News
Great Eastern Holdings mulls sale of Malaysian operations
It could be complying with the 70% foreign ownership cap on insurers.
Keppel's property segment dethrones O&M in profits
In 9M2017, property comprised 55% of contributions, whilst O&M comprised 2%.
97% of Singapore firms paid dividends in 2017
It led the world in proportion of companies that pledged dividend payments.
Singapore fines five capacitor makers $19.55m for price-fixing
The firms also engaged in confidential sales, distribution, and pricing information for capacitors.
CapitaLand sells stake in mall owner for $1.71b
It expects to gain net proceeds of $660m and a net gain of $75m.
Time bomb on OUE Bayfront's income support starts ticking
But the level of income support it uses still rose 11.5% in 9M2017.
City Towers' en bloc sale launched
The owners set a reserve price of $355m.
HDB resale prices dipped 1.5% in 2017
HDB will offer about 3,600 flats by February 2018.
Private condo resale prices rose 6.2% in 2017
The resale volume also surged 79.7% to 895 units.
Daily Markets Briefing: STI up 0.65%
Investors are urged to take caution today.
Daily Briefing: Noble sells power, gas unit for $168m; Analysts forecast 15% growth in property market
And three roads in the Bidasari estate opened this week.
Chart of the Day: Two-thirds of Singapore's population covered by insurance programme
Thanks to rising affluence and an ageing population.
4 in 10 CIOs have disqualified an IT candidate for misleading applicant information
Most of the false information pertains to the applicant’s technical skills and work experience.
Inflation rose 0.6% in November
No thanks to higher private road transport and accommodation inflation.
Keppel O&M's contracts bucked declining trend in 2017
It bagged over $1.1b contracts last year.
Singapore's unsold units dropped to 16,031
The 7-year low is on the back of higher resale activity.
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