The Singapore stock market finished session higher after randomly teeter-tottering between wins and losses on Wednesday, 30 November 2022, extending gains to second straight day, on hopes that China ...
CDL reports high occupancies for Singapore office, recovery in retail and hotel portfolios
However for the nine months to Sept 30, 2022, CDL sold 802 units valued at $1.9 billion, which was lower than the 1,382 units valued at $2.5 billion for the same period a year ago. This is because ...
Singapore’s Financial Regulator Defends Itself After FTX Blowup
Singapore state fund Temasek’s investment in FTX has caused reputational harm, but “it is the nature of investment and risk-taking,” said Deputy Prime Minister Lawrence Wong.
FAQs on Singapore GST, import duty, customs tax & more
Learn more about our Customs service here. Every country has their own taxation schemes for exporting and importing. For example, anything being imported into Singapore that is valued above S$400 has ...
Singapore’s Temasek opens review into ill-fated FTX investment
Singapore’s Temasek has launched a review of its $275mn investment in FTX as the state-owned investment fund is scrutinised over the due diligence it performed before backing Sam Bankman-Fried’s ...
Singapore’s deputy prime minister calls FTX loss ‘disappointing,’ pledges to improve the process
Singapore's deputy prime minister says Temasek's $275 million loss in bankrupt crypto exchange FTX is 'disappointing' but investing is of a risk-taking nature.
25 firms from Singapore and Asia-Pacific lauded for doing well by doing good
SINGAPORE - Companies can do well by doing good – this was the key message from the Steward Leadership Summit, which was held at the Shangri-La Singapore on Wednesday. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Singapore’s new climate targets still ‘critically insufficient’, says research group
SINGAPORE - Singapore’s climate targets are “critically insufficient”, said a global climate research consortium, despite the Republic’s efforts to implement a higher carbon tax and to cut its ...
Singapore repeals gay sex ban but sets new rules to block marriage equality
Parliament lifted a ban criminalizing sex between men this week. It also passed an amendment that will effectively block attempts to legalize marriage.
Even as Singapore lifts gay sex ban, LGBT families feel little has changed
Olivia Chiong and her wife, Irene Chiong, feel like the Singapore government has made clear to them and their two young children that they don't belong in the city-state. So this week's vote by Singap
Singapore’s Temasek holds internal review of $275 million FTX-related loss
Singapore's Deputy Prime Minister Lawrence Wong said on Wednesday that Temasek Holdings has initiated an internal review of its investment in the now-bankrupt FTX crypto exchange, which resulted in a ...
Boustead Singapore (SGX:F9D) Will Be Hoping To Turn Its Returns On Capital Around
Typically, we'll want to notice a trend of growing return on capital employed (ROCE) and alongside that, an expanding base of capital employed. Ultimately, this demonstrates that it's a business that ...
Hong Kong sees IPO slowdown reversing; eyes international issuers
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore's Deputy Prime Minister Lawrence Wong said on Wednesday that Temasek Holdings has initiated an internal review of its ...
Police investigating 32-year-old woman for staging solo protest outside Chinese embassy in Singapore
A 32-year-old Singaporean woman is being investigated by the police for allegedly taking part in a public assembly outside the Chinese embassy without a permit on Monday (Nov 28).
Analysts turn neutral on Singapore banks but dividends could rise
As at Nov 28, the Singapore banks were trading above their book values with DBS Group Holdings at 1.67x book, Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp at 1.09x and United Overseas Bank at 1.2
Singapore Repeals Gay Sex Ban, But Dampens Marriage Equality Hopes
Any decisions about marriage, at least for the time being, will be left to the country’s executives and legislature