Singapore
2 in 5 firms fail to act on customer feedback: survey
2 in 5 firms fail to act on customer feedback: survey
Meanwhile, 10% of companies ignore feedback entirely.
Chart of the day: Auction listings skyrocketed 103.4% in Q1
Homeowners who found it difficult to dispose of properties following July's cooling measures turned to auction listings.
Daily Markets Briefing: STI up 0.19%
Expect muted gains today.
Daily Briefing: Grab to inject GrabFood into ride-hailing app; UOB bags $242m loan for Japan buy
And MOM eyes broadening its Adapt and Grow initiative.
Secondary property sellers pressured to slash asking prices: report
NUS’ index recorded a 25.03% QoQ drop secondary sales even as prices eased 0.5%.
SPH REIT's Q2 results get boost from Australia buy
It bought 85% of Figtree Grove Shopping Centre at a post-cost yield of 5.7%.
Property investment sales dropped 52% to $5.3b in Q1 2019
The 82% YoY drop in residential investment sales contributed the most to the decline.
STB ties up with Alibaba for Chinese traveller analytic tools
The collaboration aims to boost Chinese visitor arrivals and spending.
Fraser Hospitality unveils serviced apartment Fraser Residence Orchard
It offers studio deluxe apartments and one-, two- or four-bedroom apartments.
Hyflux sues would-be white knight SM Investments for ditching restructuring deal
The water firm is also claiming a $38.9m deposit placed into escrow.
Keppel Infrastructure Trust sinks into the red with $16.21m loss in Q1 2019
The $775m acquisition cost of Ixom hit profits hard.
Citi Singapore unveils automated assessment for debt consolidation
The bank will access the customer’s credit profile via API.
Keppel Infrastructure-led consortium clinches $52.5m Jurong Island project contract
It will design and build two crude oil pipelines and ancillary facilities which will connect to Jurong Rock Caverns.
DBS inks Belt and Road deal with Sinosure
Insurance firm Sinosure will provide credit insurance for DBS financing activities.
Keppel DC REIT's NPI up 26.8% to $43.23m in Q1 2019
The firm's data centre buys in Germany and Singapore pushed up earnings.
Daily Briefing: Land-starved Singapore makes room for urban farms in food security push; Hotel Properties acquires Marriott Hotel for $30.56m
And Tuas Checkpoint will soon feature a contactless immigration system.
Daily Markets Briefing: STI down 0.18%
Expect muted gains today.
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