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Rise of social messaging apps to decimate Singapore telco SMS revenues

The former's penetration is increasing threatening the latter's dominance, says Ovum.

F&N could break apart and be sold piecemeal

Sale of separate business units could yield best shareholder return, says IG Markets.

iPhone 5, Galaxy S3 subsidies to drag on latest M1 earnings

No full offset for subsidies causing a 3Q12 earnings hit, says Maybank.

Singapore banks bracing for "moderate" loan growth decline

New property rulings may sully 10% of current loan applications, banks told Maybank.

Singapore still the focus of hotel investors in Asia

But these three Asian cities will beat Singapore in the next 12 months.

3 reasons why CapitaLand's CEO shift deserves two thumbs up

Mr Lim Ming Yan will take over as president and CEO starting 1 January.

85% of Singaporeans expect economy to deteriorate in the next six months

Survey says Singaporeans are the most pessimistic in Asia.

8 in 10 Singapore employers allow their staff to work from home

Nine in ten public sector employees also have the opportunity to work remotely.

See how bad Singapore bank stocks are performing

A 2% dip in profit looms over the bank sector.

4 good reasons to invest in S-REITs amidst weak market

REIT managers have learned their lessons post global financial crisis as most now limit their gearing to less than 40%.

This graph is proof that Q3 GDP will slip 10%

Blame it on the upward adjustment in Q2 data.

Chart of the Day: massive hikes in health cost loom as population ages

Total healthcare spending forecasted to grow 5.3% to US$2,506 from 2010 to 2016.

Q2 upward revision might spare Singapore from technical recession: OCBC

Services sector most likely to get revised higher and save the day.

Keppel Corp profits likely sank in Q3 but don't panic: Maybank

Decline driven by lower margins but these could have bottomed out already.