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New life insurance business premiums up 10% in Q1

More consumers take action to secure their financial future in view of COVID-19.

New life insurance business premiums up 10% in Q1

More consumers take action to secure their financial future in view of COVID-19.

Chart of the Day: Budget measures a huge help in SME staff retention

But sectors such as hospitality/F&B, amongst others, need more support.

Daily Markets Briefing: STI down 2.17%

OCBC saw the sharpest decline amongst top active stocks with a 4.5% drop.

More closures and layoffs imminent in Singapore's F&B industry

Almost 41% of restaurants surveyed have ceased their operations completely during the circuit breaker period.

Daily Markets Briefing: STI down 0.26%

SIA led the gains amongst top active stocks with a 1.96% expansion.

Chart of the Day: SMEs turn to WFH and reduced work hours to cut costs

Some in the hospitality/F&B, wholesale and construction sectors resort to delaying payments.

Check out EternityX's newly acquired office in JustCo

The office has the same traditional setup from their headquarters and engineering hub.

Hotel RevPAR drops 62% YoY in Q1

The impact of the pandemic was most felt by hotels within the upscale segment.

Travellers allowed to transit through Changi Airport starting 2 June

This is part of the strategy to gradually re-open air transport.

Manulife US REIT secures $141.48m maiden green loan

Proceeds will be used to refinance Peachtree in Atlanta.

M1, SGInnovate ink deal to bring 5G to startups

M1 will seek corporate partners whilst SGInnovate will identify and focus on startups.

Daily Markets Briefing: STI down 0.75%

SIA saw the sharpest decline amongst top active stocks with a 3.51% contraction.

Chart of the Day: Delayed payments perceived as top hiccup for SMEs

The services and transport/storage sectors registered the highest occurrence of late payments.

Domestic wholesale sales dipped 9.6% in Q1

Most of the wholesale industries recorded lower domestic sales during the quarter.