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IPOs on SGX Catalist raised record funds of $253.8m in 2014
IPOs on SGX Catalist raised record funds of $253.8m in 2014
Combined market cap pegged at $1.8b.
CPF Board moves to lower investment costs for CPFIS funds
Funds must follow the new total expense ratio.
Short-term pains to plague Singapore as it restructures economy
Rising costs are making firms pack up to go overseas.
New kid on the block: Tiong Bahru named as Singapore’s next property development hotspot
It’s on par with London’s Victoria Park and Hong Kong’s Kowloon West.
Singapore firms lack executive support for digital strategies: survey
Brands have to start getting e-commerce channels.
Local businesses raise the alarm over Singapore’s severe skilled talent dearth
The country’s wage pressures rank highly in a global index.
Hong Kong kicks Singapore to 2nd place in Corporate Governance survey
For the first time since 2007.
Chart of the Day: 1 in 2 Singaporean adults have post-secondary qualifications today
Up from 1 in 3 in 2003.
Daily Briefing: Singapore’s population hits 5.47 million; Auction sales jumped to $30m
And swimmer Schooling bags silver in Asian games.
Daily Markets Briefing: STI down 0.06%
It ended -1.82 points lower.
Many family-run businesses in Singapore bogged down by external financing woes
Tap HNWIs for funding, entrepreneurs told.
Singapore’s population growth rate crashed to 10-year low in 2014
Non-resident population growth slowed to 2.9%.
Aviva Investors appoints Kevin Talbot to oversee expansion in Asia
Aviva Investors dead set on leading the industry.
Panic selling alert: Number of Singaporeans keen to dispose of their houses surged 15% in H2
But cash-strapped buyers are biding their time.
Singapore named one of the most unaffordable cities for fresh graduates
New hires are struggling to stay near the CBD.
Singapore’s Grade A office rents to reach six-year high by the end of 2014
Q3 marks the 6th consecutive quarter of increases.
Overcapacity woes still drag SIA’s yields despite new alliances and incentives
Pricing pressures continue for the national carrier.
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