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Green bonds issuance: Time for Singapore stat boards to step up
WITH Singapore gearing up to spend billions of dollars in mitigating the impact of...
Private equity for retail: Just because you can do it, doesn't mean you should
IN the current era of ultra-low risk-free rates of return, the financial innovation...
Of China wines raising a buzz and discussions on writing...
THE phrase "Made in China" may not be what you would expect to hear in the same breath...
With 2 Singapore hotels in the bag, Hoi Hup aims for local portfolio
THE price tag was almost half a billion dollars - a new record - but Hoi Hup Realty...
UK, EU make last-minute adjustments to forge Brexit deal before summit
UK and European Union (EU) negotiators are making frantic last-minute adjustments to...
CapitaLand eyes greater presence in China post-ASB merger
OPPORTUNITIES have opened up for CapitaLand - following its merger with Ascendas-...
S-E Asia a 'goldmine of untapped opportunity': Grab co-founder
EVEN though South-east Asia remains underserved, solutions that are "copy and paste"...
Countries can't just wring their hands over nationalism: EDB chair
TOP economic planner Beh Swan Gin has again urged countries to co-operate with one...
Focusing on basic needs a guard against populism: PM Lee
POPULISM has become an issue in many countries and Singapore has tried hard to guard...
COMPANIES & MARKETS
Ascott Reit's retail investors have big say in merger with A-HTrust
MANY retail investors do not realise the importance of submitting their proxy forms or...
Higher rents, Seoul tower contribution boost Keppel Reit's Q3 DPU by 2.9%
HIGHER rentals from Ocean Financial Centre and 275 George Street, and a full quarter...
Soilbuild Reit DPU falls 26% in Q3 after tenant default, rights issue
SOILBUILD Business Space Reit on Wednesday posted a third-quarter distribution per...
Qian Hu posts 72% rise in Q3 net profit to S$301,000
MAINBOARD-LISTED integrated fish service provider Qian Hu reported on Wednesday a 72...
Keppel unit, Allianz in S$1.3b Beijing deal
KEPPEL unit Alpha Investment Partners is jointly acquiring an 85 per cent interest in...
HK's offshore asset manager CSOP eyes family office business in Singapore
HONG KONG-based offshore asset manager CSOP is ramping up its presence in Singapore to...
MAS to step up supervision of virtual assets
THE Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) is stepping up with its supervisory and...
AA Reit plunges 7.4% after S$94.9m placement
UNITS of AIMS Apac Reit (AA Reit) dived to an eight-month low on Wednesday after the...
Rex International soars 15.2% on discovery of oil and gas in Norwegian Sea
SHARES of Catalist-listed Rex International soared on Wednesday after the company...
Singapura Finance to get 1.6% stake in MatchMove Pay for US$5m
MAINBOARD-listed Singapura Finance will pay US$5 million for a 1.6 per cent stake in...
Corporate digest
BLACKGOLD Natural Resources chairman and chief executive Philip Cecil Rickard is...
MCT proposing placements to raise at least S$902.3m to fund acquisition
MAPLETREE Commercial Trust (MCT) has proposed an equity fundraising to raise at least...
Ayondo names Dominic Morris as CTO, interim CEO
CATALIST-LISTED trading platform developer Ayondo on Tuesday named Dominic Anthony...
US earnings lift STI but growth concerns remain
SINGAPORE equities raced ahead on Wednesday boosted by the rally on Wall Street, which...
US dollar near 4-week low as trade tensions simmer
THE US dollar held near a four-week low on Wednesday as trade tension between...
REAL ESTATE
Frasers Property, Hitachi team up to drive digital transformation in Asia-Pac
FRASERS Property Group and Hitachi Asia are investing up to S$50 million each to drive...
Crowds making beeline for Raffles City Chongqing
SHOPPING mall Raffles City Chongqing, CapitaLand's ninth Raffles City development to...
Nassim Road GCB on sale for some S$175m
A TWO-STOREY conservation good class bungalow (GCB) located at 40 Nassim Road is up...
Hong Leong's Midwood condo to have preview ahead of Oct 26 launch
A SIX-DAY preview for Hong Leong Holdings' new 564-unit Midwood condominium - in...
BANKING & FINANCE
Pound pulls back from rally as Brexit negotiations hit hurdle
THE pound pulled back from a rally as the chances of an imminent Brexit deal faded on...
JPMorgan sharpens edge on rivals in months jarred by market tumult
MONTHS of market turmoil are pushing JPMorgan Chase & Co even further ahead of the...
Consumer banking powers Citigroup's profit
CITIGROUP Inc reported higher-than-expected earnings on Tuesday on the back of its...
TECHNOLOGY
Huawei says nine-month revenue up despite US pressure
CHINESE tech giant Huawei said on Wednesday that its revenue for the first nine months...
China traders in online sneaker market punish NBA after HK comment
ON OCT 4, a Chinese trader noticed a sharp drop in the price of crypto tokens backed...
Fearful Mexican tech startups shun the spotlight
IN MEXICO'S burgeoning startup scene, publicity is the last thing many entrepreneurs...
CONSUMER
Geneva's exclusive watch show to open to public
THE Geneva watch salon is getting a makeover as luxury brands try to stay relevant in...
Warehouse problems resolved after profit slump: ASOS
BRITISH online fashion retailer ASOS said problems with warehouses in the United...
TRANSPORT
Swiss puts A220s back in service after engine forces grounding
DEUTSCHE Lufthansa AG's Swiss airline is resuming flights with its fleet of Airbus SE...
Production date for Boeing's long-haul 777-8 up in air as Qantas weighs options
THE date of entry into service of Boeing Co's ultra-long-range 777-8 wide-body...
European car-sales jump masks gloomy outlook for industry
EUROPEAN car sales jumped in September, but the surge had more to do with the year-ago...
GOVERNMENT & ECONOMY
NTUC wants to reach 1.5m members by 2030, through innovation and digitalisation
THE labour movement has set what its chief calls a "bold, ambitious" target of...
Indonesia and S Korea move closer to signing bilateral trade deal
INDONESIA and South Korea took a key step on Wednesday towards a bilateral agreement...
US retail sales post first decline in 7 months
US retail sales fell for the first time in seven months in September, which could...
Embattled Hong Kong leader unveils measures to ease housing crunch
HONG Kong chief executive Carrie Lam on Wednesday announced measures aimed at easing a...
LIFE & CULTURE
Mental health matters at work
WORLD Mental Health Day, organised by the World Federation for Mental Health to raise...
Thief walks out of art gallery with US$20,000 Salvador Dalí etching
FOR an art heist, it was a simple affair. A man ducked into a San Francisco gallery...
Meeting the Mona Lisa for an intimate (virtual) rendezvous
MONA LISA'S lingering smile remains the same, but she is getting a first-of-its-kind...
OPINION
Why Brexit risks breaking up Britain
SCOTTISH National Party Leader Nicola Sturgeon confirmed on Tuesday that she will,...
Global economic policymakers are playing with fire
"DON'T do stupid shit." With the last word turned demurely into "stuff", this became...
Consumers wise up to drip pricing, pre-ticked boxes and similar tricks
UPCOMING guidelines on price transparency will be welcomed by any consumer who has...
Six reasons to care about climate-change investing
THE most recent report from the United Nations' Intergovernmental Panel on Climate...
Getting ready for the silver avalanche in Asia
THE silver avalanche is coming to Asia. To give some perspective, it took the UK, US...
BREAKING NEWS
Commonwealth Bank of Australia's pension unit sued over fees
[BENGALURU] Commonwealth Bank of Australia's (CBA) pension unit Colonial First State was sued on Thursday for...
Malaysia's property market to pick up as developers build less
[KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia's property paradox may be coming to an end as developers build fewer homes.
Teo Chee Hean discusses smart city development, urban transportation with Russian officials
[MOSCOW] Singapore's Senior Minister Teo Chee Hean has held talks with Sergei Ivanov, Russia's Special Presidential...
Singapore, US to cooperate on infrastructure finance and market building
[SINGAPORE] Singapore and the United States have inked a pact to strengthen cooperation in infrastructure finance...
Singapore hospitality deals hit record S$2.8b in Q3: Colliers
HOSPITALITY deals in Singapore reached the highest level recorded on a quarterly basis, hitting S$2.8 billion in the...
Japan defence minister to enter race to succeed PM Shinzo Abe
[TOKYO] Japanese Defence Minister Taro Kono will seek to succeed Prime Minister Shinzo Abe as leader of the ruling...
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