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Chart of the Day: Influx of launches in H1 2019 could hit developers
14 Dec 18
More than 11,000 units are expected to be launched in 2019, on top of 32,000 units unsold as of Q3.
Daily Markets Briefing: STI up 0.36%
14 Dec 18
Wall Street's muted tone could take its toll on the local bourse today.
Daily Briefing: Grab clinches US$150m from automaker Yamaha Motor Co.; Finnish biofuel producer Neste plans to inject $2.2b in Singapore's biofuel production
14 Dec 18
And energy savings firm Barghest Building Performance nabs $45m from investment firm KKR & Co.
1 in 5 professionals expect a 10% salary increase in 2019: survey
13 Dec 18
Singapore professionals rated their salary satisfaction at 5.9 on a scale of 1-10.
Total employment growth more than doubled to 16,700 in Q3
13 Dec 18
Growth occurred mainly in the community, social & personal services and financial & insurance sectors.
Private property supply jumped 58.7% in Q3
13 Dec 18
Asking prices of private non-landed residential properties inched up 1.4% QoQ.
Top 25 tech stocks hit average returns of 5.7% in December
13 Dec 18
Venture's total returns was recorded at -25.3% in December YTD.
Singapore's 2018 economic growth forecast raised by 1 ppt to 3.3%: MAS survey
13 Dec 18
Economists think that manufacturing growth in 2018 will slow down to 7.4% from an earlier prediction of 7.6%.
Daily Briefing: Singpost partners with logistics firm LogiNext to boost last mile deliveries; inaugural venture capital fund TNB Aura closes at $31.1m
13 Dec 18
And some Singaporean banking employees demand ridiculous pay rises.
Chart of the Day: See the correlation between GDP growth and residential property prices
13 Dec 18
Price growth could hit -3% to 2% in 2019 amidst predicted slower economic growth.
Daily Markets Briefing: STI up 1.33%
13 Dec 18
The Straits Times Index (STI) ended 40.71 or 1.33% higher at 3,099.99.
HDB rents dipped 0.5% in November
12 Dec 18
Rising flat supply will ensure that leasing costs remain cheap.
Private condo rents inched up 0.6% in November
12 Dec 18
Rental volume in the city-state fell 11.2% to 3,791 units.
Retail sales up 0.1% to $3.7b in October
12 Dec 18
Petrol service stations sales grew the largest at 11.4%.
BlueSG to unveil charging stations for private car owners in Q1 2019
12 Dec 18
They are also eyeing to offer corporate subscription for Singapore firms.
Noble Group secures bid extension for restructuring
12 Dec 18
It is eyeing for a hearing in a Bermudan court on 14 December.
Daily Briefing: Grant borrowers who repay their loans on time will benefit from new money lending business models; venture capital firm ICT Fund set to launch US$100m vehicle in 2019
12 Dec 18
And business management AI platform Osome clinches US$2m seed funding.
Daily Markets Briefing: STI up 0.43%
12 Dec 18
The tone might be cautious today with investors assessing the US-China trade talks.
Chart of the Day: Rubber-focused stocks hit average 18% gains in December
12 Dec 18
Average ROE reached 16.4%.
Singapore's equity capital market proceeds crashed 30.1% to $6.73b YTD
11 Dec 18
IPO proceeds plunged 83.9%.
URA unveils first White site in Woodlands Regional Centre for sale
11 Dec 18
The 2.7 ha site can generate a gross floor area of 115,000 sqm for office, residential and retail use.
Singapore defends crown in Asian Digital Transformation index
11 Dec 18
It clinched the top spot for the digital infrastructure and human capital measures.
Park View Mansions relaunches en bloc attempt at $250m
11 Dec 18
The new reserve price is 22% lower from its initial price tag of $320m.
Resale condo prices up 0.2% in November
11 Dec 18
The volume of resold condos slipped 4.6% to 662 units.
UOL could push for further expansion in Australia after first buy: analyst
11 Dec 18
It wants to build its recurring income as sentiment on Singapore property weakens.
Daily Briefing: Home prices may fall by as much as 3% in 2019; Grab unveils 7th R&D centre in Malaysia
11 Dec 18
And Singpost customers will soon receive alerts 30 minutes before delivery.
Chart of the Day: Over 1.2 million sqm industrial supply to come online by 2019
11 Dec 18
The shift towards Industry 4.0 is fuelling demand for logistics facilities.
Daily Markets Briefing: STI down 1.24%
11 Dec 18
Don't expect gains today.
Singtel's mobile app Dash welcomes Visa and Apple Pay
10 Dec 18
Users can use their Visa Virtual accounts and Apple pay for transactions online and in-store worldwide.
Singapore ranks fifth in total green office space certifications
10 Dec 18
It lagged behind Beijing and Sydney with only around 13 million sqft of certified green space.
ICT segment may hold more promise in 2019 for telcos' profits: analyst
10 Dec 18
Singtel is projected to trade at a yield of 5.7% versus StarHub’s 6.6% amidst TPG’s entry.
Should Venture worry about a third IQOS manufacturer for Philip Morris?
10 Dec 18
It could struggle for more market share as the second manufacturer, FLEX, has already hit supplier limit.
Keppel DC Singapore 5 could deliver an initial 7.8% yield in H2 2019
10 Dec 18
KDC SGP 5’s occupancy rate improved to 84.2% in Q3 versus 73.9% in Q2.
Chart of the Day: Grade A core CBD office rents up 3.5% in Q3
10 Dec 18
It could still record an increase of 13-15% by end-2018 before seeing a moderated growth of 5-8% by 2019.
Daily Markets Briefing: STI down 0.14%
10 Dec 18
Wall Street's weakness could weigh down the local bourse today.
Daily Briefing: Standard Chartered's Ventures team hires more people amidst global layoffs; Centurion Corp hits its first close of global student accommodation fund
10 Dec 18
And here’s why the cryptocurrency crash offers a slap of reality for Singapore investors.
Mapletree Logistics Trust's DPU could grow 3% by 2020: analyst
7 Dec 18
Its $1.56b acquisitions in 2018 could yield 6.3%.
SGX securities market turnover value dropped 24% to $21.6b in November
7 Dec 18
Its securities daily average value also crashed 21% to $1.03b.
HDB to launch 15,000 BTO flats in 2019
7 Dec 18
It will include 2,000 flats with shorter waiting time in the new Tengah town.
Two in three Singapore executives struggle with balancing demands of employees and customers
7 Dec 18
Almost half of businesses have lost talent due to the lack of creative and collaborative opportunities.

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