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STI's total returns hit 9.4% in 2019
STI's total returns hit 9.4% in 2019
Accumulated dividends boosted returns whilst weak Hong Kong stocks dragged the index.
GDP growth fell to 0.7% in 2019: MTI
Contraction under the manufacturing sector worsened to 1.5%.
V3 Group and EZ-Link-led consortium join digital banking race
BEYOND consortium has launched a bid for a digital full bank license with a focus on SMEs.
Buyback value plunged about 60% to $590m in 2019
OCBC led amongst stocks in December with a total buyback consideration of $26m.
PMI inched up 0.3 points to 50.1 in December
Whilst, PMI for the electronics sector contracted by 0.2 points.
Grab and Singtel team up for digital bank licence
Grab and Singtel will hold a 60% and 40% stake in the consortium, respectively.
Chart of the Day: Re-entry rate of production and related workers dipped to 73% in Q3
The overall six-month re-entry rate rose to 65%.
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Temasek, BlackRock form joint asset management venture in China
They will develop and distribute products for Chinese investors.
Daily Markets Briefing: STI down 0.07%
Singtel saw the sharpest decline amongst top active stocks with a 0.91% decline.
Chart of the Day: NPL ratio for housing to stay within 0.4%-0.5% in 2020-21
Mortgage rates are not expected to rise in the near future.
The rest of Central Region could be 2020's property hotspot
New launches in this region accounted for 47.5% of all new launches – despite it only occupying 15% of Singapore’s land area.
Investment banking fees hit record-breaking $1.17b in 2019
DBS Group clinched 11.8% or $138.79m of the total fee pool.
Here's how this architecture firm designs for the world's luxury hotels brands
Brands like Raffles even get BLINK Design Group to design their overseas properties.
Less than half of finance leaders report KPIs on company culture
Over seven in 10 have enough data to provide such insights to stakeholders.
Another investor steps in to buy Hyflux's debts for $1.8b
Eligible creditors may tender Aqua Munda’s offer from 30 December to 10 January 2020.
Cromwell European REIT sells 12 properties in Europe for $73m
The divestment is set to increase the company’s net asset value.
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