In Focus
Only top 5% of Singapore earners can afford a landed property: study
Only top 5% of Singapore earners can afford a landed property: study
Mortgage payments may cost up to $9,086 per month.
Is Singapore becoming more favorable to crypto players?
MAS said that it will help crypto firms set up local bank accounts, on top of leveraging blockchain adoption.
Retail's saving grace: Singapore malls embrace activity-based tenants
Gyms, health centers and virtual reality arcades are estimated to occupy 50% of the island's retail mix.
F&B tenants get creative with limited space amidst skyrocketing costs
Hua Bee Restaraunt in Tiong Bahru transforms into a Japanese yakitori restaurant Bincho by night.
Are buyers eyeing new homes over resale properties?
Individual resellers could be thinking twice before toning down prices due to a healthy economy and job market.
Go-Jek's Singapore debut may fall short of Grab's ‘superapp' capabilities
Lack of app interoperability could cut its impact.
MAS releases new guidelines on robo-advisory
It focuses on refinements in the licencing and business conduct requirements under the Securities and Futures Act (SFA) and Financial Advisers Act (FAA).
Will Starhub snatch back its glory days amidst transformation plan?
Following the recent round of job cuts, Starhub's share price rose to a 4-month high.
Has Singapore's insolvency bill come a little too late for Hyflux?
It gives cash-strapped companies greater opportunity to restructure.
Here's why investors ditch developer stocks for REITs
A greater number of foreign investors from Thailand have expressed interest in S-REITs.
Singapore enacts legislative framework for investment funds
The new variable capital company structure could create over 1,000 jobs for the next two years.
Will big banks' fully digital home loan solutions threaten incumbent proptech players?
The landscape could be rewarding to banks, shown by OCBC’s two new solutions that boosted home loans by $200m.
Will en bloc fever grind to a halt in H2 as Horizon Tower takes hit?
The first major en bloc exercise after the cooling measures ended without a single bid.
Banks rev up robo-advisory push in Singapore
OCBC is the latest to roll out such service amidst an encouraging regulatory environment.
The death of an accelerator: Why programmes are going bust in Singapore
muru-D’s untimely exit raises concern about corporate reliance of accelerator models.
Eyes on the prize: Singapore's gaming operators brace for Japan bid in 2019
Genting Singapore (GENS) is already beefing up its headcount in preparation for its Japan expansion.
Singapore housing market fairly valued: UBS
Home prices are still 5% below their 2011 peak.
Commentary
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