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Keppel braces for headwinds on back of $3b KepLand privatisation bid
Keppel braces for headwinds on back of $3b KepLand privatisation bid
It's hard to realise synergies in the near-term.
Chart of the day: See how much new home sales have crashed since the TDSR was first imposed
Sales volume was halved in 2014.
Daily Briefing: Overall private home prices down first time since 2008; Block 71 set to house 750 startups by 2017
And GrabTaxi Singapore launches $2.8M fund for driver welfare.
Daily Markets Briefing: STI up 1.2%
But expect a pullback today.
Low occupancy at Suntec City Mall Phase 3 threatens stellar Suntec REIT
Committed occupancy stands at just 70%.
Orchard Road rents tick up despite persistent retail headwinds
Rents climbed to $34.55 psf.
HDB resale transaction volume crashed to 10-year low in 2014
Prices slipped by 6%.
Singapore sinks into second month of deflation
Inflation registered at -0.2% in December.
Keppel Corp unveils privatization offer for Keppel Land
It’s paying $4.38 per share.
Singapore's residential vacancy rate reaches 9-year high
Fewer expatriates are coming to live here.
Keppel Corp’s operating profit up 11.2% to $2.4b in FY14
It was boosted by many one-offs.
SGX profits at risk from insufficient trading volumes in derivatives
The surge in China A50 futures and Iron Ore derivatives may taper off.
Ascendas REIT’s net property income up 5.6% to $114.6m in Q3
But property expenses spiked 24.6%.
Suntec REIT’s net property income up 6.5% to $53m in Q4
Thanks to its robust office segment.
Keppel REIT profits down 8% in Q314
Largely attributable to lost income from Prudential Tower divestment.
CapitaMall Trust’s net property income down 4.1% to $106m in Q4
Tenant sales decreased by 1.9%.
Chart of the Day: Industrial properties are heading for a tepid 2015
No thanks to oil price declines coupled with a lacklustre manufacturing sector.
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