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BusinessSingapore clears LSE deal for Refinitiv after FX pledge
Reuters
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Singapore s competition authority has approved the London Stock Exchange Group s (LSEG.L) $27 billion acquisition of data and analytics company Refinitiv provided the bourse continues to offer certain foreign exchange benchmarks to rivals.
The Competition and Consumer Commission of Singapore (CCCS)gave the conditional approval after examining whether the deal, which transforms the 300 year old bourse into a one-stop shop for data, trading and analytics, threatened competition in the currency market.
The LSE has committed to making Refinitiv s WM/Reuters foreign exchange benchmarks available to existing and future customers to provide index licencing services or clearing services in Singapore, CCCS said in a statement, adding that the commitment, effective from Monday, was for 10 years.
The woman s daughter, Nurhuda Halim wrote to
Mothership in a tip-off about the aggressive sales tactics that were allegedly employed by Aqua Mineral salespersons.
Made to stay for over an hour
The incident happened on May 6 at about 4:11pm, Nurhuda disclosed.
According to Nurhuda, her mother had dropped by the mall to withdraw money for Hari Raya activities.
After being stopped by an Aqua Mineral salesperson, she was allegedly held back for over an hour and and was not allowed to leave unless she purchased something.
Nurhuda s mother relented and made an initial payment of S$180.
Eight products and three facial sessions
Singapore: Asia Pacific Competition Highlights, Q1 2021
The five-part webinar series explores the implications of the digital economy issues on competition law and policy in Singapore and Southeast Asia. This update was published on 13 April 2021, as part of our quarterly newsletter, Asia Pacific Competition Highlights. The Competition and Consumer Commission of Singapore has partnered with the Singapore Academy of Law to host a 5-part webinar series on key developments and emerging trends in competition law and policy in Singapore, from 3 March 2021 to 31 March 2021. The webinar series featured renowned and distinguished speakers, such as local and international competition academics, competition law practitioners, businesses and regulators.