News
New misconduct reporting measures put heat on Singapore FIs
New misconduct reporting measures put heat on Singapore FIs
MAS proposed new misconduct reporting requirements and mandatory reference checks for FIs.
Trade war could drag Singapore's GDP down to 2.7%: analysts
There could be further dampening effects on business and consumer sentiments into 3Q2018.
Homebuyers turn to HDB rentals as home prices shoot up following cooling measures
Displaced en bloc owners could turn to spacier flats whilst waiting for a replacement home.
1,808 Airbnb-style leases in private homes reported in 2015-2017
There were also 390 cases in HDB flats.
IHH could pay up to $1.47b for controlling stake in Fortis Healthcare
It was chosen as the bidder to buy the controlling stake at 31.1% to 57.1%.
Productivity cannot keep up with wage growth: Minister Koh Poh Koon
Real wages rose 1.9% whilst productivity grew only 1.1% in 2011-2017.
Oxley CEO buys 9.6m company shares for $3.19m
Deputy CEO Erik Low See earlier bought $873,000 of company shares.
GIC lauds China and India as growing areas of tech investment
Emerging markets are leapfrogging due to openness and less mature industries.
GIC's annualised returns beat global inflation by 3.4%
The state investor expressed volatility concerns for the year ahead.
Chart of the Day: Expected turnover rate in Singapore is the highest in Asia
About 46% expect to leave their companies in the next 12 months.
Daily Markets Briefing: STI up 0.12%
Expect muted gains today.
Daily Briefing: Professional conversion programmes reached to over 25,000 job seekers in 2017; Grab faces probe in Malaysia over Grab-Uber merger 'monopoly'
And a Singapore-based robo-advisory start-up Bambu secured US$3m in fresh funding.
DBS less likely to suffer slower loan growth from housing curbs
It has granted fewer housing loans compared to OCBC and UOB.
Liquidators call on depositors to submit claims against oBike
They have also partnered with the LTA for the removal of the bicycles.
Did the World Cup help kick ThaiBev's gloomy sales?
The company’s price has fallen down 20.7% YTD.
Weak outlook for H2 worsens over trade and production woes
Q2 GDP is forecast to dip to 4.2% from 4.4% in Q1.
Half of SMEs asked small accountants' help in importing
This helped them realise trading opportunities from free trade agreements, a study said.
Read Here
Advertise
Sign Up
Commentary
Banks need to rethink identity governance for AI agents
As Singapore broadens retail investing, who moves before the news?
Can controlled sandboxes prepare Singapore organisations for production AI?
What the latest sanctions regimes mean for Singapore businesses
Singapore’s tourism economy depends on security infrastructure most never see
Where does value creation really happen?
Managing the cost of diverging standards: Why Singapore matters
Singapore’s AI ambition has an intelligence problem
Singapore is deploying AI at speed – and security risks are catching up
Precious metal boom is a stress test for Singapore’s gold ambitions