Singapore

Singapore is the favourite location for investment bankers

Singapore topped London, New York, and Dubai as talented bankers in the UK capital seeking jobs in the Asia Pacific region.

Singapore is the favourite location for investment bankers

Singapore topped London, New York, and Dubai as talented bankers in the UK capital seeking jobs in the Asia Pacific region.

ST Engineering 2010 profit up 11% to $491mn

Order Book reaches $11.5b, of which about $3.7b is expected to be delivered in 2011.

Singapore's January private home sales drop 9.7%

Private residential market remained affordable in January as 46.2% of all private units sold were in the <$1,000psf price range.

CEO Lucas Chow resigns from MediaCorp

Chow will be resigning from the company as its CEO on 31 July 2011.

Median monthly income from work rose 2.8% in 2010

The Gini coefficient rose slightly from 0.471 in 2009 to 0.472 in 2010 including employer CPF contributions.

Property measures not meant to kill the market

It is unnatural to expect property prices to remain strong, said MND Minister Mah.

Singapore office rents surged 10% in 4Q 2010

Boosted by robust occupier demand amid a buoyant economy, Singapore office rents grew the fastest in Asia Pacific.

Hong Kong beats Singapore again as second most expensive location in Asia Pacific

Tokyo remains the most expensive location having occupancy cost of US$105.09 per sq ft per annum.

Singapore economy seen to grow 7% in 2011

Services sector will be the key driver of growth as well as job creation.

Keppel strengthens stock appeal with new contracts

The shipping company’s Brazilian yard secured two FPSO topside contracts worth S$381.4mln.

ComfortDelGro full year profit up 4.1% to $228.5mn

Group revenue would have increased by 6.8% to $3.26 billion if not for the negative foreign currency translation effect as its overseas revenue accounted for 43.0% of Group revenue.

Singapore Post sells pawn broking unit

Divestment will allow its resources to focus on other strategic opportunities like regional logistics and e-commerce.

ABS to absorb SIBA

The Singapore Investment Banking Association will come under the umbrella of the Association of Banks in Singapore from the second half of this year.

EMA to study manpower in energy market

The Energy Market Authority and the Workforce Development Agency will study the "energy manpower landscape" in Singapore.

Upgrading schemes launched to boosts SME productivity

Enhanced measures to help more SMEs exceed S$100M in annual revenue.

Olam International net profit dropped 1.3% in 1H 2011

Net Profit After Tax including exceptional gain was $175.5 million compared to $177.9 million achieved in 1H FY2010.

Ascendas REIT tests Chinese waters with S$117.6 mln investment

A-REIT purchased a 7.9 hectare property in an export and processing zone in Shanghai.