News
Sluggish salary growth fails to keep pace with tight talent market
Sluggish salary growth fails to keep pace with tight talent market
Only 13% of employees can expect increases above 6%.
Costly stocks see more retail activity after SGX trims board lot size
70% of orders were below 1,000 shares.
Mapletree Logistics Trust’s net property income up 3% in Q3 on back of property acquisition spree
It raked in $69.5m last quarter.
Shanghai widens lead over Singapore as busiest box port
The gap last year was about 1 million boxes.
More than 1 in 2 Singaporeans doomed to retire under a pile of debt
How to pay off that mortgage by 65?
Keppel REIT’s net property income slipped 8% in Q4 on back of Prudential Tower divestment
Gross revenue dropped 11%.
Chart of the Day: Inflation expectations drop to record lows amid oil rout
And an expected rise in interest rates.
Daily Briefing: Units at The Amore EC priced from $660,000; Stronger laws to crack down on errant retailers
And proposed law to ban alcohol from 10:30PM to 7AM.
Daily Markets Briefing: STI up 0.2%
Expect more good news today.
REITs could drop 10% in 2015, says Nomura
If the government bond yield rises above 2.5%.
Temasek, STB unveil $1b overhaul of Mandai region
Jurong Bird Park will be transferred here.
Office rents to decline in Q4 as financial services industry outlook deteriorates
The energy industry’s prospects are bleak as well.
False alarm: SGD depreciation gave fake boost to December NODX print
Exports didn’t really pick up.
Oil price rout turns the tide for loss-making NOL
NOL might finally make a profit this year.
ECs breathe life into lacklustre December property market
The Terrace was the most popular project last month.
Geylang condo values to rise only if the area sheds off red light reputation: analysts
Will Kranji soon replace it?
Developers scramble to clear unsold units on back of looming flat glut
Sales will remain sluggish in 2015.
Commentary
What matters for Singapore’s AI future is consistency, not brilliance
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Singapore’s small exporters need credit that matches their payment cycle
The hidden realities of succession for next-gen heirs
In Asia, fintech leaders must compete on credibility
F1 on a gravel road: Why AI is still stuck in first gear
Why AI blocklists give Singapore firms a false sense of security
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