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Daily Briefing: New Futura sells 18 units for $3,200 psf; MRT incident mutes confidence in rail operators
And here's what to expect when you invest in oil prices.
Chart of the Day: See how many tourists arrived in Singapore within 10 years
Growth only stopped in 2014 when the key China market declined 24.1% due to curbs on shopping tours.
Mapletree Greater China Commercial Trust's full-year NPI up 3% to $214.29m
Revenue growth from Festival Walk, Gateway Plaza, and Sandhill Plaza boosted earnings.
Expect industrial rents to fall in 2018
Rents dipped 2.8% YoY in Q4, following a pattern of recent decline.
Keppel hit by $495m loss in Q4
Penalty costs from its bribery case pushed earnings down the drain.
Suntec REIT's office monthly rents fell to $8.03psf in 4Q2017
This was due to the renewal of two anchor tenants.
Singapore to add 5,500 PMET jobs annually until 2020
It also aims to add $31b to the industry's value.
Noble wins $3.5b debt restructuring deal
The plan reportedly will allow creditors to cash-in on shares from a debt-to-equity swap.
Oxley unit prices its $150m bonds due 2022 at 5.7%
They will mature on 31 January 2022.
Goodluck Garden to en bloc with reserve price of $550m
It can yield up to 669 new units.
DBS wants more private bankers to tap Asia's ultra rich
It eyes boosting its current pool of 200 private bankers by 10-20%.
CapitaLand Mall Trust scrambles to lower rents to retain tenants
About 21% of its portfolio has an average reversion rate of -1.7%.
HDB issues 10-year fixed rate notes for $515m
The notes have a coupon of 2.32% per annum payable semi-annually.
Here's why an $8.5b hedge fund closed in Singapore
Truston Falcon Asia Fund declined 6% in the year through July 2017.
CapitaLand Commercial Trust's net property income dips 4% to $67.96m in Q4
Its divestment of One George Street, Golden Shoe Car Park, and Wilkie Edge dragged profits down.
Frasers Hospitality Trust's net property income up 3.1% to $31.45m in Q4
Gross profit from its Australian portfolio rose by 4.9%.
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