News
UOB ties up with solar power firms for energy packages
UOB ties up with solar power firms for energy packages
Consumer packages cover services for installation, commissioning, operations, and after-sales.
SGX RegCo adds 36 firms to fast-track list
The companies will have prioritised clearance for corporate action submissions.
Hyflux signs $400m restructuring deal with Utico
The UAE-based firm will subscribe in 95% of Hyflux’s new shares.
Fintech firm Thunes clinches MAS payments licence
With the new licence, it can now facilitate transactions in its digital membership network.
Top three real estate developer stocks averaged total return of 30.1% YTD
City Developments (CDL) leads the pack at 35.7% YTD.
Daily Markets Briefing: STI down 0.4%
Golden Agri-Res saw the sharpest decline amongst top active stocks with a 4.55% slide.
Chart of the Day: Marina Bay takes up a third of upcoming office supply
Over 1.53 million sqft of it will be rolled out in 2022.
Daily Briefing: Grab launches pilot motorbike hailing in Malaysia; Bus services firm SWAT closes $14m Series A round
And a development with two shophouses is for sale at $15m.
Weak occupancy to weigh on Frasers Hospitality Trust's Australian assets
A surge in supply caused a decline in occupancy and room rates in the market.
Top 50 listed-stocks' average total return outpaces STI at 21% YTD
Combined net institutional inflows reached $1.3b.
OCBC unfazed by potential Chinese entry to Singapore's digital banking market
New entrants will face high regulatory costs.
Olam to sell real estate assets of California plant for $150m
Olam and Mesirow have entered into a tiered revenue sharing agreement for 25 years.
Daily Markets Briefing: STI down 0.15%
UOB saw the sharpest decline amongst top active stocks with a 0.68% fall.
Chart of the Day: Posh condo units bought by foreigners rose 3ppt to 12%
Condos bought by foreigners surged 46.7% to 361 units.
Daily Briefing: Payments platform 2C2P raises $71m funding; Regtech Tookitaki bags $16m in Series A round
And travel-tech Travel Prologue partners Vietnam’s VLeisure to bring B2B services.
Inflation rate for October slows down to 0.4%
Cheaper electricity costs dragged on headline inflation.
UOL group buys nine-storey commercial building for $79.3m
The company plans to fuse it with its own commercial towers.
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