News
Mauritius court appoints liquidator for Singtel's HOOQ
Mauritius court appoints liquidator for Singtel's HOOQ
This comes after HOOQ commenced a creditors’ voluntary liquidation on 27 March.
OCBC's Q1 profit plunges 43% YoY to $698m
Banking and insurance operations suffered tremendous losses.
Daily Briefing: NEA rolls out $1.76m food waste fund; Fund managers may now tap into stay-at-home talent
And Mustafa Centre reopens supermarket after month-long closure.
Do fintechs need better marketing strategies?
Singapore now houses hundreds of fintech companies, ramping up competition.
Chart of the Day: Prices of long tenure multiple-user factories up 2.1% in Q1
The industrial property segment saw very slight changes in median prices.
MIT could lose 10-20% of tenants if circuit breaker tightens
Its management estimates that 10% might seek rent deferrals.
MAS, SIC, SGX RegCo permit e-sharing of rights issues and take-over files
This will go on until 30 September.
SPH REIT to grant full rental waiver to retail and medical tenants
A rental relief of 30% will be given to eligible office tenants.
Government rolls out temporary relief measures for property developers
It extended the completion period of residential, commercial and industrial projects.
Chart of the Day: Retail property vacancy rate widened to 8% in Q1
The take-up of some of the new retail projects was slow during the quarter.
Daily Markets Briefing: STI up 0.75%
SIA saw the sharpest decline amongst top active stocks with a 25.55% fall.
Daily Briefing: SIA, Qantas tie up with Australia to carry produce to Asian markets; Three quarters of UOB staff now WFH
And DWS acquires warehouse in Singapore.
DBS prices first SORA-based floating rate notes
The notes have a notional amount of $20m (US$14m).
IBM, IMDA, M1, and Samsung launch 5G industry trial
The trial aims to develop solutions that can be applied across industries.
SATS' earnings will bounce back at a slow pace: analyst
The closure of Changi’s Terminal 2 is also bound to hit the firm in the coming months.
NOVI Health brings holistic approach to lifestyle-based illnesses
Its team of medical specialists, dietitians, and fitness coaches offers lifestyle interventions.
HC Surgical shareholder blames CEO for breach of duty
This was related to the hiking of its stake in Julian Ong Endoscopy & Surgery.
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