SINGAPORE, Feb. 24 (Xinhua) -- Singapore shares closed 0.65 percent lower on Friday. Singapore's benchmark Straits Times Index fell 20.54 points to 3,117.03 points. Trading volume was 3.19 billion shares worth 1.43 billion Singapore dollars. Decliners ... ( read original story ...)
CPF ACTIVIST HAN HUI HUI MOCKED BY POLICE OFFICERS WHO ESCORTED HER TO PRISON
On 27 Jun 2016, Singapore’s state court Judge CHAY YUEN FATT made judgement against me as follows: 1. SGD$2,500 fine because “She rallied her Facebook readers”. 2. SGD$600 fine because I “made vitriolic speeches to denounce the government and ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore carbon tax to hit Shell, ExxonMobil margins: Analyst
Oil majors Royal Dutch Shell and ExxonMobil could see a 10 to 15 per cent hit to profit margins at their Singapore refineries when the city state imposes a carbon tax in 2019, one analyst told CNBC. On Monday, Singapore announced its intention to introduce ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore inflation up 0.6%
It reflected higher oil-related item prices and higher services inflation. Consumer prices in Singapore is on a steady increase leading to January, as CPI-All Items inflation and MAS Core Inflation rose to 0.6% and 1.5% respectively, from 0.2% and 1.2% in ... ( read original story ...)
Best fixed-rate mortgages: two, three, five and 10 years
Rates on two, five and 10-year fixed deals have fallen following a surge in late 2015, when Mark Carney, Governor of the Bank of England, made comments suggesting that a rate rise was imminent. Now, they appear poised to head back up again. Wholesale ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Market May Inch Higher Again On Friday
(RTTNews.com) - The Singapore stock market has moved higher in back-to-back sessions, gathering almost 45 points or 1.5 percent along the way. The Straits Times Index now rests just above the 3,135-point plateau, and the market may open slightly higher ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore consumer price inflation at 28-month high on rising food and transport costs
Customers shop at a vegetable and fruits wholesale market in Singapore Reuters Consumer price inflation in the island nation rose to a 28-month high in January on the back of surging food and transport costs in the city while the monetary authority's core ... ( read original story ...)
8 Home Loan Terms Borrowers Need To Understand Before Taking Up Mortgage
For instance, if the property is worth S$800,000 and you took out at mortgage loan of $560,000, your LTV is 70%. In Singapore, most banks offer mortgage loans up to a maximum of 80% LTV, while HDB loans can get you up to 90%. The amount the bank can lend ... ( read original story ...
Singapore to reveals new IP regime in 2017 budget
SINGAPORE: Singapore has announced a new intellectual property regime to encourage companies based in the country to exploit the income derived from their research and development activities. Corporate income derived from intellectual property will be ... ( read original story ...)
Analysis: Singapore can't afford to let oil exports lose edge despite carbon tax
Singapore will need to strike the right balance in implementing a planned carbon tax from 2019 to ensure its refining industry remains competitive as the sector faces headwinds from volatile margins, growing exports from China and rising capacity in the ... ( read original story ...)
Disrupting the disruptors: Singapore rattles sharing economy with rule change
SINGAPORE Singapore, a keen early adopter of the sharing economy, has fired a warning shot across the bow of Airbnb and Uber with tighter rules that could shake up their business models and growth ambitions in Asia. The rules, some say, are a sign that ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore budget: Lack of 'goodies' to attract foreign investors
Singapore, a Southeast Asian city state whose early economic progress was closely tied to investments from foreign multinationals, presented a budget on Monday that has few incentives to draw more of such investors, one tax expert said. Speaking to CNBC's ... ( read original story ...)
ST Electronics to build 2nd Singapore-made Earth observation satellite
SINGAPORE: A year after the completion and launch of the first made-in-Singapore commercial Earth observation satellite, TeLEOS-1, ST Electronics is poised to build a second one, it announced on Thursday (Feb 23). TeLEOS-2, which will be developed in ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Bourse May Reverse Wednesday's Gains
(RTTNews.com) - The Singapore stock market on Wednesday halted the two-day losing streak in which it had given away more than a dozen points or 0.4 percent along the way. The Straits Times Index now rests just above the 3,120-point plateau, although the ... ( read original story ...)
Verizon joins forces with Nanyang Technology University's Business School on cybersecurity risk research
SINGAPORE, Feb. 22, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Verizon Enterprise Solutions and Nanyang Technology University's (NTU) Business School are joining forces to analyze and better understand economic and insurance loss experienced by global insurers from ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore readies leveraged ETFs to keep up with rivals
Preparations are underway for the first new listing of inverse ETFs. According to Bloomberg, Singapore Exchange Ltd. last week published a new web page about the products, described as “a form of passive collective investment schemes (like ETFs ... ( read original story ...)