Provides the latest RSS feeds for Financial Services News. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Singapore Star.com http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/cat/41163fae10632f63/ en-us Mon, 20 May 2013 09:20:15 -0400 Mon, 20 May 2013 09:20:15 -0400 30 The United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Algeria have held talks to explore new ways of enhancing bilateral cooperation in areas like industry, investment and small and medium enterprises (SMEs). The discussions were held Sunday between UAE's economy minister Sultan bin Saeed Al Mansouri and the visiting Algerian Minister for Industry, SMEs and Investment Promotion, Cherif Rahmani. Both sides also ... http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/214622711/scat/41163fae10632f63 Sun, 19 May 2013 23:30:01 -0400 http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/214622711/scat/41163fae10632f63 JAKARTA - PT Pertamina's Chief Executive Karen Agustiawan is the front-runner to head Indonesia's Coordinating Board for Investment after President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono Monday made the current chief the country's new finance minister, two people familiar with the matter said. "It's Karen who [likely] will be appointed as the new investment board chief," one of ... http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/214632013/scat/41163fae10632f63 Mon, 20 May 2013 08:39:01 -0400 http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/214632013/scat/41163fae10632f63 A European Union law up for a vote on Monday will only fully shield taxpayers from bailing out troubled banks if there is a global framework as well, a top UK regulator said on Monday. Bank of England Deputy Governor Paul Tucker said the EU law on bank recovery and resolution would be a milestone towards a global system and help convince markets that governments were no longer willing to rescue ... http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/214631943/scat/41163fae10632f63 Mon, 20 May 2013 08:34:37 -0400 http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/214631943/scat/41163fae10632f63 Singapore, May 20. (BNA) -- More than 480 leading industry players, thought leaders and key regulators in the international and regional Islamic finance industry will be gathering from the 3rd to the 5th of June 2013 at the Pan Pacific Singapore Hotel, Singapore, for the 4th Annual World Islamic Banking Conference: Asia Summit (WIBC Asia 2013). To be held under the theme "Bridging the ... http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/214631928/scat/41163fae10632f63 Mon, 20 May 2013 08:30:36 -0400 http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/214631928/scat/41163fae10632f63 LONDON (MarketWatch) -- European stock markets tracked U.S. stock futures lower in choppy trade on Monday, with mining firms dropping after broad-based losses in metals ... http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/214631957/scat/41163fae10632f63 Mon, 20 May 2013 08:17:06 -0400 http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/214631957/scat/41163fae10632f63 Reuters © The Deputy Governor of the Bank of England, Paul Tucker, addresses the International Association of Deposit Insurers Annual Conference in London October 25, 2012. REUTERS/Neil ... http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/214630945/scat/41163fae10632f63 Mon, 20 May 2013 07:43:40 -0400 http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/214630945/scat/41163fae10632f63 TOT to support its second phase of 3G network rollout, reports the Bangkok Post. Both Japanese companies have reportedly agreed to provide soft loans ... http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/214630946/scat/41163fae10632f63 Mon, 20 May 2013 07:42:23 -0400 http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/214630946/scat/41163fae10632f63 ZHUHAI, China ... http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/214632014/scat/41163fae10632f63 Mon, 20 May 2013 07:37:37 -0400 http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/214632014/scat/41163fae10632f63 Japan risks missing, yet again, an opportunity to use foreign investment to help fuel sustained economic growth that has eluded it for the last two decades. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe pledged to make Japan ';the world’s easiest country for companies to do business in'; as part of his economic revival plan, which so far has been largely met with approval. The stock market has ... http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/214630947/scat/41163fae10632f63 Mon, 20 May 2013 07:35:42 -0400 http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/214630947/scat/41163fae10632f63 HANOI | Mon May 20, 2013 7:29am EDT HANOI May 20 (Reuters) - The ratio of non-performing loans held by Vietnam's troubled banks eased slightly in the first quarter as they have become better at controlling bad debt, though the overall level of NPLs remained high, the government said on Monday. Bad loans are a key factor stifling Vietnam's economic revival. The country's banks ... http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/214632016/scat/41163fae10632f63 Mon, 20 May 2013 07:29:05 -0400 http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/214632016/scat/41163fae10632f63 Our five pay-what-you-can cafes -- in St Louis, Boston, Chicago, Dearborn, Mich. and Portland, Ore. -- bring in enough donations to cover 70% to 80% of the retail cost of the food. This year, these five locations will serve more than one million ... http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/214630895/scat/41163fae10632f63 Mon, 20 May 2013 07:19:43 -0400 http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/214630895/scat/41163fae10632f63 U.S. prosecutors are considering possible criminal charges against SAC Capital Advisors LP as a result of the government's insider-trading investigation of the hedge-fund firm, according to people familiar with the ... http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/214630900/scat/41163fae10632f63 Mon, 20 May 2013 07:19:41 -0400 http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/214630900/scat/41163fae10632f63 Other seniors are converting a primary home into a rental property and obtaining financing for a second retirement home, he added. "For high-end borrowers that usually have other assets accumulated at retirement, being debt-free is more of a matter of choice," Padilla ... http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/214630949/scat/41163fae10632f63 Mon, 20 May 2013 07:19:39 -0400 http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/214630949/scat/41163fae10632f63 +2.40% is selling its entire stake in Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd. for around US$1.1 billion, exiting an investment it made in China's biggest bank seven years ... http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/214630950/scat/41163fae10632f63 Mon, 20 May 2013 07:19:37 -0400 http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/214630950/scat/41163fae10632f63 The semiconductor equipment industry is showing signs of recovering from the cyclical slowdown in the second half of 2012. Although the business environment remains somewhat soft, Intel, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation, and Samsung have announced solid capital spending plans for 2013 that should help jump-start the demand environment for chip equipment. We expect the equipment ... http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/214630952/scat/41163fae10632f63 Mon, 20 May 2013 07:18:09 -0400 http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/214630952/scat/41163fae10632f63 Vanguard Target Retirement 2045 . Her 403(b) plan is in a managed account with asset-weighted costs that are substantially above those of the target-date fund, so she should consider rolling those assets into the Vanguard target-date fund within an IRA. (She and Steven should consult with a tax advisor to gauge whether it makes sense to roll her 403(b) into a Roth or traditional IRA. They'll ... http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/214630951/scat/41163fae10632f63 Mon, 20 May 2013 07:18:09 -0400 http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/214630951/scat/41163fae10632f63 Resources stocks added to the gains. Kobe Steel vaulted 11.3% and JFE Holdings moved more than 7% higher even as power utilities notched robust gains. Tokyo Electric Power surged nearly 16% after local reports suggested the power company was seeking restart of itsnuclear power reactors to revive its ailing business operations.Among others, Kansai Electric Power jumped 7.5% and Kyushu Electric ... http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/214630953/scat/41163fae10632f63 Mon, 20 May 2013 07:18:08 -0400 http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/214630953/scat/41163fae10632f63 Amitabh Bachhan, who is among the top investors in Just Dial, could have gained Rs 3.4 crore had he sold his entire stake post the company's IPO, like other ... http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/214630954/scat/41163fae10632f63 Mon, 20 May 2013 07:15:54 -0400 http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/214630954/scat/41163fae10632f63 Three large banks have nearly halted their foreclosure sales while they make sure they are meeting revised standards on how troubled homeowners are to be treated. Wells Fargo and Co., JPMorgan Chase and Co. and Citigroup Inc. (NYSE: C) have nearly halted foreclosure sales after federal regulators revised their orders on the how troubled borrowers were to be treated before losing their homes. The Los ... http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/214630924/scat/41163fae10632f63 Mon, 20 May 2013 07:08:13 -0400 http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/214630924/scat/41163fae10632f63 WAM ABU DHABI, May 20th, 2013 -- The Society of Engineers - UAE and the Institute of Internal Auditors UAE have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at exchanging expertise, organising various annual events, conferences and seminars, and increasing the role of the Institute as a tool for excellence and quality in engineering projects both locally and globally. Engineer Essa Al ... http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/214630910/scat/41163fae10632f63 Mon, 20 May 2013 07:07:20 -0400 http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/214630910/scat/41163fae10632f63 Mon May 20, 2013 6:44am EDT * Former investment chief named finance minister * Economists praise choice * Slowing growth, bloated subsidy bill big challenges * Basri is protege of former finance minister (Updates with reaction, context) By Rieka Rahadiana and Andjarsari Paramaditha JAKARTA, May 20 (Reuters) - Indonesia named its respected investment chief as finance minister on Monday as ... http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/214630874/scat/41163fae10632f63 Mon, 20 May 2013 06:44:31 -0400 http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/214630874/scat/41163fae10632f63 Jurisdiction risk continues to grow as a result of countries attempting to capitalize on higher commodity prices says Thibaut Lepouttre, editor of Belgium's Caesars Report. A Gold Report ... http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/214629248/scat/41163fae10632f63 Mon, 20 May 2013 06:41:08 -0400 http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/214629248/scat/41163fae10632f63 Jerusalem will always be the capital of Israel, never the capital of a future Palestinian state, Israeli Finance Minister Yair Lapid said. "Jerusalem is not a place, Jerusalem is an idea. Jerusalem is the capital of the Israeli state," Lapid said in an interview with The New York Times. An interim Palestinian state should be created in the West Bank, with final borders drawn up in ... http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/214629260/scat/41163fae10632f63 Mon, 20 May 2013 06:13:32 -0400 http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/214629260/scat/41163fae10632f63 Support for greater transparency within the alternatives investment management industry is high among members of the CFA Institute Centre for Financial Market ... http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/214629336/scat/41163fae10632f63 Mon, 20 May 2013 06:11:21 -0400 http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/214629336/scat/41163fae10632f63 Insight Investment has been bought by BNY Mellon for a total sum of £235 million, comprising a cash consideration of £200 million and an equity consideration of £35 ... http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/214629338/scat/41163fae10632f63 Mon, 20 May 2013 06:11:20 -0400 http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/214629338/scat/41163fae10632f63 The second quarter of 2009 (Q2 2009) has brought with it good news for investment fund assets worldwide with records showing a 5.4 per cent increase to €14.39trn. Net cash flow to all funds was €84bn in the second quarter, compared to €46bn in the first, and net inflows to long-term funds were €240bn in Q2, following a cumulative outflow of €425bn over the previous ... http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/214629337/scat/41163fae10632f63 Mon, 20 May 2013 06:11:20 -0400 http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/214629337/scat/41163fae10632f63 Responsible investment has continued to rise in popularity despite difficulties in the markets, demonstrated by the 560-plus signatories to the UN-backed Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) Initiative. The PRI’s annual assessment of its signatories has shown that there are now over US$18trn in assets signed up to the principles, which consist of six duties signatories agree ... http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/214629339/scat/41163fae10632f63 Mon, 20 May 2013 06:11:06 -0400 http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/214629339/scat/41163fae10632f63 A lack of disclosure on environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) issues is a key challenge when asset managers an institutional investors consider investing in emerging markets, says a survey by the Ethical Investment Research Service (EIRIS) and the International Working Group of the Social Investment Forum. The survey, part of the Emerging Markets Disclosure (EMD) project, ... http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/214629340/scat/41163fae10632f63 Mon, 20 May 2013 06:11:03 -0400 http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/214629340/scat/41163fae10632f63 Emmanuel T. Obeng (middle) joined by top executives of BID including Jose E. Prieto (right) to display the award. Jislah Financial Services, Ghana's preferred non-bank financial services institution, has been presented with an International Arch of Europe Quality Award (IAE) for being the best financial institution that represents success for Ghana in the business world. ... http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/214628443/scat/41163fae10632f63 Mon, 20 May 2013 05:40:23 -0400 http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/214628443/scat/41163fae10632f63 Central Bank of Egypt Yields on Egyptian three- and nine-month treasury bills climbed on Sunday and the auction's size was reduced after a new central bank decree limited the amount of funds that banks can channel into money market funds to buy T-bills.The central bank said it had sold only 3.5 billion Egyptian pounds ($501.7 million) of T-bills instead of the 6 billion pounds it originally ... http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/214628444/scat/41163fae10632f63 Mon, 20 May 2013 05:38:15 -0400 http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/214628444/scat/41163fae10632f63 Australia A broad-based rally in nearly every sector pushed the share market higher today, with only healthcare stocks edging lower.The market jumped at the open after another record close for Wall Street overnight, but lost steam late in the session to see the the All Ordinaries gain a half of a per cent to close at 5,185.The ASX 200 rose by the same amount to 5,209. Australia's big four ... http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/214628457/scat/41163fae10632f63 Mon, 20 May 2013 05:37:59 -0400 http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/214628457/scat/41163fae10632f63 LONDON – Banks led U.K. stocks higher in an upbeat session on Monday, while resource firms added pressure after oil and metals prices showed broad-based losses.The FTSE 100 index added 0.2% to 6,737.26, building on gains from Friday, when the index climbed to the highest closing level since October 2007.Shares of budget airline EasyJet PLC jumped 4.6%, after peer firm Ryanair Holdings PLC ... http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/214628417/scat/41163fae10632f63 Mon, 20 May 2013 05:27:27 -0400 http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/214628417/scat/41163fae10632f63 The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is the key beneficiary of private capital flow into the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region, according to the fourth annual Invesco Middle East Asset Management Study1, with capital ... http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/214628459/scat/41163fae10632f63 Mon, 20 May 2013 05:26:33 -0400 http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/214628459/scat/41163fae10632f63 "Morgan Stanley will work closely with Standard Chartered over the coming months to ensure a smooth transfer of our wealth management clients currently serviced in India," the U.S. investment bank said in an emailed statement. "This process is expected to be completed by the end of ... http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/214626921/scat/41163fae10632f63 Mon, 20 May 2013 04:31:25 -0400 http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/214626921/scat/41163fae10632f63 A report from UKSIF, the association which promotes Sustainable Investment and Finance, indicates that Responsible Investment is growing in popularity among UK corporate pension funds, a change led by ... http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/214626922/scat/41163fae10632f63 Mon, 20 May 2013 04:22:39 -0400 http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/214626922/scat/41163fae10632f63 Pension schemes all over the world are re-evaluating their investment management following the effects of the financial turmoil. In ... http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/214626923/scat/41163fae10632f63 Mon, 20 May 2013 04:22:26 -0400 http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/214626923/scat/41163fae10632f63 . The financial consultant questioned 1,028 human resource and finance professionals representing organisations from operations in more than 100 countries on their plans for 2009. The results show that firms are anticipating a tough 2009, with companies remaining selective in planning workforce, pay and benefit cuts. However, employees are concerned that a prolonged economic downturn ... http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/214626924/scat/41163fae10632f63 Mon, 20 May 2013 04:22:16 -0400 http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/214626924/scat/41163fae10632f63 The net worth of supervised Dutch investment funds fell by €6.4bn (eight per cent) in the third quarter of 2008 (Q3 2008), with De Nederlandsche Bank attributing losses to investment write-downs and net withdrawals by investors. Equity price falls of 11 per cent, which were in line with the worldwide drop in equity prices of 12 per cent, according to the MSCI World Index, was the ... http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/214626925/scat/41163fae10632f63 Mon, 20 May 2013 04:22:12 -0400 http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/214626925/scat/41163fae10632f63 The UN-backed Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) Initiative has launched the first global network of academics dedicated to the advancement of responsible investment. It is hoped that the PRI Academic Network, which was launched at a joint conference with the European Centre for Corporate Engagement (ECCE) at Maastricht University in the Netherlands, will narrow the gap between ... http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/214626926/scat/41163fae10632f63 Mon, 20 May 2013 04:21:58 -0400 http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/214626926/scat/41163fae10632f63 Sixty-one per cent of Dutch pension funds are currently employing a Liability Driven Investment (LDI) strategy, an increase of 18 per cent on last year’s figures. Fiduciary manager SEI revealed the results of a Global Quick Poll of the global pension fund space, surveying executives overseeing pensions in the US, UK, Hong Kong, Canada and the Netherlands. There was also an ... http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/214626927/scat/41163fae10632f63 Mon, 20 May 2013 04:21:53 -0400 http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/214626927/scat/41163fae10632f63 Stichting Pensioenfonds ABP (ABP) has placed US$75 million into microfinance investment manager BlueOrchard’s Private Equity Fund. This marks the first investment by Dutch pension fund ABP into a private equity microfinance fund, and joins the US$40 million invested in BlueOrchard Debt Funds in 2005. ';These investments are particularly fit for a pension fund as a risk ... http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/214626928/scat/41163fae10632f63 Mon, 20 May 2013 04:21:52 -0400 http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/214626928/scat/41163fae10632f63 Aggregated figures show that July 2008 set a record in trading of Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) on Borsa Italiana and London Stock Exchange markets, with 140,452 trades amounting to a highest ever total of €8.8bn (£7.0bn). The average daily value traded was €383.2 million, an increase of 141 per cent year on year, and the total amount traded was an increase of 152 per cent. ... http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/214626878/scat/41163fae10632f63 Mon, 20 May 2013 04:21:50 -0400 http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/214626878/scat/41163fae10632f63 Policy concerns remain despite news that Russia’s international investment flows reached record levels in 2007, according to a new report by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). Russia had foreign direct investment inflows of US$52bn and US$46bn was invested by Russian firms abroad in 2007, but the ... http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/214626929/scat/41163fae10632f63 Mon, 20 May 2013 04:21:47 -0400 http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/214626929/scat/41163fae10632f63 F&C Investments, an investor in emerging markets, has recently announced that at country level its emerging equities team favours Russia, the United Emirates and ... http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/214626930/scat/41163fae10632f63 Mon, 20 May 2013 04:21:40 -0400 http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/214626930/scat/41163fae10632f63 Leading European asset manager BNP Paribas Investment Partners (BNPP IP) has acquired London-based multi-manager IMS Group (IMS) to join its flagship brand FundQuest. FundQuest manages and provides investment advice on portfolios as well as assistance and open architecture services. The combination of IMS and FundQuest will comprise of over 210 employees, including 48 investment ... http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/214626900/scat/41163fae10632f63 Mon, 20 May 2013 04:21:21 -0400 http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/214626900/scat/41163fae10632f63 The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has ruled in favour of the Association of Investment Companies (AIC) and JP Morgan Claverhouse Investment Trust in a decision which could lead to huge VAT rebates for Investment Trust Companies (ITCs) across the UK and could also have implications for pension funds. The AIC and JP Morgan Claverhouse brought the case to court based on the argument that ... http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/214626854/scat/41163fae10632f63 Mon, 20 May 2013 04:21:12 -0400 http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/214626854/scat/41163fae10632f63 Industry experts have advised that gold prices are set to move higher next year, making the precious metal a good potential investment, according to Emirates Business 24/7. Analysts say that the US $700bn rescue package may have a short term effect on prices but predict an average adjustment to over $900 per ounce by Q2 next ... http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/214626931/scat/41163fae10632f63 Mon, 20 May 2013 04:19:57 -0400 http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/214626931/scat/41163fae10632f63 JAKARTA | Mon May 20, 2013 3:03am EDT JAKARTA May 20 (Reuters) - Indonesia's investment board chief Chatib Basri will be named the country's new finance minister, the Jakarta Globe daily quoted the industry minister as saying on Monday. There was no immediate comment from the presidential palace or Basri. Basri, 47, will be inaugurated on Tuesday to become the third finance ... http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/214626071/scat/41163fae10632f63 Mon, 20 May 2013 03:03:59 -0400 http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/214626071/scat/41163fae10632f63 (Reuters) - New York's top financial regulator has sent subpoenas to several firms seeking information on investments that guarantee steady payments to hundreds of thousands of retirees and other consumers, the Wall Street Journal said on Monday, citing people familiar with the ... http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/214625072/scat/41163fae10632f63 Mon, 20 May 2013 02:46:45 -0400 http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/214625072/scat/41163fae10632f63 Workers lay solar panels on a roof at Nanjing South Railway Station. China is giving attention to reducing energy consumption in industrial production. Dong Jinlin / for China DailyThe Chinese government will double its investment in the circular economy this year to 2 billion yuan ($300 million) to support the national policies of energy conservation and emission reduction, a senior official ... http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/214625132/scat/41163fae10632f63 Mon, 20 May 2013 02:31:31 -0400 http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/214625132/scat/41163fae10632f63 China will continue to facilitate foreign investment and enhance the protection of intellectual property rights in efforts to improve the investment environment, a senior official said Wednesday. "Improving investment environment and protecting the legal rights of foreign investors are not only the government's promises but also what the government is doing," Yu Jianhua, assistant ... http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/214625123/scat/41163fae10632f63 Mon, 20 May 2013 02:31:29 -0400 http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/214625123/scat/41163fae10632f63 China's investment in Australia does not match her status as the nation's largest trade partner, said Duan Jielong, China's Consul-General in Sydney on Tuesday. In a speech to Australia China Business Council (ACBC), Duan said as more and more Chinese companies come to Australia to invest, there seems to be some concerns about Chinese investment being too much and growing too fast. ... http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/214625133/scat/41163fae10632f63 Mon, 20 May 2013 02:31:27 -0400 http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/214625133/scat/41163fae10632f63 Small enterprises that have been facing capital shortages might get relief soon, if State-owned banks ease lending policies for such businesses, Hu Xiaoming, vice-president at Alibaba Group, said. Hu made the remarks on Wednesday in Beijing as Alibaba (China) Co Ltd and the National School of Development at Peking University jointly issued a report on small firms' management and financial ... http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/214625092/scat/41163fae10632f63 Mon, 20 May 2013 02:31:16 -0400 http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/214625092/scat/41163fae10632f63 WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Thirteen percent of Greeks said they had confidence in their country's banks or financial institutions in 2012, leading the nearly all-European list of countries where trust in financial institutions was among the worst in the world last year. Seven European Union countries had trust levels lower than 30%, far below the median 55% across 135 countries. Even in the ... http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/214624498/scat/41163fae10632f63 Mon, 20 May 2013 02:07:26 -0400 http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/214624498/scat/41163fae10632f63 Mon May 20, 2013 2:07am EDT * Spanish govt created compensation scheme to defuse scandal * Bankia expects around 150,000 people to seek arbitration * Lawyers say many people inquiring about taking cases to court By Sonya Dowsett MADRID, May 19 (Reuters) - Many duped savers at Spanish lender Bankia are shunning a state-supervised compensation scheme in favour of expensive lawsuits, prolonging a ... http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/214625129/scat/41163fae10632f63 Mon, 20 May 2013 02:07:02 -0400 http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/214625129/scat/41163fae10632f63 Mon May 20, 2013 2:00am EDT By Sujata Rao LONDON May 17 (Reuters) - The coveted investment grade rating has arrived in Turkey and foreign capital may follow - possibly a lot of it. But here's the multi-million lira question: What kind of cash will it be? What Turkey desperately wants is long-term bricks-and-mortar investment into factories and infrastructure. What it is more likely to get ... http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/214625126/scat/41163fae10632f63 Mon, 20 May 2013 02:00:00 -0400 http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/214625126/scat/41163fae10632f63 DUBAI | Mon May 20, 2013 1:56am EDT DUBAI May 20 (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia's Dar Al Arkan Real Estate Development Co has picked six banks to arrange investor meetings ahead of a possible Islamic bond offering, the company said in a bourse statement on Monday. The dollar-denominated sukuk issue will be the first from a programme which could see several tranches offered over a 12-month ... http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/214625127/scat/41163fae10632f63 Mon, 20 May 2013 01:56:22 -0400 http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/214625127/scat/41163fae10632f63 Millions of homeowners around the country have received an unexpected message from their banks: Goodbye. After years of collecting mortgage payments from as many people as they could, big U.S. banks such as Bank of America and Wells Fargo are scaling back. As servicing mortgages grows less lucrative, they're selling the rights to do so in deals measured by the billions. The buyers are ... http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/214624531/scat/41163fae10632f63 Mon, 20 May 2013 01:48:46 -0400 http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/214624531/scat/41163fae10632f63 Obama Sunday told a Democratic National Committee event in Atlanta politics are to blame for the difficulty in getting anything done in Washington. "We've got good, common-sense solutions that we can implement right now. The bad news is, is that there's a shortage of common sense in Washington," Obama told supporters at ... http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/214624635/scat/41163fae10632f63 Mon, 20 May 2013 01:44:59 -0400 http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/214624635/scat/41163fae10632f63 May 20 (Reuters) - Following are long-term credit ratings for Kazakhstan's major banks as defined by international ratings agencies Standard and Poor's (S&P), Moody's and Fitch. Outlook in parentheses: positive (pos), stable (stab), neative (neg), developing (dev). * updated today S&P MOODY'S FITCH Alliance ... http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/214625125/scat/41163fae10632f63 Mon, 20 May 2013 01:31:20 -0400 http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/214625125/scat/41163fae10632f63 CINCINNATI -- Four years after a federal takeover of most of the trillion-dollar student loan industry, opportunities are emerging for private investors to make ... http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/214623875/scat/41163fae10632f63 Mon, 20 May 2013 01:09:33 -0400 http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/214623875/scat/41163fae10632f63 Asian markets snapped their two-day losing streak and opened the week on a positive note with Japan's Nikkei share average hitting a fresh 5-1/2 year high in early Monday ... http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/214623877/scat/41163fae10632f63 Mon, 20 May 2013 00:59:06 -0400 http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/214623877/scat/41163fae10632f63 Dodoma - MEMBERS of Parliament (MPs) raised concern over government's meagre resource allocation to port and railway infrastructure development, warning against economic stagnation due to poor transport facilities. MPs criticised government for lack of development priorities resulting into the stretching of the little resources with no tangible results. Debating the Ministry of Transport ... http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/214623878/scat/41163fae10632f63 Mon, 20 May 2013 00:55:42 -0400 http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/214623878/scat/41163fae10632f63 Maligned and unpopular as Europe's bankers are these days, they have certainly been earning their money. Seldom have they had to operate in such a challenging environment. They are seeing jobs disappear, bonuses capped and salaries cut, their profit opportunities dwindle and their most important corporate customers are deserting them in droves. At the same time, the regulations under which ... http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/214623848/scat/41163fae10632f63 Mon, 20 May 2013 00:53:09 -0400 http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/214623848/scat/41163fae10632f63 In last week's budget speech, Wayne Swan outlined a number of 'investments' the Government was pouring money into. But can all that government spending be defined as 'investment'? Julie Novak highlights the difference between consumption and investment ... http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/214623308/scat/41163fae10632f63 Mon, 20 May 2013 00:19:51 -0400 http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/214623308/scat/41163fae10632f63 (46 mins ago) A businesswoman in southern China has been sentenced to death in the government's latest crackdown on underground lending that is widely used by entrepreneurs. The Intermediate People's Court of Wenzhou, a center for private sector business, says Lin Haiyan was convicted of "illegal fundraising'' for collecting 640 million yuan from individual investors by ... http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/214623309/scat/41163fae10632f63 Mon, 20 May 2013 00:13:12 -0400 http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/214623309/scat/41163fae10632f63 Caixin Online ) -- The G-7 summit brought up too-big-to-fail (TBTF) financial institutions as a systemic risk to be addressed. The odds are low that any real reform will materialize. Removing this flaw could trigger a big global downturn. No major government has the stomach to go through with ... http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/214623289/scat/41163fae10632f63 Mon, 20 May 2013 00:09:12 -0400 http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/214623289/scat/41163fae10632f63 HONG KONG (MarketWatch) -- A string of banks trimming their Chinese growth forecasts last week does not have alarm bells sounding yet. But as well as reviewing China's misfiring economy, it is probably time to revisit some "China hard-landing" ... http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/214623312/scat/41163fae10632f63 Mon, 20 May 2013 00:09:08 -0400 http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/214623312/scat/41163fae10632f63 WA Treasury has cut more than $2 billion from State revenue forecasts since February's pre-election financial update.The write down over four years to 2016-17 is mostly from revised official State iron ore price and royalty forecasts and a smaller-than-expected national GST take.Treasury is also worried about a WA labour market that has deteriorated quicker than expected, which could mean ... http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/214623300/scat/41163fae10632f63 Mon, 20 May 2013 00:05:40 -0400 http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/214623300/scat/41163fae10632f63 Around 1.12 billion Bangladeshi taka (US$14.21 million) is being transacted through mobile banking services in Bangladesh every day on an average, helping the economy grow further by transferring money from urban to rural areas, Bangladesh Bank Governor Atiur Rahman said yesterday.Banks have been providing mobile financial services to 5 million people through around 7,000 agents across the ... http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/214622736/scat/41163fae10632f63 Sun, 19 May 2013 23:28:51 -0400 http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/214622736/scat/41163fae10632f63 HONG KONG (MarketWatch) -- Stocks in Hong Kong and Japan jumped to lead Asian markets higher Monday, tracking a positive global lead after key U.S. indexes notched another record finish on Friday, although South Korean shares underperformed amid geopolitical ... http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/214622765/scat/41163fae10632f63 Sun, 19 May 2013 23:15:50 -0400 http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/214622765/scat/41163fae10632f63 Suncorp Group Ltd. is looking at ways to sell the "non-core" bank unit that houses its sour property loans, in a move that would free up capital and could mean higher payouts for investors, The Australian Financial Review said ... http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/214622766/scat/41163fae10632f63 Sun, 19 May 2013 23:15:49 -0400 http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/214622766/scat/41163fae10632f63 HONG KONG | Sun May 19, 2013 9:47pm EDT HONG KONG May 20 (Reuters) - Shares of China Mengniu Dairy Co Ltd surged 8.6 percent to a 17-month high on Monday after the Chinese dairy products maker said Danone Group would invest in the company and team up in developing yoghurt products in China. Its shares rose to HK$26.60, their highest since December 2011, outperforming a 1.4 percent gain ... http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/214622308/scat/41163fae10632f63 Sun, 19 May 2013 21:47:03 -0400 http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/214622308/scat/41163fae10632f63 (MENAFN) Cyprus finance ministry stated that it has loosened restrictions on 8 more foreign banks, reported Xinhua News.The ministry said that the banks were exempted from the restrictions imposed on banks deals after the Eurogroup introduced a rescue for Cypriot banks in March.According to the ministry, if a bank is more than 50 percent affiliate of a foreign bank, it can be excluded from ... http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/214621186/scat/41163fae10632f63 Sun, 19 May 2013 20:57:00 -0400 http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/214621186/scat/41163fae10632f63 A two-day Bank of Japan meeting, a speech by the Federal Reserve's chief and minutes from the latest Reserve Bank of Australia gathering put central banks in focus for Asian markets in the week ahead. The Bank of Japan (BOJ) concludes its policy meeting on Wednesday and economists are not expecting any significant changes so soon after the central ... http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/214621159/scat/41163fae10632f63 Sun, 19 May 2013 20:52:30 -0400 http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/214621159/scat/41163fae10632f63 Everth Cabrera and Jedd Gyorko also knocked in two runs apiece as the Padres banged out 15 hits en route to the win. Andrew Cashner (3-2) claimed the victory, yielding three runs on seven hits over 6 2/3 frames. The right-hander issued just one walk and struck out six as San Diego earned a four-game split with the Nationals. Washington ... http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/214621554/scat/41163fae10632f63 Sun, 19 May 2013 20:32:40 -0400 http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/214621554/scat/41163fae10632f63 Sun May 19, 2013 8:23pm EDT May 20 (Reuters) - Headlines H&M rethinks sourcing policy in wake of Bangladesh disaster () Apple faces grilling over US tax ... http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/214621178/scat/41163fae10632f63 Sun, 19 May 2013 20:23:50 -0400 http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/214621178/scat/41163fae10632f63 Sun May 19, 2013 8:17pm EDT (Updates with movements in early trade) SYDNEY May 20 (Reuters) - Australian shares climbed 0.7 percent on Monday as investor sentiment was buoyed on the back of Wall Street hitting fresh record highs and as the weak Australian dollar underpinned stocks exposed to the U.S. market. Companies with largely U.S. dollar-based earnings benefit when profits gained abroad are ... http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/214621754/scat/41163fae10632f63 Sun, 19 May 2013 20:17:48 -0400 http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/214621754/scat/41163fae10632f63 Having closely monitored the performance of a financial management company for more than four years, Hou Yanjie finally decided to buy a trust product recommended by an account manager she's familiar with. The product requires investment of at least 1 million yuan ($163,000), and the expected annual rate of return is around 9.5 ... http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/214620584/scat/41163fae10632f63 Sun, 19 May 2013 20:00:28 -0400 http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/214620584/scat/41163fae10632f63 Banks, stung by bad loans from lending to the education sector, are buying insurance to cover default risk that will eventually increase the cost of borrowing for students. Under the cover, the bank will receive the entire loan amount from the insurer if the borrower dies. The cost of insurance cover ... http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/214620587/scat/41163fae10632f63 Sun, 19 May 2013 19:45:24 -0400 http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/214620587/scat/41163fae10632f63 $520,000 for 60 local charities through the Scotiabank Charity Challenge. "Today was a great day at the Scotiabank Blue Nose Marathon with a record number of registered runners participating this year," ... http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/214619508/scat/41163fae10632f63 Sun, 19 May 2013 18:18:21 -0400 http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/214619508/scat/41163fae10632f63 A ROUNDUP of news in finance, economics and business from around the world: INTERNATIONAL NEWS PARIS - Work on the world's biggest hydroelectric dam will start in October 2015 in the Democratic Republic of Congo after talks between DR Congo and international officials. JERUSALEM - The European Union has postponed plans to introduce separate labelling for products from Israeli settlements in ... http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/214628458/scat/41163fae10632f63 Sun, 19 May 2013 17:58:13 -0400 http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/214628458/scat/41163fae10632f63 A ROUNDUP of news in finance, economics and business from around the world: INTERNATIONAL NEWS PARIS - Work on the world's biggest hydroelectric dam will start in October 2015 in the Democratic Republic of Congo after talks between DR Congo and international officials. JERUSALEM - The European Union has postponed plans to introduce separate labelling for products from Israeli settlements in ... http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/214629335/scat/41163fae10632f63 Sun, 19 May 2013 17:58:13 -0400 http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/214629335/scat/41163fae10632f63 A ROUNDUP of news in finance, economics and business from around the world: INTERNATIONAL NEWS PARIS - Work on the world's biggest hydroelectric dam will start in October 2015 in the Democratic Republic of Congo after talks between DR Congo and international officials. JERUSALEM - The European Union has postponed plans to introduce separate labelling for products from Israeli settlements in ... http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/214626920/scat/41163fae10632f63 Sun, 19 May 2013 17:58:13 -0400 http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/214626920/scat/41163fae10632f63 A ROUNDUP of news in finance, economics and business from around the world: INTERNATIONAL NEWS PARIS - Work on the world's biggest hydroelectric dam will start in October 2015 in the Democratic Republic of Congo after talks between DR Congo and international officials. JERUSALEM - The European Union has postponed plans to introduce separate labelling for products from Israeli settlements in ... http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/214630948/scat/41163fae10632f63 Sun, 19 May 2013 17:58:13 -0400 http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/214630948/scat/41163fae10632f63 A ROUNDUP of news in finance, economics and business from around the world: INTERNATIONAL NEWS PARIS - Work on the world's biggest hydroelectric dam will start in October 2015 in the Democratic Republic of Congo after talks between DR Congo and international officials. JERUSALEM - The European Union has postponed plans to introduce separate labelling for products from Israeli settlements in ... http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/214620058/scat/41163fae10632f63 Sun, 19 May 2013 17:58:13 -0400 http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/214620058/scat/41163fae10632f63 A ROUNDUP of news in finance, economics and business from around the world: INTERNATIONAL NEWS PARIS - Work on the world's biggest hydroelectric dam will start in October 2015 in the Democratic Republic of Congo after talks between DR Congo and international officials. JERUSALEM - The European Union has postponed plans to introduce separate labelling for products from Israeli settlements in ... http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/214619516/scat/41163fae10632f63 Sun, 19 May 2013 17:58:13 -0400 http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/214619516/scat/41163fae10632f63 A ROUNDUP of news in finance, economics and business from around the world: INTERNATIONAL NEWS PARIS - Work on the world's biggest hydroelectric dam will start in October 2015 in the Democratic Republic of Congo after talks between DR Congo and international officials. JERUSALEM - The European Union has postponed plans to introduce separate labelling for products from Israeli settlements in ... http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/214620586/scat/41163fae10632f63 Sun, 19 May 2013 17:58:13 -0400 http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/214620586/scat/41163fae10632f63 A ROUNDUP of news in finance, economics and business from around the world: INTERNATIONAL NEWS PARIS - Work on the world's biggest hydroelectric dam will start in October 2015 in the Democratic Republic of Congo after talks between DR Congo and international officials. JERUSALEM - The European Union has postponed plans to introduce separate labelling for products from Israeli settlements in ... http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/214625131/scat/41163fae10632f63 Sun, 19 May 2013 17:58:13 -0400 http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/214625131/scat/41163fae10632f63 A ROUNDUP of news in finance, economics and business from around the world: INTERNATIONAL NEWS PARIS - Work on the world's biggest hydroelectric dam will start in October 2015 in the Democratic Republic of Congo after talks between DR Congo and international officials. JERUSALEM - The European Union has postponed plans to introduce separate labelling for products from Israeli settlements in ... http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/214622309/scat/41163fae10632f63 Sun, 19 May 2013 17:58:13 -0400 http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/214622309/scat/41163fae10632f63 A ROUNDUP of news in finance, economics and business from around the world: INTERNATIONAL NEWS PARIS - Work on the world's biggest hydroelectric dam will start in October 2015 in the Democratic Republic of Congo after talks between DR Congo and international officials. JERUSALEM - The European Union has postponed plans to introduce separate labelling for products from Israeli settlements in ... http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/214621755/scat/41163fae10632f63 Sun, 19 May 2013 17:58:13 -0400 http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/214621755/scat/41163fae10632f63 A ROUNDUP of news in finance, economics and business from around the world: INTERNATIONAL NEWS PARIS - Work on the world's biggest hydroelectric dam will start in October 2015 in the Democratic Republic of Congo after talks between DR Congo and international officials. JERUSALEM - The European Union has postponed plans to introduce separate labelling for products from Israeli settlements in ... http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/214621187/scat/41163fae10632f63 Sun, 19 May 2013 17:58:13 -0400 http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/214621187/scat/41163fae10632f63 A ROUNDUP of news in finance, economics and business from around the world: INTERNATIONAL NEWS PARIS - Work on the world's biggest hydroelectric dam will start in October 2015 in the Democratic Republic of Congo after talks between DR Congo and international officials. JERUSALEM - The European Union has postponed plans to introduce separate labelling for products from Israeli settlements in ... http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/214624530/scat/41163fae10632f63 Sun, 19 May 2013 17:58:13 -0400 http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/214624530/scat/41163fae10632f63 A ROUNDUP of news in finance, economics and business from around the world: INTERNATIONAL NEWS PARIS - Work on the world's biggest hydroelectric dam will start in October 2015 in the Democratic Republic of Congo after talks between DR Congo and international officials. JERUSALEM - The European Union has postponed plans to introduce separate labelling for products from Israeli settlements in ... http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/214623311/scat/41163fae10632f63 Sun, 19 May 2013 17:58:13 -0400 http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/214623311/scat/41163fae10632f63 A ROUNDUP of news in finance, economics and business from around the world: INTERNATIONAL NEWS PARIS - Work on the world's biggest hydroelectric dam will start in October 2015 in the Democratic Republic of Congo after talks between DR Congo and international officials. JERUSALEM - The European Union has postponed plans to introduce separate labelling for products from Israeli settlements in ... http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/214626096/scat/41163fae10632f63 Sun, 19 May 2013 17:58:13 -0400 http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/214626096/scat/41163fae10632f63 A ROUNDUP of news in finance, economics and business from around the world: INTERNATIONAL NEWS PARIS - Work on the world's biggest hydroelectric dam will start in October 2015 in the Democratic Republic of Congo after talks between DR Congo and international officials. JERUSALEM - The European Union has postponed plans to introduce separate labelling for products from Israeli settlements in ... http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/214622764/scat/41163fae10632f63 Sun, 19 May 2013 17:58:13 -0400 http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/214622764/scat/41163fae10632f63 A ROUNDUP of news in finance, economics and business from around the world: INTERNATIONAL NEWS PARIS - Work on the world's biggest hydroelectric dam will start in October 2015 in the Democratic Republic of Congo after talks between DR Congo and international officials. JERUSALEM - The European Union has postponed plans to introduce separate labelling for products from Israeli settlements in ... http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/214619515/scat/41163fae10632f63 Sun, 19 May 2013 17:58:13 -0400 http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/214619515/scat/41163fae10632f63 A ROUNDUP of news in finance, economics and business from around the world: INTERNATIONAL NEWS PARIS - Work on the world's biggest hydroelectric dam will start in October 2015 in the Democratic Republic of Congo after talks between DR Congo and international officials. JERUSALEM - The European Union has postponed plans to introduce separate labelling for products from Israeli settlements in ... http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/214623876/scat/41163fae10632f63 Sun, 19 May 2013 17:58:13 -0400 http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/214623876/scat/41163fae10632f63 A ROUNDUP of news in finance, economics and business from around the world: INTERNATIONAL NEWS PARIS - Work on the world's biggest hydroelectric dam will start in October 2015 in the Democratic Republic of Congo after talks between DR Congo and international officials. JERUSALEM - The European Union has postponed plans to introduce separate labelling for products from Israeli settlements in ... http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/214620057/scat/41163fae10632f63 Sun, 19 May 2013 17:58:13 -0400 http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/214620057/scat/41163fae10632f63 GAZIPUR, Bangladesh (Reuters) - A Bangladesh factory where Wal-Mart Stores Inc and Inditex SA inspectors spotted cracks in the wall this month is still making Wrangler shirts for the world's largest apparel maker, U.S.-based VF ... http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/214619000/scat/41163fae10632f63 Sun, 19 May 2013 17:20:52 -0400 http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/214619000/scat/41163fae10632f63 During Morningstar.com's 2013 Portfolio Makeover Week, our director of personal finance, Christine Benz, will help a diverse set of investors fit the pieces together. She'll size up existing holdings and present a possible new lineup of investments for those in similar situations, while offering ideas on allocation, asset location, and other ... http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/214619027/scat/41163fae10632f63 Sun, 19 May 2013 17:20:34 -0400 http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/214619027/scat/41163fae10632f63 President Barack Obama and White House Senior Advisor Dan Pfeiffer, right, react to a reporter's question as they leave the Treasury Department in Washington, Jan. 16, ... http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/214617635/scat/41163fae10632f63 Sun, 19 May 2013 15:13:44 -0400 http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/214617635/scat/41163fae10632f63 The Finance Ministry is pointing a finger at commercial banks, accusing them of being behind the steady rise of the baht this year. Somchai Sujjapongse, director-general of the ministry's Fiscal Policy Office, said in the first quarter a number of commercial banks had raised US$2 billion (Bt59.6 billion), or about half of capital inflows into the local bond market. In the first quarter, ... http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/214617172/scat/41163fae10632f63 Sun, 19 May 2013 14:14:13 -0400 http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/214617172/scat/41163fae10632f63 Meretz leader MK Zahava Gal-On told "Globes TV" that Yair Lapid is not keeping the promises that he made to the public but is implementing the policies of the finance ministry ... http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/214617007/scat/41163fae10632f63 Sun, 19 May 2013 14:10:58 -0400 http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/214617007/scat/41163fae10632f63 /enpproperty--> Dapper and bespectacled, Xu Dejun says he is stressed after taking the helm as chief executive officer of the Indian arm of ZTE Group, one of China's biggest makers of telecommunications equipment. "As a new CEO, people will notice if you don't do well in six months, start asking questions after nine months and throw you out after a year," he told China ... http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/214617033/scat/41163fae10632f63 Sun, 19 May 2013 14:08:51 -0400 http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/214617033/scat/41163fae10632f63 Disgraced ex-finance minister Jrme Cahuzac has bowed out from by-elections in France. Contesting his own constituency after a scandal involving secret Swiss bank accounts forced him to resign, his decision was welcome by socialists as it would spare his party further ... http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/214617013/scat/41163fae10632f63 Sun, 19 May 2013 13:55:11 -0400 http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/214617013/scat/41163fae10632f63 Dan Pfeiffer said it is a "cardinal rule when you know a situations like these, not for just for this White House but for all White Houses ... you do not interfere in an independent investigation and you do not do anything to give off the appearance of interference in an independent investigation." A Department of the Treasury inspector general's report found employees at an IRS ... http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/214617177/scat/41163fae10632f63 Sun, 19 May 2013 13:48:59 -0400 http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/214617177/scat/41163fae10632f63 Jamie Dimon faces another attempt at Tuesday's shareholder meeting to split his duties as chairman and chief executive of J.P. Morgan Chase & ... http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/214615946/scat/41163fae10632f63 Sun, 19 May 2013 12:16:22 -0400 http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/214615946/scat/41163fae10632f63 UAE markets continued their strong performance in April with Abu Dhabi 8 per cent higher and Dubai up 17 per cent. According to World Equity Index Rankings by Bloomberg, as of the end of last month, Dubai - 32 per cent higher - is ranked second and Abu Dhabi - 24 per cent higher - is ranked fifth among primary world indexes by United States dollar adjusted year-to-date performance. Average value ... http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/214614939/scat/41163fae10632f63 Sun, 19 May 2013 10:56:30 -0400 http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/214614939/scat/41163fae10632f63 EIGHT years after a botched investment of N$30 million by the Social Security Commission led to a high-profile Companies Act enquiry in the High Court in Windhoek, a date has been set for the trial of seven people facing charges in connection with the alleged embezzlement of the investment. The seven accused are due to go on trial in the High Court on 19 May next year, they were informed when ... http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/214614940/scat/41163fae10632f63 Sun, 19 May 2013 10:29:02 -0400 http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/214614940/scat/41163fae10632f63 "It is especially important these days to remember that gas exports alone will generate $100 billion for the treasury and the Israeli economy over the next 20 years," ... http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/214614553/scat/41163fae10632f63 Sun, 19 May 2013 09:58:23 -0400 http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/214614553/scat/41163fae10632f63 ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece's bank rescue fund will aim to sell Hellenic Postbank and Proton by mid-July with big banks continuing to absorb small lenders as part of plans to revive the battered sector, the country's foreign lenders said in an inspection ... http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/214614157/scat/41163fae10632f63 Sun, 19 May 2013 08:54:49 -0400 http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/214614157/scat/41163fae10632f63 Doha, May 19 (BNA) - The Amir of Qatar Shaikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani met here today with Indian Finance Minister P. Chidambaram on the occasion of his visit to Qatar. Talks during the meeting dealt with relations between the two countries and matters of mutual concern, particularly financial and investment issues. EM E M BNA 1120 GMT ... http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/214613830/scat/41163fae10632f63 Sun, 19 May 2013 08:13:42 -0400 http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/214613830/scat/41163fae10632f63 Stocks continued on their upward run last week. The market seems to be betting that corporate profitability will continue to look fairly strong and that the Fed is not going to take its foot off the monetary pedal too soon. And we got some evidence during the week that both supported and challenged this ... http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/214613514/scat/41163fae10632f63 Sun, 19 May 2013 07:11:28 -0400 http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/214613514/scat/41163fae10632f63 WAM ABU DHABI: The Ministry of Finance (MoF) has concluded three meetings with representatives of the UAE's national banks to discuss preparations for an upcoming meeting in Washington D.C. set to take place on 11th October , 2013, on the sidelines of the Annual Meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank Group (October 11-13, 2013). The meetings shed light on the ... http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/214613515/scat/41163fae10632f63 Sun, 19 May 2013 06:59:49 -0400 http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/214613515/scat/41163fae10632f63 An out-of-state conservative group wants you to call Democratic Nevada Secretary of State Ross Miller and tell him that you're "sick of his costly hypocrisy." If you think this sounds like a campaign ad, that's because it is. A group called the State Government Leadership Foundation has attacked Miller for sponsoring a transparency and good-governance bill at the Legislature ... http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/214612810/scat/41163fae10632f63 Sun, 19 May 2013 05:46:25 -0400 http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/214612810/scat/41163fae10632f63 It is perhaps too much to expect the Conservative-led government in Britain to lead any initiatives on Europe, given the orgy of self-destruction in the party over whether Britain should stay in the European Union. But insofar as David Cameron manages to get some respite from the madness, he should introduce a strategy to enhance the City of London as ... http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/214613503/scat/41163fae10632f63 Sun, 19 May 2013 04:57:38 -0400 http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/214613503/scat/41163fae10632f63 Hohoe (V/R), May 19 GNA - Seventeen years from now, half the global stock of capital, totalling 8 trillion will reside in the developing world, compared to less than the current ... http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/214611571/scat/41163fae10632f63 Sun, 19 May 2013 03:10:30 -0400 http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/214611571/scat/41163fae10632f63 Gunmen, Thursday night attacked two police stations and four banks in Daura town, carting away millions of naira and a number of weapons. JTF spokesperson, Capt Ikedichi Iweha, confirmed that four of the attackers were killed by soldiers and three soldiers were also killed in the attack. Iweha said soldiers who repelled the assailants had recovered 11 AK-47 rifles, 393 rounds of different ... http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/214611583/scat/41163fae10632f63 Sun, 19 May 2013 02:51:50 -0400 http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/214611583/scat/41163fae10632f63