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JPMorgan cuts 5% of Asia wealth management jobs: Source

13 Apr 2016 - Channel NewsAsia
SINGAPORE/HONG KONG: JPMorgan Chase & Co has cut 30 jobs, or 5 per cent of its headcount, at its Asia wealth management business, a source with direct knowledge of the matter said, as the U.S. bank sharpens its focus on tapping wealthier clients. The job cuts would affect the bank's Singapore and Hong ...
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This Is Why One Of The Oldest Industry Is Set For A Mega Global Shakeup: Part 2

13 Apr 2016 - The Motley Fool Singapore
Most of us sleep with our air-conditioners or fans on throughout the night. We store food in refrigerators. We depend on our mobile devices and computers for work and leisure. It’s hard to downplay the importance of electricity in nearly everything we do. In fact, electricity has become such a ubiquitous ...
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This Is Why One Of The Oldest Industry Is Set For A Mega Global Shakeup

What Singapore Investors Should Know About The Yen’s Recent Rise

13 Apr 2016 - The Motley Fool Singapore
The Japanese yen has been climbing against the U.S. dollar of late. The yen started 2016 with an exchange rate against the U.S. dollar of 120.18 and that had weakened slightly to 121.32 by the start of February. But then, the yen strengthened to 112.67 against the U.S. dollar at the start of March and ...
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Iceberg launches another attack against Noble ahead of AGM

13 Apr 2016 - Singapore Business Review
It has 13 questions for the management. Iceberg Research released thirteen questions for Noble Group's management ahead of the company's annual general meeting (AGM) on April 14. The questions again target Noble's financial situation. For instance, Iceberg questioned Noble's unsecured revolving facility, ...
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Here Are 2 Economic Numbers to Know Now That May Affect Your Investments

13 Apr 2016 - The Motley Fool Singapore
As investors, it can be important to be watchful for changes to economic conditions that are happening around us. Though it’s hard – if not impossible – to predict what the future holds, we should still be aware of the current state of things. Howard Marks, the co-chairman of investment firm Oaktree ...
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SIAS urges authorities to probe OSIM’s takeover blunder

13 Apr 2016 - Singapore Business Review
Some shareholders may have suffered losses. The Securities Investors Association (Singapore) has urged the Securities Industry Council (SIC) to investigate OSIM’s costly privatisation error, in which the lifestyle company mistakenly bought 17 million shares above its final offer price of $1.37 per unit. ...
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2 Risks For Investors To Note About The Palm Oil Industry

13 Apr 2016 - The Motley Fool Singapore
In a recent article, I had looked at some of the strengths of the palm oil industry. They are (1) oil palm plantations’ ability to produce recurring income and (2) the good crop-economics that are found in the oil palm crop. There are a number of companies in Singapore’s stock market that are either ...
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Singapore's first financial technology festival to be held in November

13 Apr 2016 - Channel NewsAsia
SINGAPORE: The Republic's first FinTech (financial technology) Festival will be held this November, even as the country ramps up its efforts to highlight the attractiveness of the ecosystem here. The Singapore FinTech Festival will be held from Nov 14 to Nov 18, and will be organised by both the Monetary ...

Singapore Press Holdings Limited’s Latest Earnings: The Slow Bleed Continues

13 Apr 2016 - The Motley Fool Singapore
Singapore Press Holdings Limited (SGX: T39) reported its second-quarter earnings yesterday evening for its fiscal year ending 31 August 2016 (fiscal 2016). The reporting period was for the three months ended 29 February 2016. The company, known as SPH for short, could be best known as a publisher of ...
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