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How Fed's movement can affect the Singapore business climate

With Janet Yellen as the new leader at Federal Reserve, investors are looking for clearer direction on the course of Fed’s action. With much anticipation, Yellen retained the current trend of reduction in the Quantitative Easing (QE) by another US$10 billion monthly, to US$55 billion from April 2014 onwards.

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Has Singapore given up competing with Hong Kong on alcohol?

Price is everything when it comes to wine but the recent Singapore budget increase on alcohol in the Republic has pushed up wine prices that were already sky high to stratospherically high. What are the reasons for targeting wine and beer drinkers for a relatively modest amount of money with yet higher taxes?

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Adding IT to the boardroom round table in Singapore

More often than not, IT managers tend to take a back seat, letting their colleagues in other departments run the show. They take the direction set by the C-level suits in the company and work to make sure IT fits into their plans.

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How Singapore business can prepare for the 2014 haze season

As Singapore moves into the 2014 haze season, companies should be asking themselves if they are fully prepared for any possible business interruption that may occur.

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What you need to know about the Internet of Healthy Things in Singapore - Part 3

(In this third part of the article, the major considerations in the design of IoHT are being discussed. Click here for part 2 of this article.)

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Why 2014 is the moment of truth for e-commerce in Singapore

Much has been made of the surprisingly slow rate that Singapore has embraced e-commerce. While the rest of Southeast Asia has been swapping trips to the mall for shopping on mobiles and tablets, Singapore’s love of shopping in person seems to have continued unabated.

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Here's how Corporate Real Estate is looking like in Singapore

Corporate real estate is gaining more importance and significance around the boardrooms of many companies globally, as they recognise the role that this function plays in providing great places for people to work, advancing the company’s sustainability agenda, supporting new business opportunities, and managing risks around the world. Corporate real estate (CRE) is always at the forefront of change.

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Is hot-desking emptying offices in Singapore?

More and more firms are looking to cut costs and improve productivity by creating open plan offices and hot-desking. But does it lead to empty offices and unhappy staff?

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Is Singapore becoming a very expensive place to live in?

There has been a lot of debate on the Economist’s survey that listed Singapore as the most expensive city for an expat to live in. However, most of the debate seemed to focus on the items included in the list of goods consumed, and the fact this is meant as an indicator for expats living abroad.

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What you need to know about the Internet of Healthy Things in Singapore - Part 2

(Part 1 of this article discusses the emergence of the Internet of (Healthy) Things. In this second part, a tele-rehab application is discussed.)

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Why more retailers should be focused on Social Commerce in Singapore

Social Commercial or sCommerce as it is known is the next big digital sales tool in Singapore. In one of the most socially connected countries in the world it’s only logical that sCommerce should start to be used by companies trying to create more effective digital marketing strategies.

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What Singaporeans need to know about money laundering

In an inaugural report on money laundering and terrorist financing risks, Singapore has said certain sectors e.g. money-changers, pawnbrokers, and others were identified for further study.

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Here's what Singaporeans need to know about design and IP protection

People think design is only a term in the fashion trade primarily because fashion designers get so much mention. Particularly given this Oscar season of “people watching” and the inevitable social chat on “what the celebrities wore” on the red carpet, fashion is so media-worthy but design is much, much more than clothing accessories and shoes.

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What Singapore bank feeds are all about

Accounting giant Xero announced in December 2013 that Singapore would have bank feeds via Yodlee by early 2014.

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What you need to know about the Internet of Healthy Things in Singapore - Part 1

Small is beautiful, agility is strength, and wireless connectivity is easily accessible in Singapore. Ubiquitous Computing is the new reality.

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Is there room for designers in Singapore boardrooms?

Chief Design Officer, Chief Creative Officer, Chief Inspiration Officer…the emergence of these job titles shows designers are making their way into the boardrooms or at least, taking lead positions alongside other functions such as marketing, finance, IT, research and development etc., in organisation’s top echelon.

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