In Focus

Will Singapore head into a housing bubble soon?

Analysts weigh in on whether the conditions are ripe for a housing bubble or not.

Will Singapore head into a housing bubble soon?

Analysts weigh in on whether the conditions are ripe for a housing bubble or not.

Who wants to be a half-billionaire: 20 more Singaporeans joined the club last year

The number of half-billionaires in Singapore jumped 25% to 100 in 2017.

7 in 10 bosses troubled by their own data illiteracy

This gets worse down the workforce as almost all employees have reported getting overwhelmed when analysing data.

Keppel and Sembmarine could weather Sete Brasil contract exits

Analysts think their rig contracts won’t be cancelled as they are in a more advanced stage of completion.

Wealthy Singaporeans can shake off GST hike burden: BMI

Analysts say 95% of households will have incomes around US$25,000 which could prepare them to absorb price hikes.

Average expat income fell 15% to US$117,904 in 2017

From being the fourth highest paid expats in the world, Singapore expats are now tenth in the rankings.

Singapore's landlords tap into flexible workspace boom

CapitaLand rolled out its own 13,000 sq ft Flexi-Suites workspace and more landlords will follow suit.

Home sales to foreigners jumped 44.7% to 1,549 units in Q4 2017

One reason was that  prices are considerably cheaper than Hong Kong and Shanghai.

Nearly half of home buyers anxious about price hikes this year

This is the top frustration of those that won’t buy new homes soon.

Is the worst over for S-REITS?

After a 7% dip on rising bond yield fears, the bulls remain optimistic.

Who will buy Singapore's $24b infrastructure bond issue?

Life insurers and asset managers seem most excited.

Buyers Stamp Duty hike to hit en bloc deals: analysts

Developers may pull back and reassess the effects of higher taxes.

Everything you need to know about the Big 4's reactions to Budget 2018

Find out what EY, Deloitte, KPMG, and PwC have to say about the Budget.

Singapore Budget 2018: GST to rise to 9% and a packet of smokes up 10%

The 2017 budget surplus beat forecasts at $9.6b, a 10% hike in tobacco excise duties will be implemented, and a one-off bonus worth $700m has been declared.

Singapore government must cut costs in budget 2018

With 2017 expenditure forecast to be 1% over budget, now is the time to reduce spending, says UOB.

Are Singapore VCs losing out to ICOs?

ICOs raised US$550m, overtaking the US$300m raised by VCs.