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PODCAST: In this 14th episode of the Mark To Market podcast, senior correspondent Ben Paul surveys placements that Singapore-listed Reits have done this year, and explains why investors should be wary of the discounts at…

Global insurance outlook bright, but beware of cyber, climate risks: Swiss Re chairman Global premiums is expected to exceed US$7 trillion by mid-2022 while property, casualty premiums is expected to double to US$4.3 tri…

Circles.Life offers to buy back US$5m in employee options This comes as more South-east Asia startups (i.e. StashAway, Carousell) explore ways to allow staff to partially cash out share options earlier in a bid to retain…

Sultan Plaza, City Plaza join ranks of en bloc hopefuls If their collective sale tenders are launched, the reserve prices could be slashed to S$360 million for Sultan Plaza in the Beach Road area and S$850 million for Ci…

#BTOPINION: Mapletree Logistics Trust's (MLT) latest acquisitions, equity raising could sow doubt among investors In the latest #mark2market, senior correspondent Ben Paul points out that MLT is raising equity by issuing…

Crypto is as crypto does: Risk profiles differ, invest accordingly Crypto is not for the faint-hearted. So if you'd like to delve into the world of crypto, it might be helpful to recognize these three distinct categories…

#BTOpinion #LifesWork: We now know we can work from home, but are we ready to be fired from home too? Termination exercises done over video calls might be impersonal but can still be handled with sensitivity and grace. H…

Singapore's hub appeal takes a hit from Covid Meanwhile, the Republic slid down Bloomberg's Covid-19 resilience index, on factors such as flight capacity and travel routes, internal mobility, as well as "lockdown severit…

S-Reits with healthcare and China assets outshine in November Global Reit markets dipped over the last 3 sessions of November, as investors grappled with the unknowns of the Covid Omicron variant. bt.sg/o2tf

Lee family of OCBC selling 6 semi-Ds at S$43.18m Price for site in Coronation Road West works out to S$2,000 psf; buyer is Singaporean in his early-30s and whose family is in the marine fuel logistics business. bt.sg/o2y…

After sky-high prices, Singapore's power sector is due for some adjustments in 2022 After a manic year in Singapore's energy sector, Singapore's Energy Market Authority (EMA) is mulling tweaks to market rules, which coul…

Binance pulls out of Singapore, shuts down trading effective immediately The crypto exchange will shut down its operations in the financial hub by Feb 13, it said in a statement on Monday (Dec 13). Effective immediately,…

More than just China's crackdown fuelling India's funding boom Investors drawn also by the country's mature startup ecosystem and outsized exits. bt.sg/o2yp