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Only 3 in 10 Singaporeans have a retirement plan
Only 3 in 10 Singaporeans have a retirement plan
Surprisingly, the top personal finance goal of 63% of Singaporeans is to save for retirement.
Only 2 in 10 are fully satisfied with customer service’s waiting time: report
Qualtrics research showed that 57% of consumers said their issues were fully resolved.
Chart of the Day: 41% agree that travel is more needed since 2020
It is higher compared to the global average of 35%.
Economic growth to slow down in 2023
UOB expects full-year GDP to grow by only 0.7%.
AllianzGI launches platform for mainstream access to ESG data
The proprietary sustainability data platform will be released first to AllianzGI investment professionals.
Far East H-REIT receives $18m incentive fee from Central Square divestment
The REIT has received a total of $331.2m from the sale of the property.
Manulife US Reit says lenders mainly from Singapore’s local banks
The life insurance company said none of its lenders is US-based.
Sembcorp terminates solar energy, battery project in Indonesia
The agreement was signed with PT PLN Batam and PT Trisurya Mitra Bersama.
Keppel unit sells stake in PH mall to BDO for $195.0m
BDO already holds a 50% stake in the mall.
Singapore’s condo market on track to underperform in Q1: analysts
The primary sale market will continue to struggle in 2023.
What to expect from MAS’ April policy statement
UOB expects MAS to release its statement around 10-14 April.
MTI, economic agencies undergo reshuffling
Affected agencies include the EDB and Enterprise Singapore.
Condo resale prices jump 9.2% YoY in February
Across submarkets, OCR posted the highest year-on-year price increase.
Condo resale volumes soar 50.3% MoM in February
Over 700 units got resold during the month.
Chart of the Day: Majority of fund managers look to use AI to reduce manual process
Other fund managers seek to use DLT-related tools.
Office segment remains on an ‘even keel’ driven by flight-to-quality demand
Knight Frank said occupancy levels of CBD offices are 94%-95%.
Daily Markets Briefing: STI up 0.8%; ST Engineering is leading
ST Engineering and two real estate firms are on top.
Commentary
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When Singapore's agentic AI ‘chefs’ arrive, will the kitchen be ready for them?
What Singapore’s app store rules reveal about the future of online trust
Faster hiring alone will not fix construction’s productivity problem
Beyond policy: How Singapore's service sector can win at the frontline
Solving the production problem behind Singapore’s ‘pilot purgatory’
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