News
MAS launches cross-border Collective Investment Scheme framework for retail investors
CIS can now be sold across Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand.
Ascott Residence Trust grabs $174m in foreign properties
Bright outlook up ahead.
Daily Markets Briefing: STI up 0.1%
Expect more good news today.
Chart of the Day: See the slump in car prices that drove CPI lower
Due to lower COE premiums.
Daily Briefing: MDA drops self-regulation arts scheme; BOC orders 82 Boeing planes
And alleged “Messiah” hacker receives 105 more charges.
Unit labour costs jumped 4% in Q2 amid higher wages and weak productivity growth
Productivity gains won’t be large enough to counter rising wages.
Discover how much Thai tycoon Charoen Sirivadhanabhakdi is likely to pay for OCBC’s UEL shares
He’s a savvy investor who will not overpay for assets.
Around $387m in late and overdue taxes recovered in FY14: IRAS
There were over 15,000 non-compliant taxpayers.
Singapore July inflation eases to 1.2% on back of lower private transport costs
Accommodation and food costs also fell.
SIA’s Vistara unlikely to be profitable in the coming years, analysts caution
India’s 5/20 rule remains a big concern.
Emergency warning: Raffles Med braces for headwinds as number of new hospitals surge
Its price gap with leading hospitals has narrowed to less than 10%.
New Municipal Services Office to open on Oct.1: MND
It’s set to improve municipal service delivery.
Chart of the Day: Take a look at the country’s surging private home vacancy rate
There is a total of 297,998 vacant private homes island-wide.
Daily Market Briefing: STI closes flat
But it could be heading higher.
Daily Briefing: Singapore among worst countries for real estate investments; Residential property market to weaken further in 2H
And SGX sees 5% spike in operating costs.
Residential leasing demand jumps as employers make last-ditch effort to hire foreign workers
They’re beating the Fair Consideration Framework deadline.
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