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AIA Singapore triumphs at Singapore Business Review Management Excellence Awards 2025 for strategic leadership and insurance innovation
AIA Singapore triumphs at Singapore Business Review Management Excellence Awards 2025 for strategic leadership and insurance innovation
Penny Koo, as well as AIA Singapore’s Legal and Corporate Secretarial team, prove to be a critical strategic force behind the company’s innovations and market leadership.
Monday Wrap: IP reforms, CIMB’s SME-focused founders card, and softer 2026 growth outlook
The nation's economic growth is expected to moderate in 2026.
Companies face higher costs as halal certification moves online
The digital shift closes any room for fraudulent or ambiguous halal claims.
The government grants one off property tax rebate as 2026 bills approach
Among private owner-occupiers, about half are expected to see an increase of under $6 a month.
Singapore tops global container port ranking as infrastructure leads
Behind Singapore, the global top five comprise Shanghai, Ningbo-Zhoushan, Rotterdam, and Busan.
Singapore’s capital markets outlook strengthens as 2026 investment picks up
Core investors are expected to return more decisively next year.
The Bedok Rise site attracts ten bids as 2025’s most contested tender
The top land rate came in above expectations and is broadly in line with recent Rest of Central Region benchmarks.
Daily Markets Briefing: STI up 0.43%; Top stock is SGX
SGX is the top stock with a 1.57% increase.
Nearly 7 in 10 fintech firms proritise adaptability, agility when hiring
69.2% are highly prioritising adaptability and only 7.7% consider qualifications.
Real wages grow 4.3% as median income reaches $5,775
Lower labour-force participation limits gains despite higher real wages
Economic growth projected to slow to 2.2% in 2026: report
As unemployment rates, population growth, interest rates, amongst others, will see moderate activity.
CBD Grade A office rents forecast to rise up to 7% in 2026
Vacancy rates are expected to fall below 4% amidst limited new supply.
Manpower, rent and weak demand drag businesses’ profits
Rising costs push Singapore firms into profit decline
Frasers announces redemption of $300m perpetual securities
This is under the firm’s $5b multicurrency debt issuance programme.
SP Group and Univers for virtual power plant development in S’pore
The parties will also enhance the platform's deployment.
ASL Marine’s net profit stands at $8.3m in Q12026
This represents a 1.560% increase over the previous year.
Straco posts $10.7m net profit in Q3
Profit attributable to shareholders fell 8% YoY.
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