Loss per share for the half-year period stood at 1.9 Singapore cents, compared to earnings per share of 18.9 cents over the same period a year earlier. For the full year, Frasers Property saw its net ... ( read original story ...)
Property agent gets jail and fine for drunken behaviour, kicking police officer
Rochelle Chow Shuting's lawyers claimed she was trying to pick up her phone with her leg. They later said she was lifting the leg to regain balance. ( read original story ...)
Ex-Blackstone veteran eyes Singapore mortgages
Former Blackstone Inc executive Kishore Moorjani has started a digital platform in Singapore selling pools of home loans to asset managers and financial firms seeking to bolster local currency ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s bank OCBC raises 2023 target, third-quarter net profit beats forecast
SINGAPORE: Singapore's second largest bank Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp (OCBC) raised its targeted 2023 net interest margin, a key profitability gauge, after posting on Friday a better-than-expected ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s Keppel cuts China property focus in strategic refresh
TOKYO -- Singaporean asset manager Keppel is pushing ahead with a "refreshed China strategy" that will increase its focus on sustainable projects while cutting its reliance on the mainland's troubled ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s homeownership rate is 80%. Could an innovative solution there work in Hawaii?
Hawaii lawmakers and housing advocates hungry for new solutions are looking to the Southeast Asian city-state for some potential answers. ( read original story ...)
Ex-Blackstone credit veteran targets Singapore mortgage market
The firm has US$10 million in seed money from backers including New Enterprise Associates, Openspace Ventures and Singapore Economic Development Board Investment. The digital platform will source ... ( read original story ...)
Owner listings outperform mortgage listings in Singapore for tenth consecutive quarter
According to Knight Frank, this is the tenth consecutive quarter when owner sale listings surpassed mortgagee sale listings (29), with the exception of Q1 2022. Here’s more from Knight Frank: However ... ( read original story ...)
SG commercial property investment volume cut by more than half in 3Q
Singapore was amongst the markets in Asia Pacific (APAC) with the lowest commercial property investment volume recorded in 3Q23, data from MSCI Real Assets showed. According to the report, deal ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore auction listings increase by 24.4% to 102 in Q3
Almost half of the listings were from the residential sector. According to a recent Knight Frank report, Singapore’s auction listings rose 24.4% q-o-q to 102 (including repeat listings and excluding ... ( read original story ...)
Woman owing HDB over $100K mortgage arrears faces eviction
SINGAPORE: The courts have rejected a woman’s lawsuit against the Housing Development Board (HDB) for... The post Woman owing HDB over $100K mortgage arrears faces eviction appeared first on The Indep ... ( read original story ...)
William ‘delighted’ to be in Singapore and says Kate ‘sorry she can’t be here’
and the Prime Minister of Singapore, Lee Hsien Loong, at the Istana. Register now for one of the Evening Standard’s newsletters. From a daily news briefing to Homes & Property insights, plus lifestyle ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore bank DBS posts 18% jump in Q3 profit, beating estimates
Singapore's biggest bank DBS Group reported on Monday a better than expected 18% jump in third-quarter net profit on the back of higher interest rates, which it forecast will also help keep its profit ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s prime minister plans to step down and hand over to his deputy before the 2025 election
Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong says he plans to bow out and hand over power to his deputy Lawrence Wong next year before the 2025 general election. ( read original story ...)
Singapore deputy PM Wong to lead ruling party before general election – PM
Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said on Sunday that Deputy Prime Minister Lawrence Wong will take over from him as leader of the ruling People's Action Party before the next general election ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s central bank the world’s third-largest gold buyer from Jan to Sept 2023
MAS bought four metric tonnes of gold on regulated gold exchanges in the third quarter of 2023. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)