Singapore
Insurers flock to emerging Asia for M&As
Insurers flock to emerging Asia for M&As
They’re looking to tap into countries like Vietnam and Indonesia.
Online hiring amongst banks jumped 17%
Hiring in the government and PSU sector dipped the most.
Chart of the Day: Data centres lead S-REITs' NPI growth
Their net property income grew 42.1% in Q3.
Daily Briefing: Jumbo beats No Signboard in IPO subscriptions; Bitcoin loses over 20% of its value
And here are two weak performers during the results season.
Daily Markets Briefing: STI down 0.16%
Expect some moderate gains today.
Singapore banks' average net profit growth hit 6% in the first nine months of 2017
Guess which bank had the highest income for the period.
HKEX opens office in Singapore
It will be its first overseas office.
Speculated GST hike could boost e-commerce tax
This could also mean a slowdown in business as consumers had a history of buying a lot before tax hikes.
SGX to change securities settlements process
It will shorten the cycle to two days instead of three days.
HKEX opens office in Singapore
It will be its first overseas office.
Asia Pacific absorption rate rises 20% in 2017
Thanks to strong leasing activity in China, Manila and Bengalaru.
Singapore's import and export price indices up in October
Import prices rose 3.2%, whilst export prices grew 1.1%.
Daily Briefing: Choosing between HDB and bank loans; UOB launches internal digital skills training
And here are some reasons why most employees quit.
Chart of the Day: See how an upcoming GST hike affects retail sales
In 2007, retail sales spiked following the announcement of a GST hike. Will 2018 follow the same trend?
Singapore's manufactured products price index up 2.1% in October
The price of oil jumped 12.9%.
Domestic supply price index up 3.5% in October
The price index of manufactured goods led growth at 5.8%.
It's all about the money: 9 in 10 Singaporeans need more investment knowledge
Half of them plan to invest their disposable income next year.
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