Singapore
Chart of the Day: Singapore real estate investment volumes jump in Q1 2021
Chart of the Day: Singapore real estate investment volumes jump in Q1 2021
Office transactions have picked up to $971.81m or 24.2% of total investment sales.
eRemit Singapore, HLAS partner for insurance for migrant workers
eRemit Singapore is also expanding its remittance services to a business audience.
Chart of the Day: SG iEdge All Healthcare Index posts 5.3% total return in Q2
Its 10 most traded stocks averaged a 6.2% total return over the 11 weeks.
Chart of the Day: Singapore has major chunk of total insurance premiums in SEA for 2020
The Lion City also has the highest insurance penetration amongst the six markets at 5.9%.
IP coverage extended to COVID vaccines under WHO's special access route
It will apply to vaccines administered in Singapore under SAR.
AIA Singapore extends COVID-19 benefits
Its IP coverage for vaccine complications now include those approved by WHO under EUL.
Chart of the Day: Private units sold in secondary market jump 6.5% in Q1
Due to construction delays, buyers may prefer "ready-to-move-in" properties.
Seven in 10 Singaporeans unsatisfied with generic bank credit offers: study
Almost four-fifths (76%) of Singaporean consumers are not satisfied with generic credit offers from their banks, with 24% willing to offer more information in exchange for better rates or lower fees, a FICO study revealed.
UOB pilots digital bond issuance on Marketnode's asset issuance platform
It is the first financial institution on the platform as an issuer and bond house.
Singapore's MAS reprimands AIA FA, Prudential, Aviva FA & CEO for breach of rules
They failed to properly monitor individuals onboarded as advisors, directors.
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