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SINGAPORE (Oct 12): Seventy-six percent of Singaporean employees prefer to work for a male direct manager, exceeding the global average of 65%, according to Randstad’s global Q3 2016 Workmonitor report.

(Oct 7): On the surface, the property markets in Singapore and Hong Kong have much in common. The two Asian financial hubs have both moved to rein in runaway home prices in recent years as they sought to make housing more affordable.

SINGAPORE (Oct 5): Asia Fashion Holdings’ wholly owned subsidiary, Asia Entertainment Hong Kong, has signed a memorandum of understanding with Hong Kong-based entertainment company G Music.

(Sept 28): Shanghai ranks as the top pick among the world’s cities expected to become significant global financial centres in the next few years, according to a survey of finance professionals.

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 13): Design and consultancy firm Arcadis says Singapore is the most sustainable city in Asia and ranks second after Zurich on a global scale, as reflected in its Sustainable Cities Index 2016.

HONG KONG (Sept 8): A plan to change how Hong Kong’s initial public offerings are screened is pitting the city’s securities firms against some of the world’s biggest money managers.

SINGAPORE (Sept 7): Singapore is next in line if London loses its status as leading business hub in the world.

SINGAPORE (Sep 6): Karin Technology Holdings says subsidiary Compucon Computers has been appointed by GN Netcom Asia as the exclusive distributor for “Jabra” branded products in Hong Kong and Macau with effect from Oct.

SINGAPORE (Sept 6): OCBC Investment Research is keeping its “buy” call on Mapletree Greater China Commercial Trust (MGCCT) with a fair value estimate of $1.18.