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Manulife US REIT profit falls as occupancy drops to 67.7%

Manulife US REIT profit falls as occupancy drops to 67.7%

Property earnings declined 13.7% alongside disposals of Capitol Plaza and Peachtree assets.

CLCT manager takes 2025 fees through Retail Crown vehicle

The payout included 6,783,704 securities for the basic fee.

CBRE markets eight PLUS units at yields of 3.5% and above

The fully leased spaces span 388 to 807 square feet and include F&B provisions.

UOB prices $930m Panda bond at 1.83%

Onshore accounts supplied 78% of participation whilst offshore investors contributed 22%.

Yangzijiang Maritime names Sun Jianping CFO after controller resigns

Former chief investment officer takes finance role from 20 March.

Daily Markets Briefing: STI down 0.69%; Top stock is Sembcorp Ind

Sembcorp Industries is the top stock with a 0.98% increase.

GrabInsure rolls out insurance for SG private-hire vehicle drivers

It offers coverage for booking cancellations and vomits.

UOB prices $933m 3-year Panda bonds at 1.83%

It is one of the lowest coupon and spread for an international issuer excluding Hong Kong.

AIA Singapore posts 14% VONB growth in FY2025

Annualised New Premium (ANP) rose 23% to $1.4b (US$1.128b).

Organisations build culture debt during AI push

Rapid adoption outpaces workplace cultural shifts.

Avantis ETF holds 40 SGX stocks delivering up to 8% YTD returns

The stocks maintained a combined market capitalisation of $50b.

SIA ranks world’s third-best full-service airline for 2026

Separately, Scoot ranked fifth amongst low-cost carriers.

Singapore firms lag in phone support as customers still prefer calling for help

A survey found 80% of customers want phone support, but only 9% of companies plan to prioritise it.

US-based Reddit fails to block ‘Reddio’ trademark in IPOS ruling

The ruling found that the two marks were “more dissimilar than similar.”