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Singapore Life partners DBS to roll out QR code payable premiums
                                                                                 
                    
                    More than $11m of premiums have been remitted via the unified scan-and-pay function.
                
                                
            Singapore Life partners DBS to roll out QR code payable premiums
                                                                                                                 
                            
                            More than $11m of premiums have been remitted via the unified scan-and-pay function.
                        
                                                
                        
    
                    Headline inflation could average 0.9% in 2019
                                                                                                 
                        
                        Sluggish retail sales and the appreciating SGD have limited price gains.
                    
                                        
                    
                COE prices close with mixed results in latest bidding exercise
                                                                                                 
                        
                        The prices of category E vehicles saw the highest increase of $5,406 to $39,406.
                    
                                        
                    
                Daily Markets Briefing: STI up 0.14%
                                                                                                 
                        
                        DBS led the gains as it rose 1.04%.
                    
                                        
                    
                Daily Briefing: WeWork to take over lease of HSBC building in Collyer Quay;Travelstop secures $4.08m in pre-series A funding
                                                                                                 
                        
                        And residential development Sophia View marked as the first en bloc sale in 2019.
                    
                                        
                    
                Chart of the Day: Factory tenancies climbed 2% YoY to 1,635 units
                                                                                                 
                        
                        But demand is expected to remain soft brought by the weakening manufacturing sector.
                    
                                        
                    
                Why Singapore businesses need to start embracing data for intelligent insights
                                                                                                 
                        
                        The machines have taken over almost all array of business applications and operations whilst generating copious quantities of data. Today, data is everywhere – in industries, in business, and in our daily lives, and this volume of data is expected to grow exponentially in the coming years.
                    
                                        
                    
                PDPC launches new framework to bolster data protection in Singapore
                                                                                                 
                        
                        The pilot programme will combine data protection and innovation competencies to train DPOs.
                    
                                        
                    
                Diamond marketplace LUXIEE bags six-figure investment in seed round
                                                                                                 
                        
                        The round was led by Roadbull Logistics vice-chairman Kewee Kho.
                    
                                        
                    
                International banking heads take home highest salaries in financial sector
                                                                                                 
                        
                        The average base monthly salary for this role can hit $33,000.
                    
                                        
                    
                Keppel-KBS US REIT's NPI climbed 27% to $49.2m in H1
                                                                                                 
                        
                        It was supported by its acquisition of The Westpark Portfolio and Maitland Promenade I.
                    
                                        
                    
                Digital wealth manager Syfe launches in Singapore after $5.2m seed round
                                                                                                 
                        
                        It also got its Capital Markets Services Licence.
                    
                                        
                    
                NODX down 17.3% in June
                                                                                                 
                        
                        Electronic NODX contracted 31.9% YoY.
                    
                                        
                    
                CapitaLand Commercial Trust NPI up 2.1% to $158.2m in H1
                                                                                                 
                        
                        The acquisition of Galileo has offset the impact of the Twenty Anson divestment on its revenues.
                    
                                        
                    
                Keppel DC REIT's NPI up 19.9% to $86.49m in H1
                                                                                                 
                        
                        Contributions from its Germany and Singapore acquisitions drove up its earnings.
                    
                                        
                    
                CapitaLand Commercial Trust to buy 94.9% interest in German freehold office for $387.1m
                                                                                                 
                        
                        MAC is a multi-tenanted office with a total net lettable area (NLA) of approximately 60,200 sqm.
                    
                                        
                    
                Frasers Property bags $714.89m term loan
                                                                                                 
                        
                        It comprises a $476.59m five-year green loan tranche and a $238.30m five-year tranche.