Singapore - The Singapore Mercantile Exchange (SMX) Monday said it has been admitted as a member of a number of leading international derivatives trade associations.
Formed in July 2008, SMX has joined the Futures Industry Association (FIA), the Swiss Futures and Options Association (SFOA), the Association of Futures Markets (AFM) and the Futures and Options Association (FOA).
The trade exchanges collectively encompass many leading exchanges and clearing houses in the commodities field, including the Chicago Mercantile Exchange
Singapore - Capitaland Ltd, one of Asia's largest real estate developers, said Friday its first quarter net profit dropped nearly 83 per cent from the same period a year ago amidst unprecedented challenges arising from the global financial downturn. In the three months that ended March the Singapore-based company reported net profits of 42.9 million Singapore dollars (28.6 million US dollars), down from 247.5 million Singapore dollars a year earlier, Capitaland said in a statement.
Singapore - Visitor arrivals in Singapore tumbled 13.2 per cent year-on-year in March to 790,000 as the global economic crisis puts the brakes on the city state's tourism industry, the Singapore Tourism Board said Thursday.
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