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Temasek's US$3b stake sale in A.S. Watson put on hold: report
Temasek's US$3b stake sale in A.S. Watson put on hold: report
The move is blamed on Brexit and the political unrest in Hong Kong.
OUE C-REIT and H-TRUST merger kicks into effect to create $6.9b entity
Its market cap and free float are set to increase to approximately $2.9b and $1.1b, respectively.
Share buyback consideration hits $70.1m in August
23 SGX-listed stocks bought back 71.5 million shares.
Chart of the Day: Private home completions to fall to five-year-low in 2019
Only 863 units were added in Q2.
Daily Markets Briefing: STI up 0.25%
OCBC led the gains amongst top active stocks with a 1.19% climb.
Daily Briefing: Temasek co-leads beauty tech platform Social Bella's $55.71m series D round; Over 5,000 families failed to get a BTO flat
And 555 vegetation fires were recorded in the first half of the year.
CPF assets up 6.63% to $374.87b in 2018
It is ranked as the world's ninth largest pension fund.
91% of Luxus Hills development sold during weekend preview
Thirty-two homes were sold by Friday, prompting the developer to release the remaining 46 homes for sale.
DBS extends hybrid human-robo investment portfolio to retail investors
They can access four to seven ETFs with a minimum investment sum of $1,000 or US$1,000.
Can the aviation sector withstand visitor downturn?
Their significant overseas portfolios will help them weather the rough flight.
Tax revenue rose 4.4% to $52.4b in FY 2018/19
Corporate income tax represented 31% of total revenue.
FCT acquisitions to boost growth: analyst
The purchase of PREAFL could give it the distinction as Singapore’s third-largest retail REIT.
CRCT completes acquisition of companies holding stakes in three Chinese retail malls
CapitaLand now has an interest of approximately 34.4% in the divestment companies.
Parc Clematis sold 70% of units in weekend launch
Units were sold for an average selling price of $1,580 psf.
Chart of the Day: Posh private home transaction volumes crashed 33.8% in H1
GCB sales plunged 45.3% in the first half of the year.
Daily Markets Briefing: STI down 0.76%
UOB led the gains amongst top active stocks with a 0.16% climb.
Daily Briefing: Singapore steps up hiring for foreign tech talent; Esports company Team Flash secures $2.08m in seed round
And SIA is offering wellness dishes on selected flights.
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