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DBS adds wealth chat service to WhatsApp and WeChat
DBS adds wealth chat service to WhatsApp and WeChat
Relationship managers will be able to form a bank-administered private chat group with clients.
Tech cycle effects add burden on NODX in August
Electronics could contract for the ninth consecutive month after a 3.8% drop in July.
Golden Gate Ventures' US$100m early-stage fund oversubscribed
The fund focuses on consumer internet trends in Southeast Asia.
ST Engineering hits largest deal with $868m buy of GE's plane parts manufacturer
This will allow ST Engineering to move into the OEM business.
CDL buys London commercial building for $328m
They have obtained planning consent to develop a commercial gym in the basement.
Daily Markets Briefing: STI up 0.23%
Sustained Wall Street gains could fuel the local market today.
Chart of the Day: Tightening office vacancy rates loom in 2022 as tenants snap up limited supply
Marina Bay vacancy levels are expected to tighten to single-digits.
Daily Briefing: Ryde applies for courier services trial; LTA defends new PMD safety standard
And here's a property going for $938,000 to $2.3m that's launching this weekend.
HSBC HQ to move to Marina Bay Financial Centre
The firm targets to occupy the 140,000 sq ft office by April 2020.
New framework limits bidding for place of worship lands to religious groups
Lands that can be developed as PW hubs will also be released for the first time.
6500 workers hired in H1 but long term unemployment rises: MOM
The construction and manufacturing sectors contracted its employment growth.
Singapore may be hardest hit by reforms in European money market fund: Fitch Ratings
It recorded the biggest short-term MMF sales outside Europe.
Developers can boost economy by $1.6b annually: study
But due to work hurdles, firms could also be losing $232m every year.
HSBC's rent in 21 Collyer Quay climbed 36% to $27.7m after lease extension
As HSBC is extending the lease for only one year, this indicates a high likelihood that the company will be vacating 21 Collyer Quay in 2020.
SPH might buy more UK properties: analyst
They had just purchased 14 purpose-built student accommodations across six towns.
Extended tender didn't work for $1b Horizon Towers
With no bids at all, it may have been a casualty of the property curbs in July.
Keppel contractor eyes Chinese yards for future vessels
Golar LNG is in talks with alternative shipyards for newbuilds.
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