During Q4 2024, investment volume was around $7b, according to Colliers. Singapore’s investments for the fourth quarter of 2024 (Q4 2024) grew by 13.3% year-on-year (YoY) to $26.6b despite declining ...
Etiqa launches Singapore’s first takaful insurance product in years
Demand for Islamic financial products from the Middle East and Southeast Asia is growing. Etiqa Insurance Pte Ltd. has launched Singapore’s first takaful insurance product in more than a decade, as it ...
How Singapore Became the World’s Most Crypto-Friendly Country
Singapore is a leading country in crypto and blockchain technology. Its supportive regulatory environment has made the country a crypto hub.
Fintech company Pine Labs to file for IPO by mid-February
Leading fintech firm Pine Labs is gearing up to file its initial public offering (IPO) documents by mid-February. The company had recently completed the process of shifting its base from Singapore to ...
Pine Labs to file draft documents for IPO by mid-February
With the process of reverse flipping completed, Pine Labs plans to go public by August. The IPO may be a mix a fresh issue and offer for sale ...
Singapore-listed US office Reits soar on Trump’s return to office mandate
SINGAPORE-LISTED office real estate investment trusts (S-Reits) have surged in the past week, after US President Donald Trump signed an executive order mandating federal employees to return to ...
Budget 2025 likely to invest in keeping workforce competitive, attracting talent: observers
AS DOWNSIDE economic risks loom, manpower-related moves in Budget 2025 should aim to keep Singapore attractive to foreign talent, while boosting skills and wages of local employees, watchers told The ...
Govt to continue green budgeting, set aside money for climate action: Ministry of Finance
Initiatives that tap the green budget include Tuas Nexus, which integrates water treatment and solid waste management. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Tying Biodiversity to Carbon Credits Could Help Save Nature, Says Singapore’s President
Speaking at Davos, Tharman Shanmugaratnam called for nature markets to be stapled together, but others argue they should develop independently.
Finance leaders in Singapore look to AI to restore trust in corporate reporting: EY
The majority of finance leaders in Singapore are worried about the integrity and reliability of their non-financial data, according to EY's recent report.
Wealthy leaders share financial advice they gave their kids: Invest early, learn from failure — and think carefully about inheritance
Wealthy leaders share the financial advice they gave their kids, including invest early, budget —and think carefully about inheritance.
COTD: Singapore amongst top investment destination for CEOs in Asia Pacific
Singapore ranked amongst the top choices for CEOs in the Asia-Pacific region planning to invest in international operations over the next 12 months.
These were the notable industrial investment deals in Singapore in Q4
Some firms were compelled to exit, but other manufacturers expanded with new investments. As the manufacturing environment in Singapore becomes increasingly sophisticated, Knight Frank noted that cost ...
T-bills remain an option for low-risk portion of an investment portfolio as yields hold around 3%
With a yield of around 3 per cent, and a triple-A credit rating for the Singapore Government, T-bills are a “solid alternative for investors seeking risk-free returns”, Mr Wong said. Mr Kevin Teng, ...
Revolut rolls out robo-advisory service in Singapore
The service supports investment in diversified portfolios without the need for extensive research or active management.
Singapore stocks close higher on Thursday as inflation eases; STI up 0.7%
SINGAPORE stocks ended higher on Thursday (Jan 23), after the Republic reported that full-year inflation in 2024 came in at 2.4 per cent. This figure, closely aligned with the official forecast, was ...