Asia Stocks Mixed as U.S. Dollar Seeks Direction

Property developer Sunac China Holdings announced it agreed ... the Kospi index retreated 11.63 points, or 0.5%, to 2,439.90 In Singapore, the Straits Times Index gained 17.03 points, or 0.5%, to 3,327.83 In New Zealand, the NZX 50 heightened 30.77 points ... ( read original story ...)

News Roundup (July 2017)

The penthouse is expected to test the endurance of demand for luxury property in Singapore, the segment of the market that suffered most from the government’s property cooling measures. Property consultancy JLL revealed that luxury home prices in the ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore: A haven of stability

Despite the sluggish market and weak economic outlook, Singapore is still considered a safe bet by foreign investors, according to analysts. Although the property cooling measures such as the Additional Buyer’s Stamp Duty (ABSD), imposed by the ... ( read original story ...)

Property-bound Singapore capital now prefers home turf

THE capital flight to greener pastures abroad from Singapore has slowed to a trickle, amid a turnaround in the property market at home. Data compiled by Real Capital Analytics and Knight Frank Research shows that the number of outbound investment deals ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore gets to grips with NSFR rules

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) issued Notice 652 on July 10, which will require DBS Bank, OCBC Bank and United Overseas Bank to maintain a net stable funding ratio of 100 percent from January 1, 2018. The NSFR, a key reform announced by the ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore sentences ex-BSI banker to additional jail time

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - A Singapore court jailed a former wealth manager of Swiss bank BSI for four and a half years on Wednesday for money laundering and cheating in a case linked to an investigation involving the Malaysian fund 1MDB. The former banker ... ( read original story ...)