Singapore

The increase in rents is marginal, ranging from 0.5-1.4% YoY as at Q2 2018.

The co-working boom is driving office demand.

1 in 3 employees are willing to ditch their jobs without a bonus.

96% think there are benefits of working with colleagues aged 55 years and up.

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And Open Innovation platform Agorize raises US$14.6m in series B funding.

Instead of collecting 20% commission fee, FastGo charges its drivers a fixed daily amount.

In contrast, the number of owner sale listings in Q1 2019 declined by 19%.

Midas said it is insolvent, its assets are not enough to cover its reported liabilities and prospects of rescue appear dim.

The space occupies 2,000 sqm and employs about 165 people.

The firm still wishes push through with its subscription.

Facilities will be moved underground to free up 1,000ha for more parks and homes.

If there is one name that luxury brands in Singapore (and Asia) need to pay attention to this year, it’s the name “HENRY”. No, HENRY isn’t the name of an insanely wealthy and big-spending individual, nor are we referring to Henry Golding, the lead actor from the movie Crazy Rich Asians. Rather, it describes a demographic which stands to be the most important consumer group for luxury product, lifestyle and services brands. In Singapore, HENRYs are defined as households or families that are “High Earners, Not Rich Yet”, earning between $150,000 and $300,000 per year – the segment of consumers that have significant discretionary income and a strong chance of being “ultra-affluent” in the near future.

The development yield is said to be higher than the sub and mid 3% yields for stabilised office assets in Singapore.

A previous probe about the firm saw inter-corporate deposits and ties with Fortis’ former major shareholders.