Singapore

PACC Offshore sinks to a net loss of $209m in Q4

Mounting impairment charges spelled doom for the firm.

Rotary Engineering bags $65m worth of contracts

They were secured from November 2015 to February 2016.

Everbright Water’s net profit surges 39% YoY to $73.34m in FY15

Thanks to higher construction revenue, finance income.

Confident DBS brushes off oil and gas debt threat

It will survive even if oil falls to US$20 per barrel.

Otto Marine inks $32.3m in shipbuilding contracts

The deals are for an oil tanker and two ferries.

Agility is key in the Year of the Monkey

Many Singapore-listed firms did not find the much needed festive cheer, as bourses reopened in the Year of the Fire Monkey. While many investors got burnt, panic was also seen on a broader scale, as billions of dollars (at least on paper) were wiped off the markets, from the SGX to NYSE. Experts say the increasing number of public companies scaling back their revenue growth forecasts, coupled with the downward pressure on valuations in the private market, points to graver concerns over the state of the global economy.

Capitaland clings to surging sales in China as Singapore impairment losses mount

It sustained $110m in impairment losses across residential projects.

Wild price swings rock Singapore’s largest stocks

STI volatility more than tripled in 2015.

OUE’s net profit crashes 85% to $156.4m in FY15

On back of its hospitality arm’s deconsolidation.