(Bloomberg) -- HNA Commercial REIT is seeking to add arrangers to its planned Singapore initial public offering as Bank of America Corp. walks away from the deal, people with knowledge of the matter said. The property trust, backed by embattled Chinese ... ( read original story ...)
Coffee with a dash of sustainable living
Organised by The Straits Times, the Singapore Coffee Festival, now in its second edition, will also feature talks on eco-friendly cafes, sustainable coffee production and coffee conservation projects. Presenting sponsor DBS Bank will be hosting an area ... ( read original story ...)
Banks’ vital role in fighting financial crime
The MAS has said it is important for Singapore to work smarter in fighting financial crime in areas such as the banks' approach to their "Know Your Customer (KYC)" due diligence and through use of technology. Every bank needs to perform this for all its ... ( read original story ...)
Here’s why Credit Suisse has cut 40 bankers in Asia
http://news.efinancialcareers.com/sg-en/291058/chris-aba-jpmorgan-singapore/ Credit Suisse’s headcount of ... raises questions about whether the bank can now achieve its target, announced by CEO Tidjane Thiam in 2015, of having 800 RMs in APAC by the ... ( read original story ...)
Rwanda takes a leaf out of Singapore’s vocational training books, embarks on TVETs
a case study of Singapore’s unemployment approach to Scale up the industry, upgrading labour skills and improving productivity on the back of TVETs. On July 17, 2017 the country signed a $120 Million loan from the World Bank part of which will be ... ( read original story ...)
Salim Group backs digital startup incubator
In May, Salim Group acquired a small Indonesian bank as part of a grand plan to develop digital ... Indonesia's Salim Group is partnering the National University of Singapore on the Jakarta hub of BLOCK71, its startup incubator network. ( read original story ...)
Goldman Optimistic About Crude Market Rebalancing
the investment bank noted. Data out of the US, Europe, Singapore and Japan point to overall inventory declines of 83 million barrels since March, according to Goldman's data. Robust demand in particular has sent spot prices outperforming two-year forward ... ( read original story ...)
Is Singapore’s Property Slump Finally Ending?: QuickTake Q&A
Singapore home prices have ground steadily lower since reaching a record in 2013, when the government imposed the last of a slew of measures to cool a red-hot market. Authorities in the Southeast Asian island-state loosened some of those restrictions in ... ( read original story ...)
MAS warns against property related blockchain platforms
With two Singapore ‘proptech’ companies – FundPlaces and Reidao – turning to blockchain platforms to create property-backed tokens that can be acquired by investors, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) issued a caveat emptor (“Buyer ... ( read original story ...)
Property tycoons continue to top Singapore’s 50 Richest list
For eight consecutive years, property brothers Robert and Philip Ng of Far East Organisation retained their top spot in Forbes Asia’s Singapore Rich List, with their fortune at US$9.4 billion (S$12.8 billion) this year. They were closely followed by ... ( read original story ...)
Industrial property market in doldrums
Singapore and South- east Asia, said that demand was largely made up of renewals and relocations. "A combination of supply overhang and lacklustre demand continues to exert downward pressure on rents for most industrial property segments," he noted. ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s 2Q property data signals turnaround in residential market
SINGAPORE (Nikkei Markets) -- Prices of Singapore private residential properties fell 0.1% in the second quarter, or by less than what was indicated in flash estimates released earlier this month, in yet another sign the housing market has bottomed. ( read original story ...)
Private home prices fall by 0.1% in Q2, signalling imminent market recovery
SINGAPORE - Private home prices may have reached their trough, as overall prices fell by 0.1 per cent for the second quarter. In a more certain sign of the property market's recovery, this was a much slower decline compared with the 0.4 per cent dip in the ... ( read original story ...)
LVS posts 62pct jump in 2Q profit on Macau, Singapore
The quarterly results were driven by strong performance at its Macau and Singapore subsidiaries, the firm said on Wednesday. The group’s consolidated net revenue increased 18.6 percent to US$3.14 billion. Group-wide consolidated adjusted property ... ( read original story ...)
Belgravia Villas New Semi-Detached & Terraces Strata Landed Houses | Call Showflat (+65) 6100 0877
Belgravia Villas shows off a remaining in a property area that is preferable ... Rosyth School and also French School of Singapore (Lycée Français de Singapour) (LFS) is 1.28 Kilometres and also 1Km specifically. The Central Business District (CBD ... ( read original story ...)
These Asian banks are set to gain on a property boom
"Given the significant weight of [the housing loans] segment, the Singapore banks will benefit from a stronger Singapore mortgage system loans growth," Teong told CNBC, adding that he expected local banks to gain market share against international and non ... ( read original story ...)