Singapore
Zilingo clinches $307.1m in Series D funding
The funding round was led by Sequoia Capital, Temasek and the Singapore investment fund EDBI.
ComfortDelGro weathers market shake-up as Go-Jek threat fades
The lowering of incentives at Go-Jek narrows the earnings divide between private hire and taxis.
CapBridge offers investments into private equity from $5,000
‘Preferred Access’ will cater to those seeking to invest in unlisted private companies.
Retail sales dipped 6% to $4.3b in December 2018
Medical goods and toiletries was the only sector to report an increase of 1.8%.
HDB resale volume rose 4.6% to 23,099 units in 2018
Punggol recorded the highest sales volume of standard flats at 47%.
Mapletree Industrial Trust to raise $175m via private placement
The proceeds will primarily be used to fund its 18 Tai Seng acquisition.
Private condo resale prices dropped 6% in January
Total units resold crashed 52.7% to 529 units.
Can Venture Corporation recover and regain investor confidence?
Its major customers, Illumina and Philip Morris, guided for growth in 2019 but trade war risks remain.
F&B firm TSH Corporation debuts on SGX Catalist
It opened at $0.038 apiece. F&B operator TSH Corporation kicked off its Catalist listing at the Singapore Exchange (SGX), an announcement revealed. It opened at $0.038 apiece.
F&N's profit up 47.5% to $37.9m in Q1
Higher dairy and softdrinks sales from Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand boosted earnings.
City Developments' Whistler Grand hits 80% take-up rate despite cooling measures
The average selling price of launched units is at $1,350 psf.
Hyflux extends deadline to file proofs of claim to 1 March
Parties are requested to set out all known obligations the scheme companies have towards them.
Oxley Q2 profits dropped 33% to $45.24m
It blamed lower contribution from its UK project.
CapitaLand takes its shopping voucher digital
CapitaVoucher can be purchased, stored and redeemed via the CapitaStar app.
Daily Markets Briefing: STI up 0.13%
The spotlight on the US-China trade negotiations may soften local sentiment.
Women at the top – the great talent gap
A new year is a time for change – could this year be the one which sees women in Singapore put a sizeable crack in the glass ceiling? A new council, The Council for Board Diversity, has been established which is focused on getting more women onto boards and into top jobs.
Commentary
‘Tokenmaxxing’ – The wrong AI race to run in Singapore
To outsmart modern fraud, we must first know the enemy
Why Singapore SMEs cannot wait for quantum cyber risk to arrive before securing data
Is Singapore's emphasis on long-term security and stability hindering purpose-driven employees?
When Singapore's agentic AI ‘chefs’ arrive, will the kitchen be ready for them?
What Singapore’s app store rules reveal about the future of online trust
Faster hiring alone will not fix construction’s productivity problem
Beyond policy: How Singapore's service sector can win at the frontline
Solving the production problem behind Singapore’s ‘pilot purgatory’
Transformation without disruption: Your Existing ERP is an accelerant to business innovation