Singapore

CEOs eye raising capital investment to beat macroeconomic risks: study

Business leaders say global political conflict and climate crisis are a concern.

CEOs eye raising capital investment to beat macroeconomic risks: study

Business leaders say global political conflict and climate crisis are a concern.

Cost pressures to raise retail sales revenue, advertising costs in 2023

Savills said the rents will move up for prime retail and suburban rents.

Limited supply of warehouse space post 2024 to pressure on rents

Rents for prime warehouse and logistics assets to go up 2% to 5% in 2023.

Accelerating business processes in FSIs with e-signature

Document turnaround time for banks which adopted DocuSign was cut by an average of 50%.

8 in 10 expert investors change strategy amidst rising inflation

EV and tech are the key themes amongst Singaporean investors.

CIMB Bank Singapore emphasises employee engagement

The company wins at the 2022 SBR Management Excellence Awards.

Ming Arcade sold for record S$172m: Savills

The buyer, Royal Group of Companies, plans to redevelop the site.   Family office Royal Group of Companies has purchased shopping mall Ming Arcade for S$172m via a public tender exercise which closed on 15 December, announced the sale’s exclusive marketing agent Savills Singapore.   The purchase set a new price benchmark in the Lion City, exceeding the previous price record of $2,910 per square foot per plot ratio that was set with the purchase of Park House by Hong Kong-listed Shun Tak Holdings in 2018.   Situated at a corner plot along Cuscaden Road, Ming Arcade is a 7-storey commercial complex with 3 basement levels and a total of 88 strata units. Royal Group of Companies plans to redevelop Ming Arcade.   The freehold 12,132 sq ft site is zoned commercial and has an existing gross floor area of 55,046 sq ft. This is equivalent to plot ratio of 4.54, and has a height control of up to 20-storeys.   Royal Group of Companies is a Singapore-based family office with investment in a wide array of asset classes ranging from hospitality, office towers & retail, residential, industrial, and conserved assets across the Asia Pacific region and beyond. Notable assets include the Sofitel Singapore Sentosa Resort & Spa and Singapore’s upcoming second Raffles Hotel in Sentosa. 

Public tender for Trendale Tower relaunched for $168m

The property is a freehold residential site located within Cairnhill.

Baseline price of mass market condominium to exceed $2,000 psf in 2023

Overall, residential prices will increase by 7% next year.

Non-oil domestic exports drop 14.6% YoY in November

Decreases in both electronics and non-electronics exports drove the decline in NODX.

SIA Group’s passenger volume rises 6.1% to 2.4 million in November

The group’s passenger capacity also increased during the month.

CDL acquires 5 student accommodation assets in the UK for $357m

The assets have an average age of less than three years.

Chart of the day: Retrenchment surged in Q3 after record-low quarter

The information and communications sector saw the most increase in retrenchment rate.

SG is leading Asian city in this year’s top 100 destinations index

Euromonitor said Singapore is the first place globally in economic performance.

The perks of being a certified project manager

Ben Breen of PMI talks about the importance of power skills and the role they play