Asia Pacific (APAC)

SINGAPORE (Aug 22): New research by YouGov has revealed that nearly half its survey respondents (47%) believe there is a problem with “fake news” on TV, with a similar proportion (49%) reporting the same concern in newspaper content and radio (41%).

SINGAPORE (July 25): Companies in Asia Pacific (APAC) region are expecting to focus on cost reduction over the next 24 months, especially in Singapore, China and India, according to a new report published by Deloitte.

SINGAPORE (July 19): Executives in Singapore are the most confident among Asia Pacific (APAC) countries in their companies’ readiness to take on marketplace disruptions, shows the latest research from executive search firm Heidrick & Struggles.

SINGAPORE (July 6): Asia Pacific ex-Japan has recorded 1,585 merger and acquisition (M&A) deals valued at US$272.9 billion ($377.5 billion) in 1H17 – down 7% by deal value compared to US$293.5 billion across 1,724 deals in the same period a year ago.

SINGAPORE (June 22): Banks across Asia Pacific are missing out on a “significant economic, social and business imperative”: the ability to accurately assess customers’ credit risk, according to Silicon Valley analytics firm FICO.

SINGAPORE (April 26): Despite its size, Singapore has emerged the most connected Asia Pacific (APAC) country on LinkedIn with over a million registered members, and ranks third place globally after the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the Netherlands.

SINGAPORE (Nov 23): Adverse currency movements have caused wealth to decline in every region except Asia Pacific (APAC) – the only instance which bucks the trend of limited growth in global wealth since 2013, according to the Credit Suisse Research Inst

SINGAPORE (Sept 23): Results from State Street Corporation’s latest survey suggests that  asset owners and managers in Asia Pacific (APAC) are not quite ready to adopt blockchain, despite generally positive sentiments of the technology in general.

SINGAPORE (Sept 7): For the second time running, Singapore has been declared the number one Asian city and the only Asian country to emerge among the top five in PricewaterhouseCooper’s (PwC) Cities of Opportunity index this year.

SINGAPORE (Aug 31): Finding suitable candidates to fill leadership positions may be critical to a company’s success, but it is not going to get easier until organisations begin shifting their thinking on leadership, says LinkedIn Talent Solutions.