Singapore

Sembcorp Marine buoyed by positive sentiment: OCBC

Sembcorp Marine’s stock is expected to outperform its closest peer, Keppel Corporation.

Sembcorp Marine buoyed by positive sentiment: OCBC

Sembcorp Marine’s stock is expected to outperform its closest peer, Keppel Corporation.

What are policy makers to do amidst continued decline in FX reserves?

Trailing inflation risks, according to Morgan Stanley, are constraining the willingness of policy makers to act in a pre-emptive fashion.

Why being Second often beats being First

There are many things in life that are trite, but few more than corporate mission statements that start with the goal of being the number 1 player in a category or industry.

How can Singapore make the most of its expanding service sector?

As economies develop they generate proportionally more jobs in services than in manufacturing. In the US , for example fewer of 20% of all jobs are in non-services.

SIA A380 flies to Frankfurt and New York

The inaugural Singapore–Frankfurt–New York service departed Singapore shortly after midnight on 16 January 2012.

NOL completes financing of new containerships

It previously received firm financing offers of about US$1.14b.

Luckier than ever: CIT’s DPU seen to shoot up by 12% in 2012

2012 is bound to be “one of the most exciting years” for Cambridge Industrial Trust since listing in FY06, according to an analyst.

Marketing is so last Millennium

The traditional top-down business model is completely wrong for the 21st Century, and marketers employing tactics from the last millennium are in danger of following the dinosaurs into extinction…along with their companies.

Singapore Markets Morning Briefing - what you need to know for Mon Jan 16, 2012

A double whammy on Wall Street and the Nikkei will likely mean bad things for the local bourse.

Berthing soon: SG’s newest hub for cruise ships

The world’s largest cruise ship, the Royal Caribbean’s Oasis of the Sea, will be able to dock at the International Cruise Terminal once it opens this year.

Behind closed doors: Closed hearing set as SGX sues Chinese firm

The company was described as “so defiant” and “testing the will and limits” of the bourse.

Fast food, cafes and canteens losing patrons

November 2011 receipts declined for these dining places from month-ago levels.

Cosco Corporation shipyards deliver finished vessels

Four bulk carriers sent off to buyers in Europe and Asia.

Westgate mall and office openings dated

Shopping mall opens up in Christmas 2013 while the office space will be operational in late 2014.

Investors unanimously bearish on Singapore property: CIMB

Bleak market outlook adopted as steep price declines hit the residential sector.

What the Jalan Lempeng tender bid means for unit prices

Units for the site are estimated to have a breakeven cost of $950-$980 psf so expect to pay more.

Singapore retail sales slowed to 6.4% in November

All but one sector reported lower sales, guess what?