News
Can Mapletree Commercial Trust maintain steady DPU as VivoCity ages?
The mall, which contributes 45-50% of MCT’s NPI, is already twelve years old.
Keppel's 2018 profits skyrocketed 382% to $944m as property arm outperforms
The segment contributed $938m to the company's yearly earnings.
HDB resale prices dipped 0.2% in Q4 2018
Resale volume dropped 20.2% to 5,637 flats.
SGX Q2 profits up 9% to $96.5m
Revenue from derivatives posted the largest increase of 35% YoY to $112.9m.
Jardine Matheson's shares collapsed 83% in 24 January
From a closing price of $90.40, its share price crashed to about $14.95 before rebounding to $90.85 on the same day.
MAS blocks securities token offering over regulatory breach
The issuer intended to rely on an SFA exemption to offer securities without registering a prospectus with MAS.
Industrial property rents dipped 0.3% in Q4
Occupancy rates however edged up 0.2% QoQ to 89.3%.
Daily Markets Briefing: STI up 0.62%
Gains on Wall Street could boost the local bourse.
Daily Briefing: Mortgage slowdown may hasten home price decline; Australia's ANZ shuts down Singapore gold vault
And ST Telemedia buys majority stake in cloud computing firm.
Chart of the Day: Warehouse leasing volume skyrocketed 67.4% to $21.24m in 2018
The West Region recorded a 99.7% increase in its leasing volume.
LTA eyes to ban driver exclusivity arrangements
The agency hopes that the move will spur competition and improve service quality.
Singapore's fund managers flag trade tensions and US tightening as key concerns
Fund managers are embracing multiasset strategies in response to dismal conditions.
DBS unveils loadable QR Ang Bao for Chinese New Year
They will be available from 25 January and can be used until 15 March.
Singapore startups hauled US$7.5b in funding in 2018
The automotive segment drove away with $1.3b in funding.
LTA cuts number of available COEs by 12.88% from February to April
Aspiring carowners can only bid for 8,752 COEs in the next three months.
CapitaLand Commercial Trust NPI jumped 18.5% to $314.61m in 2018
Its first European venture, Gallileo, boosted yearly figures.
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