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S’pore watchdog fines Uber, Grab $9.5mn over merger

Bloomberg Singapore regulators fined Uber Technologies Inc. and Grab S$13 million ($9.5 million) for antitrust violations after the Asian ride-hailing giant acquired its US rival’s regional operations. Effective fares in the city-state rose between 10 percent and 15 percent after the “anti-competitive merger,” the Competition and Consumer Commission of Singapore said in a statement. While the watchdog didn’t nullify the ...

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Mahindra Logistics sees India market consolidation ahead

Bloomberg Mahindra Logistics Ltd., a unit of India’s biggest utility vehicle maker, expects higher revenues due to consolidation in the industry spurred by the nationwide sales tax. It’s easier for a customer to get the full benefit of the Goods and Services tax by dealing with a fewer number of vendors, said Mahindra Logistics Chief Executive Officer Pirojshaw Sarkari in ...

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Prudential hires Goldman ex-banker

Bloomberg Prudential Plc’s Asian asset management arm has hired former Goldman Sachs Group Inc. dealmaker Edmund Lim, who previously led the bank’s Southeast Asia financial institutions group. Lim, who was a managing director at Goldman, will join Prudential’s Eastspring Investments unit in mid-November as head of corporate development, the fund manager said to Bloomberg queries. The banker is leaving Goldman ...

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