Singapore

Office sector dominates investment sales with 31.8% share in Q1

Office sector dominates investment sales with 31.8% share in Q1

Overall investment sales climbed 14.3% on stronger deal activity across public and private markets.

GIC and Sony Music Publishing acquire 45,000-song catalogue

Blackstone exits catalogue as Sony-GIC venture expands music rights exposure across global assets.

Life insurance payouts hit $5.08b in Q1

Health claims added another $712m, mainly from Integrated Shield Plans.

Singapore and China broaden drug oversight deal to cover gene therapies

It alters regulatory pathway structure for emerging medical technologies.

MAS adds Ong Pang Thye to board amidst leadership reappointments

He will link private sector governance expertise with state financial oversight structure.

Industrial market splits as freehold prices rise, leasehold slips

Values climbed whilst deal flow weakened to lowest since 2020.

InCred bolsters Singapore platform with S Cube integration amidst GCC–India wealth push

This extends regulated investment reach across three financial hubs.

HSBC Singapore adds health perks for Premier clients via IHH, Raffles Medical

They will receive access to IHH’s Parkway Shenton app and Raffles Medical’s MediWellness facilities.

North Bridge Road commercial building up for sale at $70m

The six-storey property beside Raffles Hotel sits on a 999-year site and offers naming and signage rights.

NTT DATA, HTX partner to boost AI-driven public safety capabilities

The collaboration will focus on frontline response and digital forensics, among others.

Singapore firms modernise IT faster as AI adoption gains pace: PwC

Businesses are ahead of global peers in AI investment appetite and advanced AI use.

RIE2030’s real test: Turning innovation into impact

Singapore is uniquely positioned to develop and test solutions that can later scale across Southeast Asia.

What Singapore logistics operators often overlook when electrifying fleets

Fleet electrification is not just a procurement or sustainability decision. It needs coordination across the business. 

STI brushes historic 5,000 but risks 4,300 plunge amidst US-Iran tensions

Investor sentiment is dominated by the Middle East tensions.

Singapore hit by 2.7m remote-access attacks as hackers weaponise IT tools

Brute-force scripts turn remote-work tools into entry points for ransomware.