According to a recent report by the Singapore Exchange, the 34 REITs and six stapled trusts in Singapore averaged a 6.6% distribution yield. For context, the FTSE ST REIT Index (SGX: FSTAS8670) has a 6.0% yield. With that, here are the top three highest ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Bourse Sued by India Exchange in Futures Dispute
(Bloomberg) -- The National Stock Exchange of India Ltd. sued Singapore Exchange Ltd. in a Mumbai court, escalating a dispute that threatens to leave international investors without one of the world’s most widely used offshore futures contracts. ( read original story ...)
How do Singapore banking stocks compare with overseas banks? Which banking stocks should investors be banking on now?
Singapore’s 3 listed banks, namely DBS, UOB and OCBC bank dominate the local banking scene and are major components of the STI index, with about 40% of total weight going to these blue chip banking heavyweights. Performance for first 5 months in 2018 for ... ( read original story ...)
Exports jump in April after shrinking for two months
Economists say it is unlikely to last because of slowing electronics sector and trade tensions After shrinking for two straight months, Singapore's exports recovered last month as volatile pharmaceutical shipments rebounded. But economists expect this ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore final first quarter GDP growth seen in line with initial estimates
Singapore’s economy is expected to have expanded modestly in the first quarter, a Reuters poll found on Tuesday, in line with initial estimates, although slowing growth in factory activity and dwindling electronic exports could cloud the outlook. ( read original story ...)
U.S. commodity exports to China to rise amid trade talks, but volumes are capped
SINGAPORE/BEIJING (Reuters ... Yet infrastructure bottlenecks mean energy and commodity exports can grow only gradually, and only if U.S. oil, gas and other goods remain cost attractive against global competition. Morgan Stanley estimates it could ... ( read original story ...)
Has Singapore’s manufacturing sector already peaked in Q1?
Electronics exports shrank by 6.9% and marked their fifth month of decline. Singapore’s non oil domestic exports (NODX) rebounded 11.8% YoY in April following two consecutive months of decline. However, analysts are bearish as the recovery was led by the ... ( read original story ...)
Hydrogen considered as new energy export
He said it'd be a multi-decade initiative to find the best way to export wind and solar resources. Options include direct cable links to places like Indonesia or Singapore, upgrading minerals exports to have additional energy included or export via ... ( read original story ...)
U.S. Commodity Exports to China to Rise Amid Trade Talks
But U.S. exports are rising, and China has spent $2 billion on ... (Reporting by Florence Tan in SINGAPORE and Dominique Patton in BEIJING Additional reporting by Osamu Tsukimori in TOKYO and Jane Chung in SEOUL; Scott DiSavino in NEW YORK Editing by ... ( read original story ...)
Sri Lanka can create jobs, boost exports, by moving brains: Hausmann
In Singapore now, 45 percent of the population is foreign born ... “And there was a boom in tomatoes and other agricultural exports.” Panama had seen a spectacular boom in services, which was very skill intensive. The country had built special ... ( read original story ...)
AU: Funding boost helps Queensland businesses’ export plans
The Burdekin’s VFPlus Pty Ltd is developing exports of high-quality melons out of North Queensland to Japan and Singapore. Manbulloo Ltd is hoping to capitalise on new opportunities to expand its mango exports from North Queensland to Japan, Hong Kong ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Bourse Sued by India Exchange in Dispute Over Futures
(Bloomberg) -- The National Stock Exchange of India Ltd. sued Singapore Exchange Ltd. in a Mumbai court, escalating a dispute that threatens to leave international investors without one of the world’s most widely-used offshore futures contracts. ( read original story ...)
Biggest India Stock Exchange Sues Singapore Bourse
The National Stock Exchange of India Ltd. sued Singapore Exchange Ltd. in a bid to halt the launch of its futures contracts in the coming weeks. “SGX has been notified by NSE of an application made in the Bombay High Court for an interim injunction on ... ( read original story ...)
Biggest India Exchange Sues Singapore Bourse to Halt Products
(Bloomberg) -- The National Stock Exchange of India Ltd. sued Singapore Exchange Ltd. in a bid to halt the launch of its futures contracts in the coming weeks. Load Error “SGX has been notified by NSE of an application made in the Bombay High Court for ... ( read original story ...)
Bank of Singapore signs new agreement with Japan’s Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp unit SMBC Trust Bank
Singapore-based private banking arm of OCBC Bank, BOS or Bank of Singapore has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with SMBC Trust Bank. The aim of this agreement between two banks is to provide clients of Japanese bank with a global investment ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Tourism Board appoints Four Travel to UK representation role
Four Travel has been appointed by Singapore Tourism Board as its new PR consultancy in the UK with immediate effect. Following a competitive tender, the agency will work closely with Singapore’s London team to develop key messages for its recently ... ( read original story ...)