Consultancy. Read ››

QBE Insurance's cost management track record disappoints analyst

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Expense ratio edged up to 31.1% of NEP. According to the Commonwealth Bank of Australia, QBE’s cost management track record has underperformed peers. Read ››

Stephenson Harwood's Singapore team advises Lion Air on largest-ever Airbus order

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Transaction worth a record-breaking $24 billion. International law firm Stephenson Harwood has advised Lion Air on the world's largest ever airline order, comprising of 234 Airbus - A320 and A321 aircraft (including Airbus' new NEO aircraft), and valued at US$24 billion. Read ››

Manhattan Resources names Oliver Khaw Kar Heng as director

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The Board deemed his legal experience and expertise as his key qualifications. Read ››

Singapore Court Of Appeal overturns injunction over Maldivian Airport

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Maldivian government now operates the Airport since Dec 8, 2012. The Singapore Court of Appeal has overturned an injunction preventing the Maldivian government from cancelling a concession agreement for the running of the Malé International Airport (now the Ibrahim Nasir International Airport). Read ››

Drew & Napier litigation practice ranked Band 1 for 7th straight year

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Chambers Asia-Pacific piles on other distinctions. In a release, Drew & Napier said it has once again been rated as being best in class in Litigation, Intellectual Property, Restructuring & Insolvency, Projects & Energy and Telecommunications, Media & Technology (TMT) by prestigious legal publication Chambers Asia-Pacific. Read ››

Services sector business receipts rose by 4% in Q4 2012

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Only one sub-sector deteriorated from last quarter. According to the latest data from Statistics Singapore, business receipts of the services industries, excluding wholesale & retail trade and accommodation & food services, rose 2.4% in fourth quarter 2012 over the previous quarter. Read ››

6 provisions to look out for before signing a contract in Singapore

C-u Pinn Koh
BY C-U PINN KOH
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Too many small to medium businesses find themselves in hot soup due to not checking the fine print before they sign. Read ››

Conventional wisdom isn't wise for Singapore

Eric Romero
BY ERIC ROMERO
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Conventional wisdom is a major barrier to innovation that threatens the survival of companies in Singapore. Read ››

5 tips for Singaporeans to be the best regional leader

Prashant Agarwal
BY PRASHANT AGARWAL
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If you are reading this article, chances are you are among the many executives based out of Singapore who have to juggle the multiple and specialized demands that come from being in a regional role. Read ››

Boardroom appoints Thomas Teo Liang Huat as Non-Executive Director

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He holds a Master of Business in Information Technology from the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology. Read ››

Rowsley buys RSP to become a "major real estate player"

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Payment will be $187m in shares. Investment firm Rowsley Ltd. Read ››

Singapore looks to dethrone Hong Kong

Clara Tan
BY CLARA TAN
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Singapore has experienced a meteoric rise the last years in the arbitration field. Read ››

Daily briefing: Wijeysingha issues apology over defamatory allegations

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The SDP treasurer had been asked to pay for the damage and distress caused. Read ››

Sidley Austin welcomes Gerard Hekker as Singapore partner

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He is one of the 26 newly-elected lawyers across nine offices worldwide. Read ››

British & Malayan Trustees appoints Julie Teo Seok Chin as CEO

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The company also names Theresa Foo-Yo Mie Yoen as Independent Non-Executive Chairman. Read ››

Singapore splurges a new high of $7.4b on research and development

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It was a 14.8% growth from 2010. Singapore’s gross expenditure on R&D (GERD) recorded a new high of S$7.4 billion in 2011, according to the National Survey of R&D, 2011, produced by the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR). Read ››

Guess what's the hottest law affecting Singapore businesses today

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4 in 5 employers find their staff not ready for new regulatory requirements. Read ››

What does Singapore law say about online gambling?

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Experts share bits of advice to give it teeth. Singapore’s parliament has passed amendments to its Casino Control Act but there was no single provision dealing with online casinos. Read ››