The Australia-Singapore business connection: May ‘13

Australian bank Westpac is expanding in Asia. Image: smh.com.au

Tuesday 4 June 2013

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Welcome to our monthly wrap of business news linking Australia and Singapore.

Lowe, ComfortDelGro, Westpac and Tiger Airways were some of the companies that made headlines in May. Headlines included:

Global ad firm Lowe names Aussie to senior position in SG
ComfortDelGro expands Australian operations
Leading Singapore financial institution launches in Australia
Aussie fashion icon comes to Singapore
Westpac makes senior hire as part of Asian expansion
Tiger Airways appoints former Qantas exec to leadership role
Singapore-based hospitality group to focus on Australia

Descriptions and links to articles below:

Lowe names Singapore-based global planning director - 23 May 2013
International advertising agency Lowe and Partners has named Australian-born Allan Fraser-Rish as global planning director, based out of Singapore.
http://www.campaignasia.com/Article/344314,Lowe+names+Singapore-based+global+planning+director.aspx

ComfortDelGro expands operations in Australia - 20 May 2013
Singapore's ComfortDelGro Corporation is expanding its operations in Australia, announcing it's acquiring transport company Driver Group.
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/business/singapore/comfortdelgro-expands-operations-in-aust/681516.html

PhillipCapital Launches in Australia - 17 May 2013
Leading Singaporean financial house PhillipCapital has launched in Australia
http://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/5/prweb10735595.htm

Collette Dinnigan's Asian fashion assault - 16 May 2013
Australia's most internationally recognised fashion name, Collette Dinnigan, was on show in Singapore for the time as part of the city-state's fashion fiesta.
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/lifestyle/fashion-beauty/collette-dinnigans-asian-fashion-assault/story-fni0derj-1226644604831

Westpac continues hiring spree - 15 May 2013
WESTPAC has named former JPMorgan banker David Koh as head of its Asia corporate and institutional banking division, to be based in Singapore.
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/financial-services/westpac-continues-hiring-spree/story-fn91wd6x-1226643075904

Ex-Qantas man to lead Tiger Australia - 2 May 2013
Singapore-based Tiger Airways has picked a former Qantas man to turn its loss-making Australian unit around
http://www.asiaone.com/News/Latest%2BNews/Relax/Story/A1Story20130502-419821.html

Far East Hospitality woos Australian market - 1 May 2013
The Singapore-based Far East Hospitality Group has confirmed it will grow its focus on the Australian market as it unveiled a range of offers to stimulate interest in the brand.
http://www.travelweekly.com.au/travel-today/news/far-east-hospitality-woos-australian-market

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