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CDL acquires 5 student accommodation assets in the UK for $357m

The assets have an average age of less than three years.

Chart of the day: Retrenchment surged in Q3 after record-low quarter

The information and communications sector saw the most increase in retrenchment rate.

SG is leading Asian city in this year’s top 100 destinations index

Euromonitor said Singapore is the first place globally in economic performance.

AI, big data amongst trends in banks: Maybank

Investments in AI are at an accelerating pace for DBS, UOB, and OCBC.   Banks in the Lion City have been deploying AI and big data at an accelerating pace, analysts from Maybank said.   Amongst the banks that are investing in these technologies are DBS, OCBC, and UOB.   For instance, DBS allocated $1b annually for the past four years. In fact, the bank sent out 30 million personalised insights to 3.5 million customers.   Another bank investing in such tech is UOB, which sought to spend $500m to scale digital offerings until 2026, on top of the average $535m spent on technology yearly in the past four years.   OCBC also made its technological investments such as the AI lab it already launched in 2019.    “These investments are now reaching commerciality, enabling the banks to leverage customer data and relationship-driven insights,” read the report.   What these advancements are doing is to allow banks to leverage customer data as well as relationship-driven insights.   For example, in retail banking, it is initially translating into serving up personalised product offerings including discounts and targeted deals.   The advanced tech also offers customised insights on customer spending habits and automated assistance on payments and subscriptions are becoming standard offerings on their digital apps.

Public consultation on intangible disclosure framework launched

The framework aims to help businesses disclose and communicate their intangibles.

After net loss, will Top Glove be back in black?

It posted $51.6m net loss in the first quarter ending November 2022.

Offer to acquire remaining shares in Chip Eng Seng turns unconditional

Tang Dynasty Treasure plans to acquire a 51.73% stake in the company.

Over US$14.6m funds stolen through crypto fraud

SG is the 9th most targeted market by fraudsters. 

Chart of the Day: Cards are top payment method in e-commerce

It accounts for 41.4% of the e-commerce market.

Why HDB rental transactions dropped in November

In November, the number of HDB flats rented fell by 15.2% MoM.

Daily Markets Briefing: STI up 0.22%; CICT is most active stock

CapitaLand Integrated Commercial Trust was the top stock with a 4.75% growth.

Standard Chartered upskills 8,000 Singapore employees through diSCover

The portal offers over 400 courses in specialist areas.