Business analyst Ric Sim had been looking forward to a seventh consecutive year participating in the OCBC Cycle, but his hopes were dashed yesterday when organisers announced this year's event would ... ( read original story ...)
Capitaland: Singapore Is Asia’s REIT Hub
Source: Yahoo Finance Distributions from Singapore REITs to ETFs are made free of Singapore withholding tax of 17%. Very few of these REITs have been able to grow their DPU's over the last year. ( read original story ...)
UOB One Card rebate programme enhanced to offer better deals for customers
As more consumers in Singapore spend more on daily essentials to accommodate the move towards staying at home more for work and play, United Overseas Bank (UOB) has enhanced its UOB One Card rebate ... ( read original story ...)
Exclusive: Singapore’s Agritrade has potential investors – source
London-based Nithia Capital Resources Advisors LLP is seeking to acquire troubled Singapore commodity trader Agritrade International Pte Ltd (AIPL) and its shares in its Hong Kong-listed subsidiary, ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s central bank hires Jeanne Stampe to grow green finance team
the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), as green finance resource lead. Her move comes seven months after she left environmental group World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), where she led the Asia ... ( read original story ...)
COVID-19 fuels cyber attacks, exposes gaps in business recovery
Some 91% of businesses reported an increase in cyber attacks with employees working from home, including 93% in Singapore, where 89% and 86% also noted gaps in their business recovery planning and IT ... ( read original story ...)
Muji says Singapore, Malaysia business not affected by US bankruptcy protection filing
SINGAPORE: Japanese home-goods chain Muji said that its business in Singapore and Malaysia "will be as usual" despite the United States arm filing ... ( read original story ...)
Mindspace Business Parks REIT IPO set to open next week; check price band for second ever REIT IPO
Mindspace Business Parks Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) fixed the price band Rs 274-275 per share for its initial public offering (IPO). Mindspace Business ... (for and on behalf of Government of ... ( read original story ...)
South Korea’s Naver relocates Hong Kong data centre to Singapore
One of South Korea’s biggest technology companies is abandoning Hong Kong as a base for data storage because of privacy fears. Naver — a Google rival that dominates the South Korean market for web ... ( read original story ...)
Warner Music Asia appoints Singapore MD
Gerald Ang has been named as the new MD of Warner Music Singapore. His appointment is effective immediately and he will report to Simon Robson (pictured), president, Warner Music Asia. Ang has ... ( read original story ...)
Tianjin tops Chinese ports with LNG imports in H1
LNG imports through the Tianjin port increased by 26.1 percent year-on-year to hit 5.95 million tonnes in the period. The LNG imported through the port during the six-month period mainly came from ... ( read original story ...)
Woman fined after failing to inform authorities about employer’s unlawful business activities with North Korea
Li Ik's son, Li Hyon, had studied in Singapore before helping his father with the luxury goods business here. Deputy Public Prosecutor Thiam Jia Min said the bulk of the luxury items were supplied by ... ( read original story ...)
Commentary: More bold measures needed to protect against the job losses heading Singapore’s way
The first quarter domestic unemployment data for this year is the tip of the iceberg since the circuit breaker restrictions only kicked in from ... ( read original story ...)
HK stocks soar as bulls hail news of Ant IPO
in what could be among the biggest IPOs in years. The Hang Seng Index rose 2.3 percent, to 25,635. On the mainland, the Shanghai Composite Index added 0.2 percent, to 3,320 while the Shenzhen ... ( read original story ...)
Mindspace Business Parks REIT IPO to open on July 27, price band at Rs 274-275/share
The company is looking to raise up to Rs 4,500 crore from this issue, which consists a fresh issue of units aggregating upto Rs 1,000 crore and offer for sale of units of Rs 3,500 crore. ( read original story ...)
Singapore Businesses Avoid Massive Layoffs, Move Toward Cautious Hiring: Aon Pulse Survey
April * Three fourths of Singapore companies have refrained from layoffs SINGAPORE - Media OutReach - 21 July 2020 - Aon plc (NYSE: AON), a leading global professional services firm providing a broad ... ( read original story ...)