News
Cause for concern: SGX headed for another sub-par year, SMCCA warns
Cause for concern: SGX headed for another sub-par year, SMCCA warns
The SGX will continue to regress.
Local interest rates to rise by 50bp-95bp in FY15 and FY16: analyst
This could lead to an even greater expansion in return on equity.
Daily Markets Briefing: STI up 1.4%
Expect more good news today.
Daily Briefing: Are foreigners fleeing the property market?; Home prices may drop up to 15% in 2015
And Mercedes reveals its self-driving car of the future.
Chart of the Day: Where have all the Indonesian tourists gone?
Weak visitor arrivals to spill into 1Q15.
Talk is cheap: Why mobile virtual network operators can’t defeat telcos in Singapore
The telcos will continue to reign supreme.
Hide and seek: Retailers ditch giant malls for obscure niche locations
They’re relying on social media for customers.
EY urges more comprehensive coverage under Pioneer Generation Package
Benefits should also be extended to other seniors.
Passing the crown: Half of local family businesses grapple with succession woes
Good heirs are hard to find.
Nowhere to hide: How UOB’s lawsuit against Lippo will change the property market landscape
Incentive schemes won’t work anymore.
Small tenants fight back against steep office rent hikes
The consultancy sector leads the struggle.
Not in the pink of health: Medical tourism struggles as ailing rupiah continues to slide
Visitor arrivals will remain soft this quarter.
Public infrastructure projects to prop up construction sector in 2015
$29b to $36b worth of contracts will be awarded.
Provide tax incentives for SMEs’ overseas expansion in 2015 budget, government urged
Both EY and SMEC are echoing this sentiment.
HDB resale prices crash 10% since peak
It was a 41-month low since August 2011.
Are better times ahead for floundering Tigerair?
Not in the near term, analysts say.
Japanese bond issuers grab lion’s share of SGX bond listings in 2014
It was a record-breaking year for the SGD bond market both at home and abroad.
Commentary
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