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Global commercial real estate markets weather economic uncertainties
Global commercial real estate markets weather economic uncertainties
Prime office rents rose for the 8th consecutive quarter in 4Q11 and vacany is edging down to the lowest point.
What to expect from Ascendas’ acquisitions of 3 science parks
OCBC Investment Research cites three main reasons why the acquisitions are yield accretive.
This will be a challenging year: DBS
The emphasis is expected to be on reinforcing the productivity drive.
Banks' earnings growth to be subdued in 2012
But without a global financial crisis scenario, the bleak outlook in 1H12 should revert positively in 2H12.
Singapore is currently one of world's Top 10 growing airports
Which four other Asia Pacific airports made the cut as of the month of February?
Fashion or beauty: Which gets cut first in a recession?
70% of Asian women including Singaporeans will sacrifice fashion purchases before beauty spending.
Bursting of real estate bubbles to pose threats to Singapore
A sharp downturn in property prices remains to be a risk in the near future.
CapitaGreen in Singapore CBD to be completed by 2014
CapitaLand expects a 20% saving in construction time in reducing the normal completion period of 39 to 40 months to 32 months.
Where have all the female directors gone?
More than 70% of boards in 5 countries, including Singapore, have no female independent directors - what happened to diversity?
Is your office connected to the Next Gen NBN?
If the answer’s no, then you’re not among the over 19,000 commercial buildings and offices which already are.
Sembcorp secures first drillship order for Brazil
But management admits that the $792.5m-worth of drillship contract won’t have any material impact for FY2012.
Meet the slacker arm of Singapore Airlines
SIA Cargo will continue to bleed profits this year and weigh down the troubled airlines, says PhilipCapital.
SGX securities trading jumps 47% to $1b in January
SGX starts the year on a good note, with growth in its commodities, clearing and fixed income activities last month.
Real estate lending to pose threats to 2012 transactional volumes
But despite ‘debt threats,’ Jones Lang LaSalle still estimates volumes to be stable at around $400b.
Singapore ranked fifth active city in real estate activity
Total direct real estate activity may have slacked off with a 4% rise in 4Q11, but there are still some sweet spots for investors.
What bonus? 20% of finance pros don’t expect any
While a majority of finance professionals in Singapore expect to receive a bonus this year, a third believes their bonus will be less.
DBS is analyst’s top pick over OCBC and UOB
Well it’s not surprising as DBS’s ROEs leapfrogged its peers in 3Q in a climate of poor capital markets and low interest rates.
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