The worst is already behind us, but rents won’t start picking up until 2022. The retail sector is one of the hardest hit by the pandemic and the subsequent lockdowns. According to Savills, the retail ... ( read original story ...)
Southeast Asian economies will recover ‘much slower’ due to Covid: Asian Development Bank
The Asian Development Bank lowered its growth forecast for the region to 3.1% for 2021, from its previous forecast of 4.4%. ( read original story ...)
EMERGING MARKETS-Singapore shares jump as Asia takes Fed signals in stride
Singapore equities headed for their best day in two months on Thursday, leading broad gains in emerging Asian stocks, as investors reacted calmly to the U.S. Federal Reserve's timeline to taper asset ... ( read original story ...)
An Investor’s Ultimate Guide to United Overseas Bank Ltd’s (SGX: U11) Dividends
United Overseas Bank Ltd (SGX: U11), or UOB for short, is one of Singapore’s three leading listed banks. Here’s a deep-dive into UOB’s dividend yield, dividend history, and more ... ( read original story ...)
15 Singapore YouTube Channels You Can Watch To Learn More About Finance
Running out of things to watch on YouTube? From music videos, gaming livestreams, background study music, or even late-night mukbang binge-watch, YouTube serves as a great entertainment tool. However, ... ( read original story ...)
Insight Partners leads $34M round in Singapore-based fintech Spenmo
Spenmo originated as an expense management platform before realizing that expenses “are just a tiny sliver” of a company’s payables, founder and CEO Mohandass Kalaichelvan told TechCrunch. Financial ... ( read original story ...)
The Evergrande crisis: 4 things to know about the Chinese property developer, and whether it’ll impact Singapore’s property market
Here are a few things to know about the Evergrande crisis, including how the world’s most indebted property developer may impact Singapore’s property market. ( read original story ...)
How has property market been in 2021?
It has been a while since I wrote a piece on the property market scene in Singapore and I thought that it’s timely to look at what has happened in the scene so far. I wrote an article in ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong expats are up in arms about quarantine. Singapore stands to gain
The 33-year-old fashion buyer is soon leaving Hong Kong to return to his home country, citing frustration over the city's coronavirus restrictions and lack of a clear reopening plan. "Singapore ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore TikTokers hit ‘devious licks’ challenge: 2 teens under investigation for alleged vandalism
SINGAPORE - Two teenagers are under investigation for possible vandalism of government property in acts that are believed to be linked to a TikTok challenge, said the police on Tuesday (Sept 21).The ... ( read original story ...)
Two teens in Singapore under police probe for allegedly vandalising govt property as part of ‘Devious Licks’ TikTok challenge
The police are investigating two teenage boys for allegedly damaging government property as part of a social media challenge encouraging students to vandalise or steal school property and post their ... ( read original story ...)
Sale of immovable property in India taxed in year of sale
Any immovable property held for more than 24 months is classified as long-term capital asset and the taxable capital gain on them will be the sale consideration less expenditure, less the indexed cost ... ( read original story ...)
Police investigating 2 teenagers for allegedly vandalising government property as part of ‘devious licks’ challenge
SINGAPORE: Two teenagers are under investigation in separate incidents for allegedly taking down public signages as part of a social media challenge, the police said on Tuesday (Sep 21). Both inciden ... ( read original story ...)
China Perspective Podcast: Hong Kong property tycoons next targets of China crackdown?
Hong Kong property tycoons the next targets of China's income inequality crackdown? 10:09 mins Synopsis: Every week, The Straits Times analyses the latest developments in China. Dr Oh Ei Sun, Senior ... ( read original story ...)
Shares of Singapore online brokerage iFast hit record high
The surge in its share price this week could stem from investor confidence, boosted by potentially “strong” growth prospects in Hong Kong, iFast said. ( read original story ...)
Singapore charges former Agritrade CFO with cheating, police say
Singapore has charged the former chief financial officer of collapsed commodity trader Agritrade International Pte Ltd (AIPL) with cheating, police said in a statement on Monday. SINGAPORE, Sept 20 ... ( read original story ...)