Markets & Investing
Metro Holdings and Sim Lian buy $172.3m office property in Australia
Metro Holdings and Sim Lian buy $172.3m office property in Australia
It is the group’s 18th property and 5th office asset in the country.
Rate cuts boost property investments by 24.8% QoQ in Q3
Total sales hit $8.3b.
CLAS divests Citadines Karasuma-Gojo Kyoto for $53.1m
The price was 40.1% above the asset's book value.
OUE Limited’s $150m green notes oversubscribed by 1.5 times
The notes carried a 4.00% fixed rate.
ZTS Holdings raises stake in GS Holdings to 14.34%
Total consideration paid for the shares was $120,601.66.
ZTS Holdings Pte. Ltd. has increased its stake in GS Holdings Limited, the latter announced...
Jubilee subsidiary sells plastic manufacturing factory for $1.8m
WE Total Engineering will use the proceeds for its working capital needs.
Meet 9 Singapore students with promising business ventures
Their ventures all aim to empower people through education and technology.
SG one of the top sources and destinations of capitals
The city-state ranked second in capital destinations for land developments.
Experts predict continued Fed rate cuts to boost REITs until 2026
REITs have rally potential and could catch up with global peers due to attractive yield spreads.
Dasin Retail Trust board faces opposition on China leadership changes
The minority wants to retain Zhang Zhongming as an executive director.
Payment delays among Singapore companies drop to 3-year low
Slow payments fell to 44.0% in Q3 2024.
Metech enters $3m interest-free loan agreement with unit general manager
The loan will be used for business diversification and general corporate and working capital purposes.
COTD: Singapore leads tech startup funding in Southeast Asia
In 9M 2024, Singapore contributed 62% of the total $2.3b funding.
STI dollar-cost averaging yields 5.7% CAGR since 2019
The STI generated a 37% total return, outperforming other indices.
Dollar-cost averaging (DCA) into Straits Times Index (STI) exchange-traded funds...
UOB extends takeover offer for Silverlake Axis shares to 21 October
UOB said that the offer is final and there will be no increase in the offer consideration.
ESR Group privatisation bid gains Qatar sovereign wealth fund’s backing
The wealth fund’s owned company holds 127.3 million shares in the ESR Group.
Mencast shareholder sells 5.12 million shares for $150,178
Their total percentage of total shares decreased to 4.63% from 5.74%.
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