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4 in 10 accounting and bookkeeping firms added advisory services over a year ago: report
4 in 10 accounting and bookkeeping firms added advisory services over a year ago: report
Client demand is pushing firms to offer more advisory services.
Developers seen tapering bids as gov’t bumps up land sales programme
Sites up for sale include seven private residential sites, an EC plot, a long-stay serviced apartments site and a mixed-use one.
Cloud breaches cost Singaporean businesses $16M on average in 2022
6 in 10 Singaporean cybersecurity officers think cloud security lacking, poses huge risk to businesses
Singapore businesses urged to adopt DDoS protection services as hactivism rise
Singapore generated 8% of the DDoS attack percentage.
HDB resale transactions to be muted in December: experts
Experts cite two factors for the slowdown.
FCT divests stake in Hektar REIT for $36.7m
The company divested over 140 million units in the REIT.
MAS launches code of conduct for ESG rating and data product providers
It also published a checklist for providers to self-attest their compliance with the code.
65% expect surge in insurance M&A in HK and S’pore for 2024: Survey
Diversified investments, consolidation, new tech, and emerging regulations drove this sentiment upward.
SingPost increases international postage rates by $0.05
The company will implement the price adjustment on 1 January 2024.
ComfortDelGro imposes taxi fare hike to help drivers defray higher operating costs
The company’s fleet, except limousine taxis, will see a $0.50 increase in flag-down fares.
Gov’t ramps up private housing supply on Confirmed List to 5,450 units
This marks the highest housing supply on the confirmed list since 2H13.
HDB resale prices rise 0.4% MoM in November
Year-on-year, prices rose by 5.4%.
SGBC, OCBC launches challenge to accelerate sustainability solutions
Winners of the challenge will receive $80,000 funding each.
Consumers call on brands to practice 'regenerative sustainability'
Brands that don’t communicate about sustainability aren’t sustainable, says 54% of consumers.
HDB launches over 6,000 flats for December 2023 BTO exercise
Four of the projects have a waiting time of four years.
CCCS clears iNova Pharmaceuticals’ acquisition of Mundipharma’s consumer healthcare business
The proposed transaction will not infringe Section 54 of the Competition Act of 2004.
MAS, partners ink MOU on blended finance partnership for energy transition
The parties aim to raise up to $2.7b in concessional and commercial capital.
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