News
How will REITs cope as interest rates rise?
REITs didn’t react well to the taper tantrum in 2H13.
Weary buyers flee to foreign shores to buck sluggish local property market
But investment returns are not guaranteed.
Golden boy no more: Analysts downgrade local telcos on back of dimming earnings outlook
Valuations have become unpalatable.
Distress call: Why lower oil prices can’t rescue struggling SIA
Overcapacity remains the main overhang.
A paranoia story: Overall loan growth down to a single digit of 9%
As cloudy global economic outlook looms over Singapore.
Struggling F&B operators bear the brunt of costly labor crunch
Unit labour costs rose 4.4% in Q3.
Singapore’s transport system hailed as one of the world’s best infrastructure projects
Developing countries should take a leaf from the republic’s book.
Catalist-listed firms raise record-breaking $284.7m in 2014
There were 15 IPOs on the Catalist this year.
Tax exemption for SMEs urged in 2015 budget
Banks should give out more loans to SMEs.
Ditch REIT stocks in 2015, investors told
REITs have no earnings growth next year.
Housing loan growth crashed to seven-year low in October
Don’t expect a turnaround next year.
Risks intensify for SREITs as interest rates rise
Organic growth is unlikely next year.
Widening corruption probe at Sete-Brasil impairs Sembcorp Marine operations
Order flows likely to slow.
OUEHT to acquire Crowne Plaza Changi and Crown Plaza Changi Extension for a total of $495m
Upon completion of both projects.
Chart of the Day: Singapore businesses fail to weather cash-flow drought
Amid falling demand for products and services.
Daily Briefing: Private home vacancy may soon reach 10%: EcoHouse investors meet with lawyers
And find out why you hear marbles bouncing at your HDB.
Commentary
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
Singapore’s global dispute fault lines
‘Tokenmaxxing’ – The wrong AI race to run in Singapore
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