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SGX derivatives volume increased 17% to 6.1 million contracts
SGX derivatives volume increased 17% to 6.1 million contracts
Total securities trading turnover also rose 7% yoy to $28.1 billion in June.
Oversupply looms over the horizon
The shipping industry could face shaky waters if demand lags amidst entry of new and bigger vessels.
NOL charts new direction
Its strategy now is chartering 70% of overall capacity, making it flexible to reduce fleet count during a slowdown.
Asia Pac debt markets jump 26% to a record $368.6b
Asia Pacific corporate issuers raised a record $176.5b, up 38% from last year’s $127.8b.
Asia Pac mergers & acquisitions down 7% from 2H 2010
Cross region outbound volume fell by 19%, according to Dealogic.
Singaporeans are self-centered, shows survey
Only 15% rated others high on graciousness but 43% gave themselves high graciousness ratings.
Office rents keep on rising despite influx of new space
Commercial property rents remain high despite the foreseen entry of as much as 3mln sq ft of new office space.
Pent-up demand pushes CCR prices up
This following slow CCR sales during the Chinese New Year period.
OCR and RCR prices decelerate
More cautious buyer sentiments are seen particularly in the mass segment.
Carry mine, I’ll carry yours: Pay TV providers
Customers will soon be able to watch Pay TV content with their preferred operator sans any extra fee.
SingTel avails $3.7b credit facilities
Loan to finance operations following a 2.3% drop in fourth-quarter profit last month on lower contributions from its overseas units and slowing local growth.
Tiger losing $2 m a week on Aussie suspension
Board asks CEO Tony Davis to solve Aussie grounding and promotes Chin Yau Seng to Executive Director to run existing operations.
Tiger banned from flying in Australia
Entire fleet grounded for minimum of 5 days as regulator cites safety concerns. Tiger has been hit with a slew of regulator issues and will have to fight it out in court to get back in the air. This is a major blow for the airline which has been competing with Jetstar. The Sydney Morning Herald reported The aviation regulator says it has lost confidence in Tiger Airways' ability to manage its safety after a series of events, culminating in the grounding of the airline's Australian flights. All Tiger Airways Australia's domestic flights were today suspended for a week, until July 9. It's the first time the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) has grounded an entire airline. The Civil Aviation Authority said it has lost confidence in Tiger, and this is the first time an entire airline has been grounded.
CIMB Securities Head busted for false trading
MAS has fined Wong Chow Lin $50,000 and given him a 2-year ban.
Private home prices grew 1.9% in 2Q 2011
Colliers says the price growth for 2011 could slow to around 7% to 8%, from 17.6% in 2010.
Spam alert: 40% of social network spam comes from Facebook
Symantec says there’s a cyclical pattern of spam between Facebook, Twitter and YouTube.
Singapore banks show stunning loan growth at 24.2% YoY
And this is driven by business loans which expanded 27.5% in May.
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