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Why your next banking boss may be a Filipino or Indian

Why your next banking boss may be a Filipino or Indian

Research shows more roles being shipped to India and Philippines and banking jobs in AsiaPac down 14%.

Stingy Singaporeans to cut spending this year

Seven out of ten say they will cut spending, half of them see dim job prospects.

Singapore exports to US, EU, China still lackluster

NODX shipments only rose 0.5-1.6% in 1H12.

1 out of 3 admits to slacking off in office

And they're blaming their companies for not keeping them motivated.

Someone wants to buy OCBC Bank and GEH's shares in F&N and APB

There is an offer to purchase, but shareholders are advised there is no certainty that any transaction will be entered into.

I quit: A third of Singaporeans to resign in two years

And in 2017, companies might be flooded with resignation letters.

Singapore Airlines load factor up for 5th month

SIA’s PLF rose encouragingly to 83.0% from 78.8% in Jun 2011.

LTA fines SMRT S$2M for service disruptions

How much could this hurt SMRT's books?

M1 net profit tumbled by 17.8% YoY

With a squeezed pocket, does M1 still have sufficient fund to cover higher roll-out cost for a nationwide 4G smartphones?

Private homes launched in June fell dramatically by 46% MoM

Consequently, inventory of launched and unsold units dip by 1% as take-up rate rose to 104%.

Chart of the Day: New homes launched reach five-month record

The 14,272 figure surpassed the total launched for the full year prior to 2010.

Singapore importing more low-priced vegetables from China

China's market share of vegetable exports to Singapore increased to 29% in 2011, an eight percentage point rise from 2002.

Keppel and Sembcorp to benefit from new Brazilian orders

21 rigs are awaiting the big shipping lines by 12 September.

Tech sector to suffer dreary revenue reboot in H2

2012 growth expectation is pegged at -2% and 12% in 2013.

SPH net profit sinks 11.5% YoY

But the S$99.8-m decline sees hope in the growing rental income.

Tech sector revenue to crash 1.2% in Q2

Net earnings are likely to plunge 26% YoY amid demand decline.