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Southeast Asia insurers risk profit hit from weak data systems
Southeast Asia insurers risk profit hit from weak data systems
Igloo CEO says outdated infrastructure limits AI gains despite rising spending.
Singapore retailers shift from points to real-time loyalty models
They use personalisation and behaviour tracking to drive engagement.
Hospitals redesign care as patients turn to health apps
Seven in eight adults look up health information before seeing a doctor.
Hong Kong insurer complaints rise for fourth straight year
The Insurance Authority has flagged gaps in incentives, disclosure, and oversight.
Asia gas power feels oil shocks with delay
Take-or-pay LNG deals limit operators’ ability to adjust output.
Rising climate losses test China’s insurance safety net
Profitable insurers face limits in passing disaster risk despite market scale.
Easing rents lure retailers back to Hong Kong streets
Ground-floor shops offer higher visibility for food and daily-need retail.
Affluent women force rethink of legacy planning in Asia-Pacific
Stable growth and early engagement shift advice beyond transactional transfers.
Probability disclosures unlikely to dent blind-box demand in Singapore
They could reassure rather than deter core buyers.
Taiwan wind push lifts demand for offshore vessels
Cost inflation and supply risk test shipbuilders as regional orders build.
Deliveroo exit triggers food delivery duopoly in Singapore
Consolidation may lift fees and commissions as Grab and Foodpanda dominate.
Asia‑Pacific airports rework strategies to lift retail sales
They are changing tenant mix and checkout systems to capture higher‑yield spending.
Foreign owners scale digital credit via Philippine rural banks
Digital lending models are stretching the rural banking mandate.
Subsidised resale homes draw buyers from private flats
The policy boosts turnover by pulling demand forward, not by lifting volumes long term.
LNG bunkering rules raise costs and lock suppliers into full value chain
They must own or charter LNG bunkering vessels and secure storage and delivery capacity.
DBS urges portfolio rebalancing as volatility rises
Investors should avoid excessive exposure to any single market or asset class.
Hack on four Singapore telcos shifts focus beyond perimeter defences
Device and cloud security are emerging weak spots.
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