Daily Debrief: What Happened Today

Published Thu, Jun 22, 2023 · 06:30 PM
    • The site comprises three plots of land between Jurong East MRT interchange and the future Jurong Lake District station.
    • The site comprises three plots of land between Jurong East MRT interchange and the future Jurong Lake District station. PHOTO: URA

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    Proposed tax on gains from sale of foreign assets won’t hurt most companies, but may affect investment vehicles: experts

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    Real estate, insurance companies must submit agents’ income data to Iras, under MOF proposal

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    THE change will begin from the 2024 year of assessment, and first apply to commission-paying organisations such as those in the real estate and insurance sectors, an MOF spokesperson told The Business Times (BT).


    OCBC privatisation of Great Eastern unlikely but plausible: analysts

    OCBC is unlikely to take its listed insurance arm Great Eastern private, although the bank might have bigger plans for the insurer, noted analysts.


    Cut-off yield on latest 6-month Singapore Treasury bill rises to 3.89%

    APPLICATIONS for the risk-free, government-backed fixed income product totalled S$9.9 billion for the S$5 billion on offer, resulting in a bid-to-cover ratio of 1.98.


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    Singapore stocks track Wall Street decline; STI inches down 0.04%

    THE benchmark Straits Times Index (STI) slid 0.04 per cent or 1.23 points to close at 3,222.43. Across the broader market, losers outnumbered gainers 191 to 169, after 700.8 million securities worth S$945 million changed hands.

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