News
Ascott REIT’s gross profit climbed 9% to $48.8m in Q3
Thanks to income from acquired properties.
Ezion’s profit surged 28.9% to $63.7m in Q3
Revenue also jumped 24.5%.
SGX mired in darkness after major power outage on Wednesday
Trading was halted for several hours.
BCA requires non-landed residential projects to adopt drywall for partitions
New regulations include standardised staircases, chutes, and doors.
Daily Markets Briefing: STI up 0.2%
Expect more good news today.
Chart of the Day: Singapore’s new private homes crashed 63.8% in 3Q
Developers had to sell more from existing projects.
Daily Briefing: Singapore ranks first in smartphone addiction; COE closed mixed in latest tender
And Singapore seals IRB Sevens hosting.
More Singapore bankers dreading bonus cuts this year: report
Over one in five are downbeat on their payouts.
LTA unveils advanced solutions to cut commuters’ taxi waiting time woes
Sensors will be installed in seven taxi stands.
Discover these new-to-Singapore brands that opened stores in the CBD in Q3
Includes brands such as Moleskine and Chabuton.
Skilled talent crunch threatens Singapore’s booming finance sector
The sector won’t survive without talent imports.
SGX stock trading volume tumbled for the 13th straight month in October
Average stock trading value dipped 7%.
LTA mulling new regulations for third-party taxi booking apps
These apps won’t solve peak-hour cab blues.
MND slashes BTO flat supply for 2015 on back of sluggish local demand
Surplus stock is building up.
SIA Engineering’s Q3 profit crashed 40.7% to $42.1m in Q3
Revenue also slipped 3%.
Golden Agri struggles as China operations sink into the red
Its plant may be shut down temporarily.
Commentary
Singapore’s family offices: Time to professionalise or risk falling behind
Liquidity crucial to stock market reform