Among so many cafes in Singapore, Toby's Estate stands out with its airy, high-ceilinged space along the Singapore River. With wall-facing bar seats as well as a communal table, it's an excellent spot both for working alone and for chilling out.. ( read original story ...)
Singapore Property Game – The Winner Takes It All
I used to see property investment as a means to achieve financial freedom. That was also the drive to build my first property portfolio in the 2000s. Sixteen years later, my knowledge of the subject has increased more than tenfold. Now I finally understand ... ( read original story ...)
Half-Time Report: How IPOs In Singapore Are Faring In 2018?
The Singapore Initial Public Offering (IPO) market has seen another lacklustre year with eight company listings, one reverse takeover (RTO) and one bond listing in the year-to-date 2018. Despite the challenges SGX has been facing and a depressed market ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Savings Bonds SSB August 2018 Issue Yields 2.57% for 10 Year and 1.78% for 1 Year
Looks like my Emergency Fund nIsow Singapore Savings Bonds Max Holding Limit is $100,000 for now. Apply via DBS, OCBC, UOB ATM Singapore Savings Bonds’ Inflation Protection Abilities Some instructions how to apply for the Singapore Savings Bonds ( read original story ...)
StarHub’s New CEO Takes Over One of Singapore’s Worst-Performing Stocks
(Bloomberg) -- After plunging about 42 percent this year, StarHub Ltd. shares may be set for a modest turnaround, just as incoming Chief Executive Officer Peter Kaliaropoulos takes over next week. “There is a bottom,” Ramakrishna Maruvada, an analyst ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Morning News For July 3
Singapore private home prices jumped 3.4% as the private residential property index climbed 4.9 points from 144.1 points in Q1 to 149 points in Q2, the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) revealed. Growth softened from Q1 (3.9%). Singapore’s factory ... ( read original story ...)
Warburg Pincus-Backed Trax Raises $125 Million Pre-IPO Funding
Trax, a Singapore-based startup serving the retail industry, raised $125 million in a funding round led by Boyu Capital as it advances plans for an initial public offering. The IPO could take place in the next 18 to 24 months and the company is already in ... ( read original story ...)
The Singapore Stock Market Today: PropNex Limited Makes Its Trading Debut
Welcome to a brand-new week, everyone. Here are three things about the local stock market that you might be interested in today. 1. The Straits Times Index (SGX: ^STI) ended the day down 0.9% to 3,238.9. Of the 30 index stocks, 26 were in the red; two were ... ( read original story ...)
Citibank Singapore to reskill 2,000 employees by 2020
The bank has launched a new Professional Conversion Programme focused on digital skills. Citibank Singapore has launched several training initiatives that will help to reskill over 2,000 employees in the next three years, The latest programme, which is ... ( read original story ...)
South Korean President Moon Jae-in to visit India, Singapore next week
South Korean President Moon Jae-in will embark on a two-nation Asia tour to India and Singapore next week aimed at enhancing ... cooperation," the official was quoted as saying by Yonhap news agency. The South Korean leader is also set to hold talks ... ( read original story ...)
China Mobile to build second APAC data centre in Singapore
China Mobile International has begun construction plans for a new data centre in Singapore, its second built-up facility in Asia-Pacific, which will support its global network. MyRepublic not late to Singapore mobile market, but must differentiate with ... ( read original story ...)
Citi launches Professional Conversion Programme to upskill staff
It is one of several training initiatives to reskill 2000 staff over the next three years. For example, in March this year, Citibank Singapore – Citi’s consumer banking division – became the first bank in Singapore to launch IBF-accredited training ... ( read original story ...)
Tan Rui Rong’s ‘Evocation of Space’ opens at UOB Art Gallery
United Overseas Bank (UOB) Art Gallery presents Tan Rui Rong’s ‘Evocation of Space’. Running from 28 June to 30 July, this new artist showcase explores Tan’s perceptions of Singapore’s textured diversity, where the East converges with the West ... ( read original story ...)
The Commencement Ceremony of China Mobile International Limited Singapore Data Center
SINGAPORE, July 2, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- China Mobile International Limited (CMI) held a construction commencement ceremony for the launching of its Singapore data center. Mr. Wang Yunwei, Third Secretary of Embassy of the People's Republic of China in the ... ( read original story ...)
Chart of the Day: Singapore’s electronics inventory hits 7-year high
But electronics exports are down, indicating a divergence between measures. This chart from Maybank Kim Eng shows that the inventory component of Singapore's electronics Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) has been climbing since late 2016 and touched a seven ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Home Prices Rise Strongly for Second Quarter
Singapore private home prices posted a second straight quarter of strong gains as the property market extended its recovery from a four-year slump. An index tracking private residential prices jumped 3.4 percent in the three months ended June 30, according ... ( read original story ...)