Singapore

MAS to allow bond investment using SRS funds in 2019

The individual limit for Singapore Savings Bonds will also be raised to $200,000.

OCBC rolls out digital account opening service for MNCs

The time taken to set up an account will be cut 75% from months to weeks.

NODX slipped 2.6% in November

It was dragged by the 5.2% decrease in the non-electronic segment.

Daily Markets Briefing: STI down 1.09%

Wall Street's retreat could weigh on the local bourse today.

Automakers go electric to avoid phase-out in Singapore's car-lite future

Nissan will soon be launching its battery electric vehicle Nissan LEAF to Singapore.

Fighting counterfeits in retail through blockchain with LINFINITY

The company’s goal is to create a new supply chain system based on AI, IoT, and blockchain.

Singapore hits $145.74b worth of deals in 2018

M&A made up the bulk with $135.86b across 688 deals.

Mapletree Industrial Trust to buy 18 Tai Seng property for $262.2m

It is the newest nine-storey mixed-use building in Payar Lebar iPark.

OUE Lippo Healthcare inks deal to develop high-end international hospital in Shenzhen

The hospital will have more than 200 beds serving the local community.

Chart of the Day: Influx of launches in H1 2019 could hit developers

More than 11,000 units are expected to be launched in 2019, on top of 32,000 units unsold as of Q3. This chart from OCBC Investment Research (OIR) shows that supply pressures are not immediate in the near term with only 3,506 units left in the pipeline supply for Q4. However, the medium-term developers might face risks in the medium-term with more than 11,000 units expected to be launched in 2019, on top of rising inventory levels of about 31,900 units in Q3 that are a tad below the long term average leves, OIR noted.

Property sales dropped 12.5% to $31.4b in 2018

En bloc sales plummeted 95% HoH to $484.08m in H2 from $9.69b in H1.

Daily Markets Briefing: STI up 0.36%

Wall Street's muted tone could take its toll on the local bourse today.