Daily Briefing: Singapore wealth fund holdings hit record high; Top 5 best sold smartphones in Singapore 2014

And MoM gets worried about senior retirees.

Singapore's Temasek Holdings said its portfolio size rose 3.7 percent to a record 223 billion Singapore dollars ($179 billion) for the 12 months ending March 2014, in what the sovereign wealth fund described as its most active year for new investments since the global financial crisis. Know more here.
Have a look at the smartphones sold since January of this year until the end of June and analyze what affects smartphone owners in making their decisions. Find out here.
Manpower Minister Tan Chuan-Jin said his ministry is “optimistic” about the ability of younger workers in Singapore to meet the minimum sum that ensures regular income for Central Provident Fund members from age 65. Read more here.

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