Ashok Amritraj whose company was behind movies like ‘Machete’ and ‘Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance’ is reportedly set to launch a theatrical and worldwide digital distribution company.
Category: Corporate
Priya Guha to head the new London startup RocketSpace
Priya Guha is going to lead the new London startup RocketSpace, scheduled to open in the spring of 2017.
Indian-origin metal honcho comes to UK’s last aluminium smelter’s rescue
Indian-origin metal tycoon Sanjeev Gupta has invested a whopping 120 million pounds in the UK’s last aluminum smelter, safeguarding hundreds of jobs and the site.
Olam re-buts Gabon forest endangering accusations
Singapore-based agribusiness giant Olam International criticised for endangering the forest habitats of Gabon in Western Africa with widespread deforestation has denied allegations.
British-Indian Exec Bali Padda appointed CEO of LEGO Group
Bali Padda joins the ranks of other prominent movers and shakers of Indian origin – including PepsiCo CEO Indra Nooyi, Google CEO Sundar Pichai, and Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella after being appointed the Chief Executive Officer of the LEGO Group.
CCS holds two weeks litmus test to acquire shares in Mitsubishi Motors
The Competition Commission of Singapore is reportedly conducting a public consultation from 2 to 16 December 2016 to invite feedback on the acquisition by Nissan Motor Co Ltd. (Nissan) of shares in Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC), (the Transaction).
Standard Chartered Singapore and Coutts & Co penalised for anti-money laundering breaches from 1MDB probe
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has imposed financial penalties of S$5.2 million and S$2.4 million respectively on Standard Chartered Bank, Singapore Branch (SCB) and Coutts & Co Ltd.
Pixel Studios launched in Singapore, for digital content creators
The Infocomm Media Development Authority has launched PIXEL Studios, for digital content creators and media professionals to explore innovative ways of content creation and storytelling. The first dedicated facility in Singapore will be managed by Nanyang Polytechnic .
MMA Smarties APAC Awards 2016: Mindshare sweeps top honours
The Mobile Marketing Association (MMA) announced winners of the 2016 Smarties Asia Pacific (APAC) Awards, held at Pan Pacific Singapore and Mindshare emerged as the top winner at the gala evening.
Bloggers need to report gifts of more than SGDs 100 in returns
IRAS ( Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore) has released a document highlighting the activities that are performed on social media which are taxable. It has also defined a threshold limit of S$100 which is not under the purview of taxation where value of product/service received does not exceed S
