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Monday Wrap: F&B's global push, tech boom, and confident CFOs
Monday Wrap: F&B's global push, tech boom, and confident CFOs
However, real estate investors are now more cautious.
Nearly 8 in 10 investors use AI for research but don’t fully trust its results
Most end up asking a financial advisor to validate AI insights.
VICOM opens Penang testing facility to grow non-vehicle business
The new SETSCO QAV site offers Singapore and Malaysia’s only third-party commercial Over-the-Air testing capability.
Climate comfort drags livability score to 64.6
Sub-metric scores 60 points despite a climate risk reading of 97.9.
Mooreast Asia divests shipyard property in $29.7m deal
Its completion remains subject to several conditions precedent.
Singapore tops Xinhua-Baltic world maritime index for 13th year
The city-state scored 99.32 out of 100, ahead of Shanghai’s 84.27.
JTC, GovTech tap Panasonic to test AI building tech for Punggol Digital District
They will explore AI-powered anomaly detection systems.
Financial concerns make Singaporeans APAC’s most cost‑conscious travellers
Most are adjusting booking habits instead of cancelling overseas travel plans outright.
Freehold, 999-year units to drive steady shophouse deals: Huttons
Such properties accounted for 87.5% of transactions in Q2.
Risk teams still sidelined despite growth role expectations, study says
Most businesses expect more from risk functions but involve them only after plans form.
AI boom puts construction costs under pressure
Inflation is forecast to hit 4% next year as region-wide labour shortages tighten the market.
Samlit Moneychanger faces 19 charges over remittance complaints
Each breach of a MAS direction carries a maximum $1m fine.
Marco Polo Marine, Siemens Gamesa ink deal for offshore wind vessels
Projects in Taiwan, Japan, and South Korea will utilise the upcoming fleet.
MAS proposes framework to widen retail fund offerings
An Alternative Funds Appendix will accommodate new investment products.
Expats see wealth gains but face cross-border complexity
96% of expats in Singapore earn more than they would at home, but many struggle with currency volatility and tax rules.
Singapore food firms move muscle abroad, keep brains local
Mass production shifts to Malaysia as R&D and quality control stay put.
Retail investors bet on AI chips as electronics exports near double
Tech now makes up 57% of portfolios as OpenAI and Anthropic eye stock market listings.
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