News
PropNex absorbs 400 salespersons from Global Alliance Property
PropNex absorbs 400 salespersons from Global Alliance Property
Century21 license holder CREG will focus in real estate developments in China.
Sembcorp Marine's Q4 profits sink 94.9% to $5.93m
It blamed losses from the $34m sale of a semi-submersible and continued low business volume.
Great Eastern profits crashed by 29% to $1b in FY18
Operating profit growth from Insurance Business countered its decline.
Singapore bank ROEs to hit over 11% in 2020
Thanks to the shift towards fees and commission in the non-interest income mix.
Daily Briefing: New issues ‘overshadowed' Singapore-Malaysia water talks; AI startup ViSenze secures $27.06m Series C funding
And here's why REDAS is calling for a review of the property cooling measures.
Daily Markets Briefing: STI down 0.19%
Ongoing US-China trade negotiations may boost local sentiment.
Chart of the Day: Top five F&B stocks hit average returns of 19.9% in January
ThaiBev's returns soared to 35.5% YTD.
DBS cost-to-income ratio to ease to 43% in 2019
Cost-to-income ratio will dip to 43% from 46.3% in 2018.
Foreign worker policies spur short-term pains for food, retail, and rentals
The dependency ratio ceiling for foreign workers will be cut from 40% to 35%.
StarHub's cybersecurity venture may wipe out $30m in staff cost savings
The firm's cybersecuty business was hit by a $12m NPAT loss in Q4.
Unsold residential units doubled to over 34,000 in 2018
This was driven by the softening en bloc sales.
Mapletree Industrial Trust receives SGX approval to raise $201m via private placement
The proceeds will partially fund the firm’s Tai Seng acquisition.
NODX slipped 10.1% in January
This is the worst NODX performance since October 2016.
Facebook and IMDA kick off accelerator programme
Eleven startups made up the first batch of Startup Station Singapore.
Singapore extends CHAS subsidies for chronic conditions
The subsidies will be extended to cover all Singaporeans regardless of income.
Taxi drivers could bear brunt of diesel tax hikes
Duties will be raised from $0.10 to $0.20 per litre.
Daily Briefing: Razer to close digital game store; Logistics startup Moovaz scores funds from Silicon Valley-based VC
And the first of four customised submarines designed for operations in Singapore is unveiled.
Commentary
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What the global financial crisis can teach Singapore about decision-making today
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