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Singapore Life partners DBS to roll out QR code payable premiums
Singapore Life partners DBS to roll out QR code payable premiums
More than $11m of premiums have been remitted via the unified scan-and-pay function.
COE prices close with mixed results in latest bidding exercise
The prices of category E vehicles saw the highest increase of $5,406 to $39,406.
Daily Markets Briefing: STI up 0.14%
DBS led the gains as it rose 1.04%.
Daily Briefing: WeWork to take over lease of HSBC building in Collyer Quay;Travelstop secures $4.08m in pre-series A funding
And residential development Sophia View marked as the first en bloc sale in 2019.
Chart of the Day: Factory tenancies climbed 2% YoY to 1,635 units
But demand is expected to remain soft brought by the weakening manufacturing sector.
PDPC launches new framework to bolster data protection in Singapore
The pilot programme will combine data protection and innovation competencies to train DPOs.
International banking heads take home highest salaries in financial sector
The average base monthly salary for this role can hit $33,000.
Digital wealth manager Syfe launches in Singapore after $5.2m seed round
It also got its Capital Markets Services Licence.
CapitaLand Commercial Trust NPI up 2.1% to $158.2m in H1
The acquisition of Galileo has offset the impact of the Twenty Anson divestment on its revenues.
Keppel DC REIT's NPI up 19.9% to $86.49m in H1
Contributions from its Germany and Singapore acquisitions drove up its earnings.
CapitaLand Commercial Trust to buy 94.9% interest in German freehold office for $387.1m
MAC is a multi-tenanted office with a total net lettable area (NLA) of approximately 60,200 sqm.
Frasers Property bags $714.89m term loan
It comprises a $476.59m five-year green loan tranche and a $238.30m five-year tranche.
Keppel O&M clinches $130m worth of contracts from repeat customers
It will mark its third newbuild dredger contract for maritime contracting firm Van Oord.
Close to 1 in 2 SMEs paid their arrears on time in Q2
The turning fortunes of the construction sector were cited as a possible reason for the improved performance.
Office rents in Q2 rose 1.5%
Gross effective rents hit $10.79 psf pm.
Chart of the Day: Outbound property investment from Singapore hit $9.6b in H1
Office properties accounted for the highest investment sales volume at $6.4b.
Daily Markets Briefing: STI up 0.36%
Singtel led the gains at 0.57%.
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