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Temasek tops best practices leaderboard for state-owned investors
SINGAPORE’S state investor Temasek has overtaken Australia’s Future Fund as the world’s largest state-owned investment fund with best practices in governance, sustainability and resilience.
Singapore Q2 home prices up 3.2% on 6% jump in city-fringe condos: URA
GIVING a breakdown by region, the URA said that prices of non-landed homes in the prime areas or core central region (CCR) rose 1.6 per cent in Q2, after dipping 0.1 per cent in the previous quarter.
ShopBack seeks edge in financial services, adds over 300 staff in last 6 months
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SHOPBACK’S website lists 231 contract and full-time job openings across various roles, bucking the trend of massive layoffs that have afflicted the region’s tech scene as startups slash costs amid a downturn.
Nikkei appoints new special executive officer for Asian regional HQ in Singapore
NIKKEI Group Asia has appointed Daryl Neo, chief executive officer of data technology company DC Frontiers, as special executive officer of the group’s regional headquarters based in Singapore, marking the first appointment of this role outside of Japan.
Cuscaden Peak should focus on growing SPH’s retail and student housing Reits
LET SPH compete with Mapletree in student housing, and SPH Reit compete with the commercial Reits owned by Mapletree and CLI.
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Singapore shares close 0.21% lower on global recession blues
THE key Straits Times Index (STI) slipped 6.62 points or 0.21 per cent to 3,095.59 after Wall Street capped its worst half-yearly trading in more than half a century overnight.
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