Markets & Investing
BUDGET 2025: Higher cash handouts to boost spending for supermarkets, retail REITs
BUDGET 2025: Higher cash handouts to boost spending for supermarkets, retail REITs
Larger cash handouts are set to boost household spending.
Budget 2025: Winners and Losers
Experts say some sectors could face drawbacks from budget measures.
Investment sales drop 20.3% QoQ in Q4 2024
For the whole year 2024, investment sales rose 28.7% YoY.
Gold Peak invests US$150m under JS-SEZ Green Lane initiative
The investment will build a manufacturing and R&D facility in Johor.
BUDGET 2025: S-REIT tax breaks extended, but immediate gains remain limited
The extension of the 10% final withholding tax rate is expected to encourage broader investor participation in S-REIT ETFs.
BUDGET 2025: Equity market measures may fall short, analyst warns
Fund managers must distribute a portion of their profits as dividends.
How can businesses benefit from the $1B private credit growth fund?
It is seen as a key opportunity for companies to scale and expand.
Enabler Bidco to acquire Econ Healthcare for $0.33 per share
The offer is 20% above the last traded price on 14 January.
LIVE UPDATES: Singapore Budget 2025
PM Wong says the 2025 Budget advances ForwardSG plans.
7 in 10 say high agent bank fees deter investment
96% of CPF members are aware that they can invest their CPF monies.
OUE Limited expects net loss for FY 2024 amidst slowdown in China property market
This comes after a net profit of $81.1m in 2023.
S’pore firms prioritise sustainability and employee welfare amidst rising costs: UOB
Besides rising costs, limited awareness and resources hinder firm progress.
Hanwha Group’s Pinetree Securities joins Alta Exchange as member
Pinetree Securities will have access to Alta Exchanges' portfolio of assets.
Noel Gifts Intl narrows loss in H1 2025
The company attributed its loss to a decrease in revenue.
NSL recovers loss with $21.3m net profit for FY 2024
Revenue for the year went up 2%.
Almost 40% of S’pore investment professionals expect private capital market to improve
Meanwhile, 10% expect the market to worsen.
Hotel directors say takeover bid ‘too low and inadequate’
The offer price is $2.25 per share.
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