At less than 15 per cent, e-fashion in India is still significantly underpenetrated compared to global benchmarks, presenting a tremendous opportunity, the CEO said.
DBS tops US$100 bil market value in first for Singapore banks
Southeast Asia’s top lender gained as much as 0.8% in Singapore trading on Monday to hit $45.50. The firm is trading at a market capitalisation of $129 billion, extending its gains this year to 4.3%.
Will deglobalisation and business uncertainty hurt buying power in Good Class Bungalow properties?
Appetite by super rich for Good Class Bungalows could weaken as business outlook dims. Read more at The Business Times. ( read original story ...)
DBS Tops $100 Billion Market Value in First For Singapore Banks
DBS Group Holdings Ltd. became the first bank in Singapore to top $100 billion in market value, helped by a softer US currency that amplified gains on the local stock market.
K-pop group Twice performing 2 shows in Singapore in October
Singapore Onces, take note! Twice will be performing two shows in Singapore in October as part of the K-pop group’s This Is For World Tour Part 1. The concerts will take place at the Singapore Indoor ...
Stocks to watch: OCBC, CapitaLand Investment, Sasseur Reit, Thakral
SINGAPORE] The following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Monday (Jun 9). Read more at The Business Times.
‘Very clever’; ‘lost confidence’: Shareholders react to OCBC’s latest exit offer for Great Eastern
SINGAPORE] OCBC on Friday (Jun 6) made a conditional exit offer at S$30.15 per share for the 6.28 per cent stake in Great Eastern it does not own, in a bid to delist the insurer. Read more at The ...
GEH, OCBC’s proposals a victory of sorts for minorities who have held out, endured suspension
SINGAPORE] When Great Eastern Holdings (GEH) and its controlling shareholder OCBC put forward a two-pronged plan last week to resolve the insurer’s trading suspension, I was impressed and rather ...
Earnings Season Roundup: 5 Singapore Blue-Chip Stocks That Raised Their Dividends
Income investors who are looking for an increase in their passive income can look at these five attractive blue-chip companies. The post Earnings Season Roundup: 5 Singapore Blue-Chip Stocks That ...
Singapore’s ex-transport minister S. Iswaran completes home detention scheme, no longer under prison custody
SINGAPORE – Former transport minister S. Iswaran has completed his sentence and is no longer under prison custody. The Singapore Prison Service (SPS) said on June 6 that he has completed his ...
OCBC’s Families100 initiative aims to help those with children living in rental flats
RASHID, who works as a pest control officer, faced uncertainties and concerns about school choice and financial constraints when considering enrolling his grandchild in preschool. Read more at The ...
No small feat: 18 graduate from first cohort of 42 Singapore, SUTD’s tuition-free coding school
The coding school had taken in 190 students in its first cohort, and 100 have quit. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Singapore’s dengue numbers are down. Should we still be concerned about it?
Experts think it may be premature to say if existing measures can curb future outbreaks. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Singapore teens are creating their own study culture – one Telegram channel at a time
These channels offer academic support in the form of notes or study tips. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Link Reit said to weigh Singapore IPO of non-HK, China assets
Link Reit has risen 27 per cent this year in Hong Kong, giving the firm a market value of around $17.6 billion. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
What does the delisting proposal by Great Eastern mean for the minorities as well as majority shareholder OCBC?
SINGAPORE] As OCBC makes a conditional exit offer of S$900 million at S$30.15 per share to Great Eastern Holdings’ (GEH’s) shareholders, The Business Times takes a look at the background to the deal.