News
Daily Briefing: Time to roll back property cooling measures; Singapore passes law to curb online piracy
Daily Briefing: Time to roll back property cooling measures; Singapore passes law to curb online piracy
And COE prices show flat results in latest tender.
Discover the culprits in Singapore’s stunning office space vacancy decline
80% of new absorption came from just two areas.
Yuan rising: Singapore’s RMB usage climbs by 4% in 2014
15% of firms now use the yuan for cross-border deals.
Take a bite: Singapore food firms worm their way into world’s largest wholesale market
New food product center launched in Zhejiang.
Singapore-Tianjin Eco-city cross-border RMB deals gets approved
Singapore banks can now lend using the yuan.
Tight fiscal policies drag Singapore growth in 2H14: HSBC
The strong currency isn’t helping.
Cutthroat competition: 1 in 2 Singapore workers will ditch friendships to get promotions
Millennials are the most competitive of the lot.
SGX launches derivatives trading branch in Hong Kong
It’s coupled with a new liquidity trading hub.
Rest easy: No premium hike for Integrated Shield Plan top-ups
The commitment lasts for one year..
Tough times: Feeble Asian markets drag Temasek’s FY14 returns
These are testing times indeed for Temasek. Singapore’s sovereign investor posted distinctly underwhelming shareholder returns in FY14, bogged down by weaknesses in the Singapore and China markets.
Unexpected move: SIIC Environment rolls out 1b new shares
Each stock is $0.158 apiece.
Chart of the Day: This graph predicts where offices will suddenly sprout in the next 4 years
Should landlords start strategizing rents?
Daily Markets Briefing: STI down 0.3%
And index could only slide further.
Daily Briefing: Singapore wealth fund holdings hit record high; Top 5 best sold smartphones in Singapore 2014
And MoM gets worried about senior retirees.
Super whammy: Super Group braces for headwinds, soft sales amid branding shift
The group is ramping up its business model.
Discount spree: MOT issues 140,000 transport concession cards
Enjoy up to 25% discounts on public buses and trains.
Temasek’s biggest financial assets dragged company performance
Find out who slowed the company’s returns.
Commentary
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