Singapore

Smaller investment landlords drove acquisition activity in 3Q

Total acquisition value for 3Q is estimated to reach $182m, far exceeding the $66m in 2Q.

Smaller investment landlords drove acquisition activity in 3Q

Total acquisition value for 3Q is estimated to reach $182m, far exceeding the $66m in 2Q.

China beats Singapore as most preferred destination for business elites

Come to think of how much Singapore is losing to China if each business elite spends at least USD3,000 per leisure trip.  

Chart of the Day: Unemployment rate higher for lower-skilled workers

Lower-skilled Singaporeans are less internationally mobile and will be more affected when growth slows.

CapitaLand crushes inactive subsidiaries

Mezzo Capital, CapitaMezzo and CapitaLand Residential Fund Management are now dissolved.

ThaiBev, TCC Assets vehemently refuse F&N's capital cut plan

Both groups hold an aggregate stake of ~30.66%.

Manufacturing output slips 5.4%

That's excluding data from biomedical manufacturing.

Daily briefing: Cecilia Sue's graphic testimony, shorter working hours for procreation

Here are the stories from around the web that Singaporeans are talking about including the Singapore women's table tennis team.

STI closes with 0.7% loss

The index is set for another negative opening following the continued retreat on Wall Street and the poor Nikkei start.

Singapore at risk again of technical recession: OCBC

At the pace industrial output has been contracting the possibility rises anew.

As industrial output falters, no more Mr. Nice MAS

Singapore's central bank could combat weak growth tendencies with more aggressive policy.

Yongnam Holdings sitting pretty with healthy contract pipeline

"Unbeatable" record of winning public MRT, expressway contracts to continue, predicts Maybank.

Super Group brewing growth in branded consumer products

2Q12 sales suffered from seasonality but 2H12 poised for strong rebound.

Don't count on a manufacturing rebound this September

Output weakness will persist based on August's mellow manufacturing PMI, says Maybank.

Industrial site at Yishun Ave 9 gets $31.7m for top bid

Soilbuild Group is the highest bidder upon closing of tender.

Why you might want to consider booking a hotel room far more in advance

OCBC exprects demand to outsrip hotel room supply over the next two years.

Singapore's overseas acquisitions in Indonesia reaches a record high of US$9.4b

This is because of DBS' acquisition of Bank Danamon that reached US$7.4b.