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Singapore Market Shakes Up as International Firms Hire, Local Partners Defect and Firms Reshuffle Leadership
Law.com
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The past few weeks have seen notable law firm movements in Singapore. Some firms have bolstered their offerings with lateral hires in the city state while some others have reshuffled their leadership and announced succession plans. Long...
Government spending as a % of GDP
Kiwiblog
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July 9, 2025
July 9, 2025 9:35pm by Alwyn Poole The ideal vs the NZ situation. In terms of per capita GDP Singapore leads the world (2023 figures) at US$141,553. NZ is 43rd at $53,481. Bruce Cotterill has a very good piece in the NZH last week on the huge...
Lawyer of sex abuse surgeon in France dies in apparent suicide
The Straits Times
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July 9, 2025
RENNES, France - A lawyer for Joel Le Scouarnec, a French surgeon who sexually abused and raped patients over decades, has died in an apparent suicide, a prosecutor said on July 9. Mr Maxime Tessier, 34, defended Le Scouarnec, 74, who confessed at...
Singapore to cut time to set up bank accounts for family offices, ultra-wealthy
Deal Street Asia
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Singapore is shortening the time it takes for wealthy clients to open private bank accounts and get tax incentives for their family offices, a minister said on Wednesday. The moves are designed to keep Singapore attractive as a hub for the...
Navigating Change: Alpadis Group on Global Mobility, Client Trust, and the Future of Cross-Border Structuring
Hubbis
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In a world increasingly shaped by geopolitical volatility and shifting fiscal regimes, Alpadis has emerged as a steady partner for wealthy families and international businesses navigating complexity. From its roots in Switzerland, the firm has...
Singapore must develop deeper ties with China, US, Europe: Shanmugam
The Business Times Singapore
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July 9, 2025
[SINGAPORE] In a multipolar world, small countries such as Singapore have to develop even deeper relationships with other nations, Singapore’s Home Affairs Minister K Shanmugam said on Wednesday (Jul 9). “There are more powers playing the game as...
Singapore sustainable bond issuances jump 80% to S$13.3 billion in 2024: MAS
The Business Times Singapore
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July 9, 2025
[SINGAPORE] The volume of green, social, sustainability and sustainability-linked (GSSSL) bonds, as well as transition bonds issued in Singapore, hit S$13.3 billion last year, up 79.7 per cent from 2023. This is in line with the rise in bond...
Singapore to Host the Third Edition of the Starlight International Youth Basketball Open (Siybo 2025)
The Tribune (Chandigarh)
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July 9, 2025
PRNewswire Singapore, July 9: The Starlight International Youth Basketball Open (SIYBO) returns for its highly anticipated third edition this year. Organised by Touchdown Sports Pte Ltd, SIYBO 2025 will take place from August 15 to 17 at Bukit...
Singapore finance employers pledge 300 places for trainees and interns from polytechnics
The Straits Times
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July 9, 2025
SINGAPORE – Financial services firms are stepping up efforts to entice aspiring professionals to enter the industry straight from polytechnic. There will be 300 or so traineeship and internship places over the next two years on offer from 10 firms...
RESORTS WORLD NEW YORK CITY PRESENTS PLAN FOR NEW YORK'S LARGEST INTEGRATED RESORT
WFMZ - Pennsylvania
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$5.5 Billion Proposal Would Open in July 2026, Quickly Providing Tens of Thousands of Jobs, Hundreds of Millions in Tax Revenue for New York State and the MTA QUEENS, N.Y., July 21, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Nearly 15 years after first opening its...
Singapore starts initiative to enhance food security
MENAFN
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July 9, 2025
(MENAFN) Singapore has unveiled a new initiative aimed at enhancing security in its food and beverage sector with the launch of the Restaurant Industry Safety and Security Watch Group. The program brings together law enforcement agencies and...
Singapore must develop deeper relationships with China, US, Europe: Shanmugam
The Business Times Singapore
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July 9, 2025
[SINGAPORE] In a multipolar world, small countries like Singapore have to develop even deeper relationships with other nations, Singapore’s Home Affairs Minister K Shanmugam said on Wednesday (Jul 9). “There are more powers playing the game as it...
EMURGO Opens Registration for the New Cardano Card – A Smarter Way to Spend Crypto
Markets Insider
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Singapore, Singapore, July 21st, 2025, Chainwire EMURGO is now accepting registrations for the upcoming Cardano Card — a next-gen crypto card built to make digital assets more useful in everyday life. Users can think of it as their all-in-one key...
Singapore will hire 1,000 teachers annually, says Education Minister
ETHRWorld Southeast Asia
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July 9, 2025
Singapore will hire 1,000 teachers annually, says Education Minister Singapore will increase its annual teacher recruitment to 1,000 over the next few years, up from around 700 in previous years, to reinforce its teaching workforce in the face of...
Singapore home minister: Smaller countries must develop deeper relationships with China, US, Europe
Malay Mail
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July 9, 2025
SINGAPORE, July 9 — In a multipolar world, small countries like Singapore have to develop even deeper relationships with other nations, Singapore’s Home Affairs Minister K Shanmugam said today. “There are more powers playing the game as it were,...
Singapore opposition leader Pritam Singh to appeal conviction, sentence for lying to Parliament on November 4
Malay Mail
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July 9, 2025
SINGAPORE, July 9 — The appeal hearing for Workers’ Party chief Pritam Singh, who was convicted in February of two counts of lying under oath to a parliamentary committee, will take place on November 4 at 10am. The Straits Times reported that...
singapore Appeal hearing for Pritam Singh's conviction, sentence set for Nov 4
Asiaone
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July 9, 2025
The appeal hearing for Workers' Party chief Pritam Singh has been set. Singh's lawyer Andre Jumabhoy told The Straits Times that the hearing will be on Nov 4 at 10am. Singh was fined a total of $14,000 in February after the court found him guilty...
Singapore cuts queue time for global rich to set up family offices
The Economic Times
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July 9, 2025
Singapore has reduced the wait time for family offices applying for tax incentives from 12 months to three, according to the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS). The move was confirmed by MAS Deputy Chairman Chee Hong Tat during a visit to DBS...
Singapore judge doubles jail term for man who threw cats from Ang Mo Kio flats
Malay Mail
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July 9, 2025
SINGAPORE, July 9 — A judge has increased Barrie Lin Pengli’s jail sentence from 14 months to two years and three months for abusing five cats in Ang Mo Kio. CNA reported that the prosecution appealed for a longer sentence, calling the case...
Singapore must be willing to take some risks to capture wealth management opportunities: Chee Hong Tat
The Business Times Singapore
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July 9, 2025
[SINGAPORE] Singapore must be willing to take some risks to capture new wealth management opportunities, but still maintain high standards of a stable, trusted environment, said Chee Hong Tat, minister for national development and deputy chairman...