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A third of older workers fear they will never be able to retire: HSBC survey
A third of older workers fear they will never be able to retire: HSBC survey
9 out of 10 say they will struggle financially upon retirement.
Prices of completed condos up 0.1% in January
But prices of prime units fell.
OCBC mulls issuing US$1b covered bonds
The bonds will be issued in the summer.
Singapore's 2015 tourism receipts dip 6.8% to $22b as business travel falters
Companies overseas have been slashing trip budgets.
Undesirable lending practices uncovered at some local banks: MAS
Credit underwriting standards need to be improved.
Sembcorp launches $4.23b power complex in India
It houses two 1,320-megawatt coal-fired plants.
HPL’s net profit dips 34.4% to $81.7m in FY15
Due to low property development revenue.
Bank lending drops in January on back of weak business loan demand
Lending to most business sectors dropped in January.
Yangzijiang’s net profit drops 29% to $535m in FY15
Blame it on lower margins.
Olam crashes into the red with $221.3m FY15 net loss
It was slammed by a massive one-off charge.
UOL’s net profit slumps 43% to $391.4m as hefty one-off gains vanish
Lower fair value gains also had an impact.
ThaiBev’s FY15 earnings surge 22% to $1.05b
Thanks to a boost from its Myanmar Brewery disposal.
Chart of the Day: Business confidence tumbles in Q2 as economic woes mount
Overall outlook is barely positive in Q2.
Daily Markets Briefing: STI up 1.7%
Don't expect strong gains today.
Daily Briefing: Noble group swings to $1.67b loss; UOL reports 43% profit drop
And are universities overcharging its students?
SGX mulls setting aside 10% of Mainboard IPO shares for retail investors
Up to a maximum of $100m.
Can First Resources survive the 2016 El Niño?
Management guided for weak FFB output.
Commentary
Singapore’s AI ambition has an intelligence problem
Singapore is deploying AI at speed – and security risks are catching up
Precious metal boom is a stress test for Singapore’s gold ambitions
Singapore’s global dispute fault lines
‘Tokenmaxxing’ – The wrong AI race to run in Singapore
To outsmart modern fraud, we must first know the enemy
Why Singapore SMEs cannot wait for quantum cyber risk to arrive before securing data
Is Singapore's emphasis on long-term security and stability hindering purpose-driven employees?
When Singapore's agentic AI ‘chefs’ arrive, will the kitchen be ready for them?