Staff Reporter

Core inflation eases to 1% in January

Headline inflation was at 1.4% YoY.

UOI posts $32.3m full-year profit, hikes dividend to 26.5 cents

Insurance revenue up 2%, whilst service result falls 21%.

Elite UK REIT rejoins FTSE indices with market cap at $386.1m

Its average daily turnover improved 2.5 times since 2024 exclusion.

Financial advisor emerges as best job for 2026: Indeed

Adaptable, specialised roles show strongest hiring resilience.

Granite Asia clinches $139.1m IPO as DBS partnership launches

The AI-focused IPO fund was distributed to DBS wealth clients.

Charisma Energy rebounds to $53.2m full-year profit in 2025 on debt forgiveness gain

Its earnings recovery followed the company’s debt restructuring exercise.

Anaplan expands in Singapore with new AWS data centre

The site strengthens regulatory compliance and regional reach.

Seatrium to cut $50m in annual costs with non-core asset sales

It sold 17 tugboats in Singapore for $104m with a towage contract.

VICOM profit jumps 45% to $42.5m in 2025

Revenue climbed 40% on OBU installations.

CapitaLand Ascott expands Japan portfolio with 3 new rental assets

The transaction adds 233 units with 95% occupancy in Japan.

CDL Hospitality Trusts issues $100m 4% perpetual securities

Issued under $1.5b multicurrency debt programme.

DBS’ $72m loan to PLife REIT to finance elder care in Japan

The loan follows the REIT’s Sustainable Finance Framework.

Deal activity in 'tariff-resistant' sectors revived by IPOs, market consolidations

Singapore's dormant telecommunications sector is expected to awaken.

Singapore allocates $235m to build green workforce

The government aims to slash carbon emissions by 50 million tonnes through this new labour framework.