Singapore
Singapore falls to eighth spot in global innovation index
                                                                                 
                    
                    But it is still the region's top-ranking economy ahead of Korea, Hong Kong, and China.
                
                                
            Singapore falls to eighth spot in global innovation index
                                                                                                                 
                            
                            But it is still the region's top-ranking economy ahead of Korea, Hong Kong, and China.
                        
                                                
                        
    
                    Average CBD Grade A office rents jumped 12.6% to hit 10-year high in Q2
                                                                                                 
                        
                        Rates in Beach Road/Bugis Area rose 18% to $9.18 psf pm.
                    
                                        
                    
                Mapletree Logistics Trust could embark on $500m acquisition spree by FY2020
                                                                                                 
                        
                        Possible acquisitions could come from China or Vietnam.
                    
                                        
                    
                Frasers Property unit to issue $200m fixed rate subordinated perpetual securities
                                                                                                 
                        
                        This will be combined with its previously issued $400m perpetual rates securities.
                    
                                        
                    
                8 in 10 Singaporeans expect pay hike when switching jobs
                                                                                                 
                        
                        Locals expect a 17% increase in pay when changing employers.
                    
                                        
                    
                Daily Briefing: Lakepoint en bloc sale launched $640m; Singapore's Ocean Tankers gear up for new IMO rules
                                                                                                 
                        
                        And Singapore chipmakers slash headcounts as semiconductors sales fall 10-12%.
                    
                                        
                    
                Daily Markets Briefing: STI down 0.14%
                                                                                                 
                        
                        OCBC led the gains among top active stocks with a 0.52% increase.
                    
                                        
                    
                Chart of the Day: Tourists could account for a fifth of retail sales by end-2019
                                                                                                 
                        
                        Tourist expenditure on shopping grew at a 10-year CAGR of 3.4%.
                    
                                        
                    
                HDB inks deals to develop cooler and smarter homes
                                                                                                 
                        
                        The trials for cooling innovations in HDB flats will start in Q1 2020.
                    
                                        
                    
                Mapletree Industrial Trust's NPI grew 12.2% to $77.92m in Q1
                                                                                                 
                        
                        New revenue contributions from 18 Tai Seng and 30A Kallang Place drove up earnings.
                    
                                        
                    
                Frasers Centrepoint Trust NPI down 1.1% to $34.6m in Q3
                                                                                                 
                        
                        The absence of property tax refund hit income.
                    
                                        
                    
                Sembcorp unit to sell 80% stake in Chinese water treatment plant for $23.7m
                                                                                                 
                        
                        SLWC will cease to be part of the group upon completion of the deal.
                    
                                        
                    
                A multi-cloud checklist that businesses need
                                                                                                 
                        
                        According to Dell Technologies's Digital Transformation Index 2019, 40% of Singaporean businesses are planning to invest in multi-cloud frameworks over the next three years.
                    
                                        
                    
                Daily Briefing: TTG clinches $10.8m investment from UK-based Librae; Banking tech pay surge to nearly $100,000 annually amidst talent crunch
                                                                                                 
                        
                        And SFA is actively promoting the fintech online platform APIX.
                    
                                        
                    
                Daily Markets Briefing: STI up 0.47%
                                                                                                 
                        
                        KeppelCorp led the gains with a 1.08% rise.
                    
                                        
                    
                Banks' loan growth could hit 5% by end-2019
                                                                                                 
                        
                        A slew of enbloc and infrastructure projects will boost lending activities.
                    
                                        
                    
                Chart of the Day: Total office supply in CBD to hit 3.3 million sqft by 2022
                                                                                                 
                        
                        Marina Bay will account for most of its stock.