SINGAPORE - They are the foot soldiers of Singapore's efforts to keep its waters safe, boarding ships in small teams to check that they have not been seized by pirates or terrorists, for example. In their full gear, the sea marshals of the Navy's 180 ... ( read original story ...)
Bayer gets shot in the arm from Singapore
Shareholders in Bayer have welcomed the news that Singapore’s state investment fund Temasek bought €3 billion ($3.7 billion) worth of shares in the German chemicals group. The investment will likely reduce the looming capital hike needed to fund its ... ( read original story ...)
UPDATE 1-Singapore’s Keppel Q1 profit jumps on stake sale in China project
SINGAPORE, April 19 (Reuters) - Singapore’s Keppel Corp first quarter profit rose to its highest level in nine quarters, helped by a divestment gain and contributions from property trading in Singapore and China. Keppel, whose businesses range from rig ... ( read original story ...)
Tender deadline for KL-Singapore high-speed rail company extended to December
SINGAPORE - The deadline for tender submissions for the Kuala Lumpur-Singapore high-speed rail (HSR) Assets Company (AssetsCo) has been extended to Dec 28, 2018. The initial deadline for the submission of bids for the AssetsCo tender was June 29. ( read original story ...)
Singapore Fintech Association Unifies Crowdlending Platforms
The SFA subcommittee is dedicated to ensuring the local crowdlending industry is a trusted, credible and viable mode of financing for businesses in Singapore. In 2016, Southeast Asia’s alternative finance market reached a record US$215.94 million ... ( read original story ...)
Cooling measures in Hong Kong and Singapore: what works, what doesn’t
In March this year, the Singapore government reduced stamp duty imposed on sellers and some mortgage restrictions. That helped stoke optimism that the country’s property market is rebounding, with home sales jumping and developers showing more aggression ... ( read original story ...)
National University of Singapore to go fully cashless
The National University of Singapore (NUS) has set itself the aim of becoming a ... Other modes such as credit cards, Nets, OCBC Pay Anyone, UOB Mighty, DBS/POSB Digibank, DBS iWealth, Apple Pay and Samsung Pay are also available. To encourage users ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Market Draws Firm Lead For Wednesday
(RTTNews.com) - The Singapore stock market has alternated between positive and negative finishes through the last four trading days since the end of the five-day winning streak in which it had climbed more than 140 points or 4.1 percent. The Straits Times ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Shares May See Profit Taking On Thursday
(RTTNews.com) - The Singapore stock market has climbed higher in back-to-back trading days, advancing more than 60 points or 1.7 percent along the way. The Straits Times index now rests just above the 3,555-point plateau although it may be stuck in neutral ... ( read original story ...)
StarHub Ltd’s Stock Is Near A 52-Week Low Now: Is It A Bargain?
Income investors may still find the company’s market-beating dividend yield attractive, but it’s worth noting that a stock’s yield says nothing about its ability to sustain its dividend payouts. The Behind-the-Scenes Story on Motley Fool Singapore's ... ( read original story ...)
Would Warren Buffett Be Interested in Teckwah Industrial Corporation Limited, One of the 30 Best Stocks in Singapore for 2018?
For stock market investors like you and me ... including the special dividend of 1.0 Singapore cent declared in 2017’s fourth quarter. A Foolish conclusion The deep dive I did earlier on Teckwah, and the application of Buffett’s checklist should ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s industrial property market is bottoming out
These are 0.8-1.0% of the total stock in 2018-2020," the analyst added. Another sign that the market is bottoming out could be found in the overseas diversification among REITs, with the acquired properties lifting overall portfolio fundamentals ... ( read original story ...)
Qualitas Medical set for S’pore stock exchange listing
PETALING JAYA: Qualitas Medical Ltd is said to be on track for its initial public offering (IPO) on the Singapore stock exchange (SGX), with its ... the aborted IPO exercise to the unfavourable market conditions then. He had said that the financial ... ( read original story ...)
A gem in Big Bull’s crown, this stock is a big gainer post jewellery loan scams
Ever since Jhunjhunwalas' first invested in this stock (based on data available ... bigger beneficiary in India than Titan from the market point of view,” said Samir Arora, founder & fund manager at Singapore-based Helios Capital. Forget the PE part ... ( read original story ...)
Crude oil futures rise further on US EIA stock data
At 10:35 am Singapore time (0235 GMT), ICE June Brent crude futures ... once the dust settles prices may reverse back some of their gains," he added. Meanwhile, market participants will look out for the much awaited Joint Ministerial Monitoring Committee ... ( read original story ...)
Asian Tech Bypasses Silicon Valley For IPO And VC Deal Sizes But Not Clout
Softbank backs Singapore-based ride-sharing service Grab, the startup that just took over Uber’s business in Southeast Asia. Now, let’s turn to hard data that show the region’s increasing tech clout. Of the top 10 largest Internet IPOs in 2017 ... ( read original story ...)