Singapore
Private home sales fall by 29.7% in May
Private home sales fall by 29.7% in May
Developers sold 891 new private homes in May, lower than the 1,268 sold in April.
Daily briefing: Shipping crisis to emerge from southern China outbreak; US, EU to draft new global trade standards
And Singapore’s Carro has raised $360m in its latest funding round.
Singapore's MAS reprimands AIA FA, Prudential, Aviva FA & CEO for breach of rules
They failed to properly monitor individuals onboarded as advisors, directors.
Bank of Singapore appoints Paul Chua as global head of wealth planning
Chua spent 18 years with UBS Wealth Management prior to his new role.
SGX launches world’s first ESG REIT derivatives
This deepens SGX’s partnership with Nikkei Inc.
ECON Healthcare to open second nursing home in China
The project with a 280-bed capacity is expected to operate by 2022.
Market Update: STI down 0.15%
Singapore Airport Terminal Services saw the sharpest decline during Monday's trading, with a 1.21% drop.
Daily briefing: G-7 eyes infrastructure plan against China’s BRI; Gojek cuts service fees for drivers by half
And the G-7 states demand a probe on the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic.
One in two small F&B businesses want food delivery platforms to lower commission costs
Approximately 35% of MSEs in the F&B and retail sectors saw their earnings drop by more than half during the Phase 2 Heightened Alert period, according to a DBS survey.
Food Delivery Booster Package extended for one more month
Enterprise Singapore extends the programme that supports food and beverage businesses in providing food delivery services.
ThaiBev issues $1.7b debentures
The Baht 40b debentures were 1.52 times oversubscribed.
CapitaLand reveals $50m innovation fund to ramp up sustainability drive
The fund was announced at the inaugural CapitaLand Sustainability X Challenge.
Transportation, construction sectors outlook remains bleak for Q3: study
The financial sector is the most optimistic for the third quarter.
2,000 units in new GLS program to sate developer appetite for new land
Robust market demand has developers eager to replenish their supply.
Market Update: STI down 0.14%
Mapletree Logistics Trust saw the sharpest decline during Friday's trading, with a 0.99% drop.
Hyflux packs up, to hold virtual townhall on winding up
This may be one of the last times the troubled water treatment firm could meet with securities holders before shutting down.
Union Gas secures SGX in-principle approval for mainboard transfer
The company has been listed in the Catalist board of SGX since 2017.
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