News
New life insurance premiums in Q3 dip 4% to $3b
New life insurance premiums in Q3 dip 4% to $3b
Total sum assured for businesses grew by $1.3b.
Line maintenance expansion could buoy SIAEC from MRO competition: report
The firm is reducing the business’ man hours and improving turnaround time.
GIC buys tallest building in Beijing's Lize financial district
The firm will wholly own the property after the purchase.
Siam Commercial Bank launches cross-border QR payments in Singapore and Thailand
Singapore merchants can offer promotions and deals through the SCB Easy app.
IMDA launches digital roadmap for hotel industry
It covers digital upgrades, data-driven integration, and higher levels of automation.
Investcorp ties up with Chinese firms for US$500m food investment fund
Japanese soy sauce is a likely target of the fund.
HDB resale volume rose 18% to 2,213 in October
About 2,320 flats will become eligible for resale in the next three months.
Depreciation for resales of old and new HDB flats slowed down in Q3: report
The high volume of resales weakened prices for flats aged 10 years old and younger.
ARA H-Trust buys three US Marriott hotels for $114m
The hotels are located in North Carolina and Texas.
Daily Markets Briefing: STI up 0.43%
HongkongLand USD led the gains amongst top active stocks with a 1.84% rise.
Daily Briefing: Mitsubishi to close Singapore oil trading unit; FX platform CashChanger launches remittance comparison site
And MND confirms that first time BTO applicants will not get additional ballot chances.
Kuok Group makes takeover offer for POSH
It eyes to buy the firm for 21.5 cents per share.
CapitaLand smashes targets as divestments for 2019 hit $5.3b
The group was able to narrow down its net gearing target to 0.69x from 0.73x in Q2.
StarHub profits up 1.7% to $58m in Q3
However, total revenue slipped 1.6% to $572.6m as mobile and TV services suffer downturns.
Weak domestic parcels threaten SingPost growth: analysis
How it will affect SingPost’s inbound and transshipment mail remains to be seen.
SGX RegCo warns investors on trading Mirach Energy shares
Its share price jumped 164% to 37 cents in ten days.
DBS and Trafigura to launch open-source blockchain trade platform
It will cut trade document transit time from 45 to 20 days.
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