News
Singapore’s November PMI may turn out worse than expected
Pullback expected after the Christmas season.
GLP slams reports on $10.6b Blackstone deal
No binding deal has been inked yet.
SGX picks TradingScreen to create Asian bond trading platform
It will be the first OTC liquidity venue for Asian bonds.
Raffles Med breaks ground for $310m RafflesHospital extension building
It will nearly double the size of existing hospital facilities.
Real estate firms dominate lacklustre IPO market in 2014
They raised $1.9b in total.
Singapore travellers to the US can now avoid long immigration lines
We’re the sixth nation to join the Global Entry Program.
CDL Hospitality Trust makes maiden hotel acquisitions in Tokyo
The two hotels are worth $63.8m in total.
Chart of the Day: See the record-low drop in Singapore’s office vacancies in 2015-2018
It’s going to be the region’s lowest.
Daily Briefing: CASE ignored by errant phone retailers; resale private home prices up slightly
And Singapore's Stange faces sack calls after Suzuki Cup exit.
Daily Markets Briefing: STI down 1.3%
Expect yet another pullback today.
How will REITs cope as interest rates rise?
REITs didn’t react well to the taper tantrum in 2H13.
Weary buyers flee to foreign shores to buck sluggish local property market
But investment returns are not guaranteed.
Golden boy no more: Analysts downgrade local telcos on back of dimming earnings outlook
Valuations have become unpalatable.
Distress call: Why lower oil prices can’t rescue struggling SIA
Overcapacity remains the main overhang.
A paranoia story: Overall loan growth down to a single digit of 9%
As cloudy global economic outlook looms over Singapore.
Struggling F&B operators bear the brunt of costly labor crunch
Unit labour costs rose 4.4% in Q3.
Commentary
Singapore’s family offices: Time to professionalise or risk falling behind
Liquidity crucial to stock market reform