Singapore
Singapore property market investment sales amassed $977bn in 1Q 2011
Singapore property market investment sales amassed $977bn in 1Q 2011
The residential sector led the investment sales market, contributing a total of $970 billion.
MAS will re-centre exchange rate policy band
Although the exchange rate policy band will be re-centred below the prevailing level of the S$NEER, there will be no change to the slope and width of the band.
Inflation forecast remains at 3-4% for 2011
MAS Core Inflation for the whole year will be 2-3 per cent, said the MAS.
Chong Kim Apartment up for sale
The freehold development at Bassein Road will be launched for collective sale today, said Kim Eng.
Record 2mn visitors in first 2 months of 2011 to boost hospitality sector
Emerging travel patterns post March 2011 could be in Singapore's favor, said DBS Vickers.
Singapore's office occupancy cost remains about 62% more affordable than Hong Kong's
Office occupancy cost of Singapore remains at US$191.97 psf per year as of December 2010.
MPA and PSA inaugurates Port Technology Research and Development Programme
Both parties will join forces to conduct research and test bed new technologies for future container terminals.
SPH second quarter profit down 33.5% to $75mn
The group expects better performance in the rest of 2011 as positive outlook on Singapore’s economy and rental income from 2 fully leased property assets.
Clarity chosen to implement Singapore’s Intelligent Energy System
Clarity has been accepted by Accenture to implement Phase 1 of the Intelligent Energy System pilot project spearheaded by Singapore’s Energy Market Authority.
CapitaMalls Asia collaborates with PARCO
The proposed collaborations include tapping on PARCO's network to bring Japanese retailers to China.
The Saxo Difference
Excitement has just entered the trading and investment arena. Technology has never really been static. With its shifting features from PCs to laptops, to the ever increasing use of tablets and smartphones, the convenience of trading 24/7 is now at the touch of the traders’ fingertips. This phenomenon is evidenced by the trading platform developed by Saxo Capital Markets, a subsidiary of Saxo Bank Group, the international investment bank that deals with online trading and investment in multiple global financial markets.
Security in the Cloud
Mission Accomplished
Singapore ranked 9th most expensive office location
Hong Kong remains the most expensive office location in the second half of 2010.
Nearly 50% of Singapore professionals have seen social media hurt workplace relationships
Only 30% believed that these sites facilitate the develoment of better working relationships with their professional counterparts.
URA launches iPhone/iPad application for property market information
"Property Market Information, Singapore" aims to enhance the transparency of the property market, said URA.
Singapore Mercantile Exchange to launch cash-settled gold, silver, copper futures contracts
This will be in contract sizes of 100 troy ounces for gold, 5,000 troy ounces for silver and 5 metric tons for copper.
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