Singapore
Insurtechs Surer, My-Insurer partner to streamline advising process
Insurtechs Surer, My-Insurer partner to streamline advising process
They will upskill each others' user base through discounted pricing and joint education.
Google signs multi-year renewable energy deal with Sembcorp
This includes energy generated from 500 housing flats with rooftop solar installations.
Singapore firms lead digitisation efforts in APAC: survey
45% of corporates in the Lion City have a "well-defined strategy".
Singaporean home-buyers snub central region in favor of affordability
Areas such as Raffles Place, Cecil, and Marina saw a 12% drop in prices in Feb-July.
SingPost adjusts pricing structure for deliveries
It will discontinue SpeedPost Economy in Singapore starting 15 October.
CapitaLand prices $800m fixed rate senior notes at 2.9%
The notes are expected to be issued by 21 September.
Tencent picks Singapore for Asian hub: report
It is already hiring various positions for operations in the city.
SGTech sets up fund to boost 2,000 SMEs' digitalisation efforts
It has already pledged $660,000 for the fund.
Singapore, Japan mediation centres to launch expedited mediation process
The joint protocol is expected to be formally launched on 20 November.
Daily Markets Briefing: STI down 0.08%
Top Glove led the gains amongst top active stocks with a 10.08% expansion.
Total employment nosedives 103,500 in Q2
Overall unemployment rate rose to 2.8% in June.
Razer Fintech, Templeton partner for digital wealth management platform
This will first focus on Singapore, Malaysia, the Philippines, and Vietnam.
Singlife, Aviva Singapore to merge
Singlife and its consortium will acquire a 75% stake in the latter.
Chart of the Day: New home sales surge to 11-month high in August
It also marked the highest number of purchases by Singaporeans since July 2018.
Temasek Financial raises medium term note programme limit to US$25b
The last programme limit increase took place in July 2018.
TikTok's parent mulls injecting billions into Singapore: report
It applied for a banking licence back in June.
Mapletree Industrial Trust to acquire US data centre for up to $356.6m
The property valuation is up to 2.2% higher than the purchase considerations.
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