News

Digital Stars will allow customers to pick agents of their choice.

After 13 months of negative growth, beer production rose in the last few months of 2018.

Lippo Malls Indonesia Retail Trust recorded a return of 18.1%.

And boutique investment bank W Capital Markets is on a hiring spree.

Investors were optimistic about easing trade tensions.

Creators will be given a new right to be attributed as the creator of the works regardless of whether they still own the copyright.

Proportion of firms offering at least one formal FWA increased by 3% to 53% in 2018.

It was dragged by the 11.2% decrease in the electronics segment.

Healthcare workers were ranked as the most motivated and less stressed.

KPMG says in its Budget 2019 wishlist that it may encourage corporations to develop their risk management, vigilance and governance for cyber attacks.

Nearly 40% spent $68,800 to $137,800 on compliance per year.

And Tampines Avenue 10 executive condominium site receives seven healthy bids from developers.

The top performing constituent is Top Glove which saw its returns hit 40.6% in 2018. This chart from the Singapore Exchange (SGX) shows that the iEdge SG All Healthcare Index saw a total return of -3.3%. This is compared to the total returns of -6.5% for the Straits Times Index (STI), -3.2% for the MSCI Asia Pacific Health Care Index, and -16.5% for the MSCI Asia Pacific ex-Japan Health Care Index. According to SGX, the five best-performing constituents of the iEdge SG All Healthcare Index include Top Glove Corp (+40.6%), Camsing Healthcare (+19.5%), Aoxin Q & M Dental (+10.5%), Pharmesis Intl (+8.7%), and Riverstone Holdings (+7.9%). In 2018, SGX noted that the five healthcare plays have averaged a total return of +8.6%, bringing their three-year and five-year total returns to -3.5% and +63.3%, respectively.

Wall Street's gains could buoy local sentiment.

However, last year's cooling measures may have resulted in its subdued land rate of $1,192.

Cargo load factor slipped 3.5 ppt.