News
Developer sentiment remains pessimistic in 2019
The excessive supply from new launches is identified as one of the leading downside risks.
Daily Markets Briefing: STI down 0.12%
Expect a muted start for the local bourse.
Daily Briefing: Bike users raise concerns about QR code bugs; Banks may ramp up ECM hiring amidst MAS $75m enterprise financing grant
And a residential site in Serangoon Gardens sold for $9.8m.
Chart of the Day: Singapore doubles its weight on the Global Dividend Yield Index
With 26 SGX-listed stocks in the index, Singapore is represented more than India, Indonesia, and Thailand.
Digitally-driven internal auditors to be in hot demand in 2019: report
Firms are also creating new roles within tax functions to handle narrow and specific job scopes.
Singaporeans' inflation expectations hit 2.9% in December 2018
Expectations continued its downward trend from September.
Singapore healthcare professionals to enjoy 5-10% pay hikes
Those in the diagnostics and devices sectors can enjoy the highest wage increase.
Elizabeth Towers relaunched for en bloc sale at $610m
Its price tag is the same six months after its first en bloc sales attempt.
SP Group to equip Ascendas-Singbridge's buildings with EV charging points
Around 24 charging points will be installed in 6 buildings.
Ascott's global lodging portfolio crosses 100,000 unit-mark
The boost came after it scored contracts for another 26 properties.
Frasers Commercial Trust to pay aggregate $21.6m in DPU in Q1 2019
This represents a 7% annualised distribution yield based on the unit closing price of $1.37 in December 2018.
CPF Board sets the record straight on RSS payout age
The payout eligibility age for its retirement sum scheme still remains at 65, and not 70.
Daily Briefing: Year-end executive condo prices surge 25%; Food delivery startup Plum to cease Singapore operations
And a study shows female employees still earn less than men.
Daily Markets Briefing: STI up 0.31%
Optimism over thawing US-China frictions could boost the local bourse.
Chart of the Day: Sold condo units crashed 16% to 9,714 units in 2018
The cooling measures hit sales hard.
Tai Seng buy could boost Mapletree Industrial Trust's NPI yield to 6.8%
The gains may be higher than portfolio net profit income yield of 6.4%.
Commentary
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