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Almost half of SMEs at risk of credit default as profits sink and costs rise
Almost half of SMEs at risk of credit default as profits sink and costs rise
Non-performing loans could spike as profitability erodes.
Residential property investment sales dropped 14.5% in Q3
A turnaround is unlikely in Q4.
Prime office space race intensifies after rents soared 14.7% in Q3
Grade A rents reached $10.95 psf/month last quarter.
Rich buyers snubbed posh condos with only three luxury residential deals inked in Q3
Find out how much these units cost.
Inflated living costs stretch wealthy expats’ incomes in Singapore
Housing, healthcare, and education are way more expensive here.
Hotel assets sales up a whopping 200% in 3Q14
Major deals from InterContinental Singapore and Frasers Suites.
SGX RMB futures debuts with over 1b yuan
In trading turnover and margin collateral.
Discover Singapore’s top 5 private investment sales in 3Q14
The biggest deal is priced at $1.25b.
7 in 10 wealthy Singaporeans willing to leave digitally incompetent wealth managers
Willingness is 2nd in the region.
Suntec REIT’s net property income jumped 21.1% in Q3 to $48.8m
Occupancy for its retail portfolio stood at 98.4%.
Keppel Corp’s net income slipped 21% in Q3 as property revenues plummet
Property sales slowed in both Singapore and China.
SGX’s net profit dropped 16% in Q1 as trading values plunge
Low volatility is also a key culprit.
Chart of the Day: Singaporeans’ tight wallets have shrunk new homes in size by almost 50%
It’s a huge trade-off.
Daily Briefing: 25 fewer BTO flats next year; Singapore deemed top destination for 2015
And Maori All Blacks scrapped National Stadium match over poor pitch state.
Daily Markets Briefing: STI up 0.7%
Discover the outperforming stocks.
Risks intensify for Keppel Land as ASEAN exposure grows
Its earnings will be volatile in the near term.
Find out how Singapore’s high-net worth individuals are investing their money
Real estate investments are still their first choice.
Commentary
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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?