News
Securities Exchange Commission needed to avoid SGX's conflict of interest: SMCCA
Double roles are tough for the SGX.
How did taxi companies fare in the first four months of 2015?
Some firms failed to meet LTA standards.
Total bank lending bucks 4-month losing streak with modest gains in May
Loans and advances grew to $597b.
Suntec REIT divests Park Mall for $411.8m
It also inked a JV for the mall’s redevelopment.
Aggressive GrabTaxi could give listed transport firms a run for their money
ComfortDelGro will be most affected.
Manulife US REIT gears up for $569m Singapore IPO
It will sell 694.4m shares.
Suburban industrial sites take the spotlight in 2H15 sales programme
They’re located in Tuas, Tampines and Woodlands.
Chart of the Day: Domestic IPO issuance to crash 64.5% in 2015
It won't even reach the $1b mark.
Daily Briefing: Illegal entry attempt foiled; Elderly man makes video of SG buildings crumbling down
And Singapore ranks 24th in Global Peace Index.
Daily Markets Briefing: STI down 1.2%
Bank stocks led the decline.
Domestic banking sector at risk from sophisticated cyber threats: MAS
Innovation is critical to financial institutions.
Prices of completed non-landed homes slipped 0.6% in May
Shoebox units led the decline.
Over half of Singapore CFOs expect shrinking profits this year: survey
They’re the most pessimistic in Asia Pacific.
CapitaLand moves ahead with Danga Bay acquisition despite Iskandar sales slowdown
It will be executed in phases over a decade.
SIAEC inks $197m services agreement with Silkair
For MRO, fleet management services.
Third straight quarter of manufacturing contraction on the cards after dismal IP print
Weakness in top exporting destinations isn't helping.
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