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Frasers Property solidifies Orchard grip with $391.9m Centrepoint win
Frasers Property solidifies Orchard grip with $391.9m Centrepoint win
The group moves one step closer to full ownership of the prime shopping landmark.
Household net worth growth slows in Q4 2025
Liabilities rise faster on loans.
Services trade tops $1t in 2024
Exports rise 13.2% to $533.7b.
Bank of Singapore names Eng Chien Chan as market group head for Greater China
His appointment will be effective on 17 March.
HDI Global Singapore names Haris Michaels as Eastern energy head
The appointment takes effect 1 March from the insurer Singapore branch.
Daily Markets Briefing: STI down 0.92%; Top stock is Seatrium Limited
Seatrium Limited is the top stock with a 3.17% increase.
Acrophyte's NPI down 16.3% to $46.85m in 2025 on renovations and lower inventory
Distributable income also falls to $6.19m.
AEM profit jumps 47.8% to $17.15m in 2025 on higher client production
The company also posts 48% net profit growth in the same period.
OCR rents fall 2% in Q4 2025 as vacancy rate hits two-year low
Islandwide vacancy rate drops to 6.0%, lowest since Q1 2023.
KSH subsidiary wins over $503m construction project
The group's order book is now estimated at $970m.
Syfe launches JPMAM active ETF portfolio in Singapore
The Equity Alpha portfolio targets an annual alpha of 0.5% to 1% at a fraction of typical annual fees.
NTUC proposes triple-action plan to shield entry-level jobs from AI
One measure is to turn junior roles into AI-focused apprenticeships.
Yeo Hiap Seng net profit rises to $21.1m in FY2025
Revenue falls 11% year-on-year.
STB renews Ant International partnership as Alipay+ transactions jump 36%
The partnership targets marketing and mobile payment growth.
Top 1% of households hold 14% of nation’s wealth, Minister Siow says
The level is comparable to advanced economies with similar wealth Gini coefficients.
Two Pagoda Street shophouses for sale at $32.5m
Fully tenanted Chinatown shophouses listed at $3,547 per sq ft.
Deliveroo exits Singapore market after 11 years
Its platform will remain live until 4 March 2026.
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