News
Is Singapore failing in its bid for Asia's IPO market?
Is Singapore failing in its bid for Asia's IPO market?
Companies are choosing to list in Hong Kong instead.
Keppel DC REIT buys German data centre for $135.63m
It also began the 15-year triple-net master lease agreement with vendor maincubes One GmbH.
HDB resale prices hit sixth quarter of decline at 0.8%
Expect 3,900 Build-To-Order flats in Sengkang, Tampines, Toa Payoh, and Yishun.
Chart of the Day: Inflation growth stagnates in 2018
Price pressure remains subdued despite economic recovery.
Daily Briefing: Income gap could be pushing home prices up; Singapore to benefit from surge of private equity deals
And here’s why the Uber-Grab deal could beat competition rules.
Daily Markets Briefing: STI up 1.34%
Expect some good news today.
Private home prices up 3.1% in Q1
The growth rate was the quickest since 2010.
Property investment sales hit all time high at $10.84b in Q1
The residential sector snapped up more than 80% of total sales.
Singapore is amongst least engaged in work in Asia
Only 59% of employees are engaged in work, compared to 76% in Indonesia.
Oxley sold Block D1 of Dublin Landings for $266.21m
It will be entitled to 77.53% of the price.
Mapletree Greater China Commercial Trust buys 6 Japan properties for $753.4m
These are expected to contribute 11% and 12% to its portfolio valuation and NPI.
SGX opens consultation to dispel dual class company risks
However, one-share-one-vote structure will continue to be the default system.
Noble bows out of paying for US$1.1b revolving credit facility
But it has now raised the support for its restructuring agreement to 55%.
Olam gets US$163m loan from ADB and JICA
The proceeds will be used mainly on Café Outspan Vietnam Limited.
Daily Markets Briefing: STI down 1.64%
DBS fell 2.65% and led the declines.
Chart of the Day: Public construction progress payments to rise in 2018
This will be supported by the work in the 21.5km North-South Corridor.
SMEs' profit and turnover expectations hit 3-year high in 2017
A study implied that firms are more confident of the economy as they focus on the domestic market.
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