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Regulatory risk tops list of threats to business

Managing talent and dealing with emerging markets fastest risers in annual risk radar.

Regulatory risk tops list of threats to business

Managing talent and dealing with emerging markets fastest risers in annual risk radar.

June home sales down to 847 units

Despite stronger than expected growth in GDP estimates for 2010, buying interest is seen to remain selective.

M1's H1 2010 profit up 1.5% to $80mln

The company will exploit new all fibre network technology to draw more retail and corporate customers.

Q2 global real estate investment doubles to $66bln

In Asia Pacific there was 39% increase in investment volumes in the first 6 months of this year.

Tiger Airways celebrates awards with Malaysia route discount

2 top prizes from Changi Airline Awards 2010 made Tiger slash fare to 9 cents to Malaysian cities.

Singapore achieves double-digit growth even in double-dip scenario

Morgan Stanley revises 2010 GDP forecast up to 16% with potential sequential pullback on biomed.

GDP grows by 16.9% but service sector lags

The Singapore economy may have grown 16.9 percent in the first quarter of 2010, but advance estimates show services producing industries will have the least improvement for Q2.

Fraser and Neave issues clarification letter to BT

Business Times published an article about F&N’s announcement on 13 July that it is ending its deal with Boncafe International.

Singapore better for the dying than the living, surveys show

Monocle Magazine may have ranked Singapore as 21st best city to live in the world, but a new survey into the quality of death from the Economist group shows Singapore is an even better place - to die; read here.

Wealthy Singaporeans cautious about investments

Yet more than half of them still managed to grow net worth in the last six months.

Haverkamp is wrong about our consumer education: MAS

MAS refuted Larry Haverkamp’s statement on BT that its consumer education provides the industry with a platform to disseminate its self-serving views.

Cosco strikes deal to build vessel worth US$130 mln

The jack-up vessel is expected to be delivered to a European shipowner in the second half of 2012.

SPH Q3 profit up 30% to $165mln but circulation revenue down

Revenue from the Property segment rose by 43.4% but circulation revenue decreased by $1.7 million.

Tiger Airways to add 4 aircraft to Singapore fleet

Decision prompted by Asia Pacific aviation recovery and Tiger’s 52% increase in passengers.

CBRE calls for investors to buy prime strata office floors

The prime office floors are located at the 26-storey GB building in Cecil Street and costs $30.18 million.

SGX approves Westcomb Capital as Catalist sponsor

Sponsors' role is to provide guidance and assist Catalist companies in areas of rule compliance and corporate governance.

Singapore Airlines raises S$1.418 mln for Community Chest

Singapore Airlines raised funds through the sale of the evening’s tables, a silent auction and a raffle draw at its charity gala dinner.