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Mayor of Popular European Travel Destination Proposes 900% Increase to Tourist Fee
NEED TO KNOW Venice, Italy's mayor, wants to raise the tourist fee for day-trippers during peak season from €5 to €50 The fee, first…
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US brokers may levy fee on ETF managers
brokerage firms and custodians may seek distribution fees from managers of exchange-traded funds (ETFs), JP Morgan said, marking a…
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BlackRock cuts value of private debt fund by 19%, waives fee
A BLACKROCK private debt fund expects to mark down the net value of its assets 19 per cent after a string of troubled loans weighed on…
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Circles.Life to increase platform fee from S$0.30 to S$0.70 from Feb 1, drawing criticism online
Customers of local telco Circles.Life will need to pay almost double in platform fees from Feb 1, with the move drawing criticism from…
Business
Fee income, recovery in loan growth are key drivers for Singapore banks in 2026
But analysts expect overall results to be flattish or lower, weighed down by net interest income Fee income and a recovery in loan growth…
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Grab rides to cost 30 cents more from Jan 1 with platform fee hike
Singapore’s largest ride-hailing firm Grab will be increasing its platform fee by 30 cents come Jan 1, 2026. Passengers will then pay…
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Grab rides to cost S$0.30 more from Jan 1 with platform fee hike
Singapore’s largest ride-hailing firm Grab will be increasing its platform fee by S$0.30 come Jan 1, 2026. Passengers will then pay…
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EU Approves 3-Euro Fee on Small Parcels, Targeting Shein and Temu
PARIS – European Union finance ministers agreed on Friday to impose a 3-euro customs duty on inexpensive packages entering the bloc, a…
Business
Hong Kong IPO boom obscures sharp drop in underwriter fee rates
The booming overall pipeline means banks may be less inclined to cut fees to win business Investment banks are on track to take home their…
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Paramount hikes Warner Bros breakup fee to US$5 billion
Paramount Skydance more than doubled the proposed breakup fee in its offer to acquire Warner Bros Discovery to US$5 billion, according to…
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Apple and Tencent agree to 15% fee on WeChat mini game purchases
Tencent Holdings has agreed a deal with Apple that will see the iPhone maker handle payments and take a 15 per cent cut of purchases in…
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Goldman set for record advisory year after US$110 million fee on EA’s take-private deal
A 2025 M&A rebound has lifted US bank deal revenue, with Goldman outpacing its rivals Goldman Sachs Group’s biggest-ever M&A payday may be…
Business
SGAG parent company Hepmil sold to French Publicis Groupe for undisclosed fee
Established in 2015, Hepmil has a network of over 3,000 creators with a total reach exceeding 1 billion in six South-east Asian markets…
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US$100,000 H-1B visa fee may draw top talent to Asia: analysts
Singapore will benefit from the H-1B1 visa exemption, they say, while US SMEs and startups will be hit the hardest The hefty new…
Business
Grab system glitch pushes some fares past S$1,000; company says full refunds made on ‘misconfigured fee’
Prices on ride-hailing giant Grab jumped about a hundred times from the usual rates, with short trips within Singapore costing S$1,000 or…
Business
Tesla almost halves UK monthly lease fee as sales slump: The Times
ISH motorists can now lease a Tesla electric vehicle for just over half of what they would have paid a year ago, The Times reported on…
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China probes US$100 underwriting fee amid Xi price war clampdown
China is investigating some of the nation’s top investment banks over bond underwriting fees that hit below US$100, as regulators expanded…
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Venice's entry fee for day-trippers now costs double
Visitors to the Italian city of Venice are now required to pay an entry fee of up to €10 ($11.37) to visit the city for a day, double the…
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Australian regulator pushes market operator ASX on fee transparency, competition
AUSTRALIA’S corporate regulator said on Tuesday the country’s stock market operator would be required to publish a comparison of clearing…
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Vanguard’s record fee cuts tighten screws on BlackRock, Invesco
VANGUARD Group’s biggest salvo yet in its campaign to cut fees for the investing masses presents industry rivals with a painful choice.…
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Vietnam plans tax breaks, fee cuts to lure overseas investors - The Business Times
VIETNAM’S authorities are planning a series of reforms to lure more overseas investors to the stock market in an effort to ensure…