News
Demand for data security experts up 32% in July
Demand for data security experts up 32% in July
34% of vacancies came from government agencies.
Top utilities stocks averaged total return of 19.5% YTD
China Jinjiang Environment leads the pack with a total return of 28.3%.
Daily Markets Briefing: STI up 0.8%
Sembcorp led the gains amongst top active stocks with a 10.07% increase.
Chart of the Day: Retail space supply to shrink in 2020-2021
Supply in the pipeline will go below the three-year average of 1 million sqft.
Daily Briefing: No need for smaller HDB flats, says MND; Far East Hospitality launches The Clan Hotel brand
And PBT Engineering bags a contract to design railway noise barriers.
Singapore's retirement system is the best in Asia: report
The island topped the adequacy index in Asia.
M1 and StarHub may collaborate for 5G roll-out
This could bring capex down.
SPH, Bridge C set up $50m fund for aged care in Japan
Japan’s elderly population is sighted to grow 37% by 2025.
Singapore hailed best in Asia for IP rights protection: survey
It shares the top spots with Finland, Switzerland, and New Zealand as the best globally.
Chart of the Day: Industrial supply pipeline 40-50% lower than past years' averages
There are approximately 7.6 million sqft per annum in the pipeline until 2022.
Daily Markets Briefing: STI down 0.38%
JHM USD led the gains amongst top active stocks with a 1.25% rise.
Daily Briefing: Biotech firm Curiox Biosystems raised $20.45m in series B funding; GIC acquired Grade A office tower in Paris
And a Holland Road Shopping Centre carpark is up for sale at $32m.
Greater Southern Waterfront to spur massive gains for MCT
Majority of MCT’s portfolio is within the HarbourFront Area, including its crown jewel VivoCity.
Olam secures $2.09b debt refinancing
It consists of three tranches including a 364-day revolving credit facility of $832.69m.
Proceeds from REIT share sales hit all-time high of $3.1b
Increasing investor demand is pushing REITs on a fundrasing spree.
CapitaLand Treasury issues $500m perpetual notes
Listing of the notes is expected to take place on 18 October.
SPH profits dropped 23.4% to $213.21m in FY2019
This was due to falling print advertisement and circulation revenue.
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