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Auditors troubled as Sino Techfibre investigation remains unsolved

Auditors troubled as Sino Techfibre investigation remains unsolved

KPMG’s probe was impeded by the Local Tax Bureau, who refused to provide the listing of the company’s subsidiaries’ sales and purchase invoices.

Who’s winning the telco race in Singapore?

OCBC says the competition is tight as all three telcos - M1, SingTel and StarHub - put in pretty decent showing in their 3Q11 results.

Warning: There will be job cuts

So which sectors expect to fire people in the next three months?

Saving grace: Oil domestic exports up 54%

Oil trade mitigated the poor performance of its non-oil counterpart.

Electronic parts, anyone?

Domestic exports of electronics fell 17% in the third quarter.

Non-oil domestic exports down in the third quarter

Guess which countries caused the exports setback.

Lower projected oil prices to impact total trade in 2012

Total trade is projected to grow moderately to between 3 and 5% in 2012 amidst subdued growth of the global economy.

Dark clouds ahead for Singapore economy in 2012

Don’t get your hopes up as growth will be subdued at 1-3%.

Tough times loom for technology sector, warns analyst

External shocks, including the yet-to-subside floods in Thailand, continue to plague the sector.

Singapore economy surges 6% in 3Q11

As the manufacturing sector made a comeback from its 5.6% decline in 2Q11, having grown by 14.2%.

Sino Construction’s 64% surge in expenses being probed by SGX

SGX also questions the company’s intangible assets as at 30 September 2011.

Too much optimism? Seroja Investments’ statement gets SGX skeptical

The company said in its 2Q results that it is “optimistic of its performance in FY2011,” but SGX asks - has this forecast actually been met?

SGX questions Hengxin Technology’s spending spree

The manufacturing company’s expenses increased by about 43% in 3Q11, and SGX demands an explanation.

What you need to know about CapitaLand subsidiary’s amazing profit surge

Ascott Residence Trust’s gross profit rocketed significantly in 3Q11 - but by how much?

Worries of SingTel being slammed by NBN overdone

DBS refutes popular perception that national broadband network will hurt SingTel - but on what grounds?