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Investment banking fees down 2% to $796.12m in 9M2019
Investment banking fees down 2% to $796.12m in 9M2019
Advisory fees for completed M&A dropped 16.5%.
Bishan Park condo owners expect up to $688m in collective sale
Intensification of the site and lease top-up will require $70m-75m.
Singapore to avert technical recession in Q3: analyst
The economy is tipped to grow 0.4% YoY and 2.1% QoQ saar in Q3.
Singapore amongst world's rising stars in trade potential: StanChart
It ranked 16th in the Trade20 index.
Banks embark on risky overseas pivot
Loan exposure to China has grown although loan quality has yet to be tested.
Singapore could come off worse than regional neighbours in next global downturn
Growth rates are lower and commodities are less able to cushion the blow.
Chart of the Day: New CCR condo prices up 10.5% to $3,014 psf in Q2
Higher demand for new luxury condos led to soaring prices in the segment.
Daily Markets Briefing: STI down 0.52%
Hongkong Land led the gains after its stock grew 1.05%.
Daily Briefing: Scoot scraps online payment processing fees; Jansen Road house for sale at $4.5m
And the Minister for Manpower denies that CPF pays low returns.
Headline inflation up 0.5% in August
It was boosted by higher private transport prices.
Rail cost hike could hit ComfortDelGro's earnings
Maintenance costs could rise following the mid-life revamp at North-East Line.
Dyson to hire 2,000 workers in Southeast Asia
It plans to add hundreds of jobs in Singapore alone.
SIAS backs Hyflux's application of debt moratorium extension
Hyflux asked for a two-month extension for its debt moratorium.
Lack of security threatens Singapore's dominance in retirement finance
The city was in the bottom half of the rankings for retirement security.
$1.04b lost to migraines in 2018
Patients who experienced it for four to 14 days per month lost an average of $14,860.
Daily Briefing: Luxury apartment sales hit 11-year high in January-August; Advance.AI raises $80m in series C round
And Mitsubishi may slash its earnings forecast after US$320m loss by a rogue oil trader.
Chart of the Day: Foreigners snapped up 249 condos in Q2
This marked the first quarterly increase since July 2018.
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