Singapore
Chart of the Day: Resale condo prices rose 0.2% in April
The 1.4% price growth in the central region countered the decline in the non-central region.
Daily Briefing: MAS denies US' currency manipulation claims; Cascadale condominium for sale at $270m
And G&G Group and the Sri Lanka-based EMS jointly acquire a tea plantation firm.
81% of employees saw wage hikes in 2018: study
Total wages in the private sector grew 4.6%.
SVCA ties up with Cambridge Associates to create VC and PE benchmarks
The SEA-focused benchmarks will include industry returns placed against other market statistics.
No binding agreement with Utico yet: Hyflux
The move comes after the UAE-based firm offered a part cash redemption to its retail investors.
One in three employees lie about their work history: report
The number of employment background checks has dipped 4% since 2016.
Over three-fourths of firms fall prey to financial crime: study
Companies now plan to spend on average 46% more to adopt technologies to counter it.
DBS launches global hackathon
Top teams will compete for a total prize purse of US$100,000.
Canadian cargo group joins Singapore-based Global eTrade Services' e-trade platform
hive enables members to orchestrate their supply chain activities from physical logistics to financial requirements.
Spaces launches new flexible workspaces at TripleOne Somerset and Clarke Quay
By end-2019, the co-working space provider will open its fifth and sixth locations.
MAS re-appoints three officials to board
Ravi Menon will be a board member and MAS managing director for two years.
Healthtech accelerator BlueChilli to accept 15 founders for six-month programme
They will have access to the venture studio and in-house developers and product managers.
Singapore dethrones US as most competitive economy
Thanks to advanced tech infrastructure, skilled labour, immigration laws, and business efficiency.
SGX's industrial stocks amassed institutional flows of $189.9m YTD
ComfortDelGro led the pack with a YTD total return of 18.1%.
Daily Briefing: Singapore added to US watch list for currency manipulation; HSBC to boost Singapore retail wealth unit with 50 new hires
And IoT startup AmpoTech secures $1m in seed funding.
Daily Markets Briefing: STI down 0.17%
Don’t expect gains today.