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ACRA overhauls regulatory fee structure, introduces six new fees
ACRA overhauls regulatory fee structure, introduces six new fees
Also, over a hundred ad hoc transactions to be made free of charge.
Daily Briefing: COE results generally higher in October’s first bidding; Over 85% of first 242 units at Marina Bay condo sold
And more money spent for HDB upgrading, minister says.
Chart of the Day: Singapore’s auction sales of freehold properties skyrocket by 241% in 3Q
See which sector dominated the scene.
Daily Markets Briefing: STI up 1%
But expect a pullback today.
Offshore and marine stocks tumbled 7.2% as oil price jitters escalate
Brent crude fell 9% over the last month.
No room for negotiation: Industrial property sales slide 39.2% in Q3 amid ongoing price standoff
Stingy industrialists are waiting for prices to fall.
7 out of 10 local financial services firms clueless about conduct risk: survey
Small firms are particularly vulnerable.
Golden Agri still struggles after soy prices plunged to 4-year low in September
Is the crash beginning to bottom out?
Services sector’s woes intensify as festive season rolls in
Manpower needs will surge in Q4.
Why Singapore can’t beat Hong Kong in the luxury residential property sales race
Even if prime homes are 26% cheaper here.
Mapletree Logistics purchases two logistics facilities for $83.9m
In two different locations in one country.
More M&As in the pipeline for Singapore firms as ASEAN debt markets surge
Expect cross-border issuance to jump in 2015.
SGX unveils Diversified Indicative Index for healthcare firms
Discover the best performing stocks.
Businesses brace for higher fees as ACRA unveils six new corporate charges
How much more will you have to pay?
Keppel Corp contract wins for 2014 missed the target by $2.3b
Oil prices are not the major concern, though.
Chart of the Day: Ratio of vacancies to unemployed surged to unprecedented highs in 2Q14
Foreign manpower restrictions stoked a labour crunch.
Daily Briefing: Developers to cut unit prices by 15%; Singapore football legend Fandi immortalized in wax
And Internal Security Act can be used against ISIS supporters.
Commentary
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