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Acquisition activities of industrial landlords eased by over 80%

Total amount of acquisitios dwindled to S$107m in 2Q12 from around S$678.2m  the previous quarter.

Acquisition activities of industrial landlords eased by over 80%

Total amount of acquisitios dwindled to S$107m in 2Q12 from around S$678.2m  the previous quarter.

Pressure rises as F&N nears high noon for Heineken bid

Heineken's S$53 offer is waiting for shareholders' go signal, but ThaiBev could still say no.

Over 400K retail spaces flooding the market up to 2015

But bulk of the supply is coming from the suburbs.

Small- and medium-sized enterprises struggle amid debt collection woes

90-day old debts to SMEs spiked to 24%--the highest in two years.

Check out what's really bugging NOL's shipping activity

Looks like NOL must rethink the measly 0.4% and 18% drop in freight rates.

This is why finance professionals will ditch banking sector

8 in 10 are itching to move out of traditional services--where do they go then?

Property investment volume rebounds to US$26b in Q2

But Singapore's residential leasing market is likely to face further downside pressure.

CapitaCommercial Trust tagged as a 'Grade A office bellwether'

It has total assets of S$6.8b as of end 2Q12 and market cap of S$3.9b.

Ascendas REIT's assets reach $6.6b

.A-REIT is also expected to benefit from favourable rental reversions in the coming quarters.

2 in 5 bankers grumble about high cost of living

They also complain working environment is too stressful.

Don't be fooled by inflation dipping to 4.1%

DBS warns that it’s largely base effect at work.

Chart of the Day: Total trade up 2.9% in July

July 2012 total imports increased by 6%.

Heineken-F&N deals set break fee at S$55M

F&N will pay if acquisitions do not complete by 15 December 2012.

Mapletree Industrial Trust hinges growth on three projects

One build-to-suit facility and two asset enhancement initiatives will sustain its ascent.

5 megatrends that topped M&A deals in 2Q12

The cloud/SaaS megatrend drove the highest volume - so what are the other megatrends?

Here's why you should invest in REITs

DBS reveals 5 REITs with limited potential in yield compression.

ComfortDelGro's train disruption to derail its maintenance expenses

The delay last August 17 will earn the LTA's scrutiny on the NEL's operation, warns Barclays.