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SINGAPORE (Aug 17): The manager of Ascott Residence Trust (ART), Ascott Residence Trust Management, says the REIT’s acquisition of DoubleTree by Hilton New York – Times Square South in New York, US, has been completed.

HONG KONG (Aug 16): China’s government has sent shudders through investors and executives this year by cracking down on the nation’s biggest corporates and their record foreign shopping spree.

SINGAPORE (Aug 7): The US seems to be creating jobs at an “impressive pace” despite its economy facing tight labour markets and supply shortages, says Bank of Singapore.

SINGAPORE (July 24): Centurion Corporation is planning to acquire a portfolio of 1,936 beds in five student accommodation assets in US for a consideration of US$136 million ($187 million).

SINGAPORE (July 6): Deutsche Bank Wealth Management is retaining its “overweight” stance on emerging market (EM) equities, particularly Asia ex-Japan, as it deems the region’s economic landscape as supportive and its valuations reasonable.

SINGAPORE (June 30): The Bank of Singapore (BoS), a subsidiary of Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation (OCBC), remains “overweight” on the US financial sector due to the potential de-regulation for US banks as well as their prospects for higher-than-ex

SINGAPORE (May 31): Ascott Residence Trust (ART) is acquiring DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel New York – Times Square South for US$106 million ($148.4 million), a 224-unit freehold property located on 36th Street in Midtown Manhattan.

SINGAPORE (May 24): Sea, Southeast Asia’s most valuable startup, has filed confidentially for a potential US initial public offering that could raise about US$1 billion ($1.4 billion), according to people with knowledge of the matter.

TAIPEI (May 17): “Go west!” is the mantra Taiwanese companies lived by for the best part of three decades, turning China into their biggest trading partner. But with cross-strait relations at their worst in close to a decade, President Tsai Ing-wen is

WASHINGTON (May 5): House Republicans mustered just enough votes to pass their health-care bill Thursday, salvaging what at times appeared to be a doomed mission to repeal and partially replace Obamacare under intense pressure from President Donald Trump