1 Singapore Budget 2018: Top marginal buyer's stamp duty for residential properties up to 4% from 3% 2 Singapore Budget 2018: GST to be hiked to 9% in "earlier" part of 2021-2025 period 3 Singapore Budget 2018: SG Bonus 'hongbao' of S$100, S$200 or S$300 ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Boosts Taxes for Revenue
Feb.19 -- Singapore Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat announced a range of tax increases in his budget, including a surprise hike in property levies, as he seeks to shore up savings to cope with a rapidly aging population. Bloomberg's Haslinda Amin reports ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Budget 2018: 9 things that will affect households and Singaporeans
SINGAPORE - Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat presented the Budget before Parliament on Monday (Feb 19), laying out the Government's revenue and expenditure for the 2018 financial year. The crop of announcements included raised GST, enhancements to the ... ( read original story ...)
DBS sponsors wealth management track at Singapore’s Nanyang Technological University
To groom job-ready wealth management talent and cater to growing industry demand for such expertise in Singapore, DBS Bank and Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) today announced a partnership to build a sustainable talent pool of ... ( read original story ...)
Developers turning more cautious when replenishing landbanks, says DBS
SINGAPORE (Feb 19): DBS says developers are turning more choosy in adding to their Singapore landbank. They are also becoming more cautious in their pricing strategy after more land sites were awarded at reserve price levels rather than at a premium. ( read original story ...)
DBS partners NTU to groom job-ready wealth management talent
DBS Bank and Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) today announced a partnership to groom job-ready wealth management talent and cater to growing industry demand for such expertise locally. According to a media statement, the bank ... ( read original story ...)
DBS sets up retail F&B coverage team for SMEs
To cater to the financial needs of Singapore-based retail food and beverage and food manufacturing companies expanding overseas, DBS Bank has established a dedicated F&B coverage team to better serve these customers. In the last 18 months, the bank has ... ( read original story ...)
DBS, NTU partner to train next generation of Singapore wealth managers
SINGAPORE - DBS Bank and Nanyang Technological University (NTU) will join forces to train the next generation of wealth management talent to meet the industry's growing need for such expertise in Singapore. In a media statement, DBS said it will launch a ... ( read original story ...)
DBS : teams up with NTU Singapore university to build talent
DBS Bank has partnered with Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) to groom next generation of wealth management talent in the country. DBS Bank said it will launch a new Applied Wealth Management track for undergraduates under the ... ( read original story ...)
What You Need to Know About the Singapore Stock Market Today
Welcome to a brand-new week, everyone. Here are three things about the local stock market that you might be interested in today. 1. The local stock market, as represented by the Straits Times Index (SGX: ^STI), ended Monday at 3,488, up 1.3% or 44 points. ( read original story ...)
Live Blog: Singapore Budget 2018
Singapore Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat is set to unveil on Monday (19 February) the proposed Budget for the fiscal year starting 1 April 2018. Many economists believe the government will announce a hike in the goods and services tax (GST) by one ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Budget 2018: Live Updates & Commentary
Singapore Budget for 2018 will be presented by Minister of Finance Mr Heng Swee Keat later today at 3.30pm. DollarsAndSense will also be providing live updates on announcements made, as well as our early analysis and thoughts on new initiatives that will ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Budget 2018: Infrastructure Office, scheme to help companies forge strong regional partnerships
SINGAPORE - With the shift in global economic weight towards Asia, Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat unveiled two measures on Monday (Feb 19) to spur Singapore businesses to develop strong partnerships, both locally and abroad. The Government will integrate ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Budget 2018: Carbon tax of $5 per tonne of greenhouse gas emissions to be levied
SINGAPORE - All facilities producing 25,000 tonnes or more of greenhouse gas emissions in a year will have to pay a carbon tax from 2020, Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat announced on Monday (Feb 19). The carbon tax will initially be $5 per tonne of ... ( read original story ...)
Carbon tax to affect electricity and gas expenses of Singapore households: Budget 2018
... a carbon tax from 2019 – a tax that is expected to affect the electricity and gas expenses of all households in Singapore. Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat confirmed this as he delivered the Budget 2018 speech this afternoon. The Minister said in his ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore property stocks show `fatigue’ with surge in enblocs
SINGAPORE: A spate of enbloc sales, coupled with a rebound in the property market at the start of the year, may indicate that Singapore developers will be more cautious in adding to landbanks and about their pricing strategies, analysts say. Collective ... ( read original story ...)