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Massage chair maker V3 in talks with Temasek unit for digital bank license bid
Massage chair maker V3 in talks with Temasek unit for digital bank license bid
V3 recently created a fintech unit and hired a former CEO of a Temasek unit as adviser.
Singtel sinks into the red with $668.1m loss in Q2
No thanks to its $1.93b pre-tax share from Bharti Airtel's $5.49b provision.
OUE's profits surged to $124.1m in Q3
It received a $90.9m one-off non-cash gain from OUE C-REIT and OUE H-Trust merger.
F&N's full-year profits jump 24.4% to $153.19m
Its dairies segment accounted for most of its revenue.
Sembcorp Industries profits sink 13% to $71m in Q3
Lower revenues from rigs and floaters dragged on turnover growth.
Wilmar International profits rise 10% to $608.4m in Q3
It sold off its discontinued operations in Brazil.
Singapore inks intellectual property deal with Japan
Japanese firms will have access to IPOS International’s patent search and analysis services.
Chart of the Day: Almost half of condo units sold in Q3 priced $1m-$1.5m
This is a result of an increase in the proportion of smaller units being sold.
Daily Markets Briefing: STI down 0.87%
ComfortDelGro saw the sharpest decline amongst top active stocks with a 2.52% fall.
Daily Briefing: Orchard Road is world's 16th priciest retail street; AML startup Silent Eight bags $8.45m in series A funding
And fingerprints and facial immigration clearance will soon greet travellers in Singapore airports by 2025.
Singapore fintechs took up 51% of funding in ASEAN as of Q3
Singapore Life’s $150.39m funding was amongst the year’s notable deals.
Yanlord profit plummeted 94% to $11.41m in Q3
Lower GFA delivery dragged it down.
The Arcade in Raffles Place to be tendered for $780m
The property’s management team says the building needs a revamp.
SATS profit down 7.6% $60.7m in Q2
Operating profit slid 1.5% no thanks to lower contributions from its food solutions business..
OUE C-REIT's NPI up 54.8% to $50.1m in Q3
This was mainly due to contribution from the OUE Downtown office.
How luxury brands are turning old inventory into opportunity whilst staying environmentally sustainable
OnTheList ties up with brands like Jimmy Choo and Armani for weekly, members-only flash sales.
City Developments profits down 33.7% to $114.96m in Q3
The property development segment generated lower gross profits.
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