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Rising new executive condominium prices a concern for buyers: PropNex survey Property executives suggest raising the monthly household income ceiling beyond the present S$16,000 for couples or families.

Capitol Singapore’s hotel, theatre and retail arcade put on market for S$650 million Two iconic properties in Singapore’s civic district are on the market: a chunk of the Capitol Singapore development, and Stamford Court…

When will DBS get a new CEO? “The recent leadership reorganisation, which saw key internal candidates elevated to critical roles, strongly suggests that DBS is actively grooming potential successors from within,” says an…

Spike in million dollar deals, strong volume nudge HDB resale prices up further in July There were 120 million-dollar HDB resale flats sold in July, a new all-time high. Nearly 40% of these transactions were BTO projects…

Dow plunges over 1,000 points: Is the ‘great unwind’ only just starting? US$6.4 trillion stock was wiped out as Japanese yen borrowers unwind ‘carry’ trades. “It’s the great unwind... there are falling knives everywhere,…

Start your day with BT ☕️: Stocks to watch: Sembcorp, CapitaLand Ascott Trust, Paragon Reit, Lendlease Global Reit, CSE Global, Cordlife Top stories 1. Markets: Asia markets in sell-off mode, triggered by US recession fe…

Ringgit rallies, erasing year’s losses against SGD and USD Named the worst-performing currency in emerging Asia last year, the ringgit has become the region’s star performer in the past three months, trading at 3.35 agai…

#BTOpinion: Takeaways from a S$93.9 million Tanglin Hill GCB deal Rather than build a boutique condominium with 50 flats and gross development value (GDV) of close to S$100 million, a developer may be better off building…

Temasek appoints 3 external hires to senior management, including MTI perm sec Gabriel Lim Temasek says it will continue to rotate and expose its leaders across different sectors and functions.

Income Insurance needs adequate capital in order to stay financially sustainable: NTUC NTUC president K Thanaletchimi and secretary-general Ng Chee Meng said that NTUC will continue to offer two low-cost schemes for unio…

🚗INFOGRAPHIC: Singapore hits new EV and hybrid milestones, but still far from goal In the first half of 2024, Singapore's EV population eclipsed that of diesel cars for the first time, with BYD being almost the top-sell…

South-east Asia’s private equity landscape demands more of managers Investors may need to seek out specialist managers with the ability to close deals and even build market leaders from scratch.

ST Index dives over 150 points as regional markets join global stock rout Asian markets were in a rout in Monday morning trading, triggered by the meltdown on the Wall Street last Friday. As at 11.30am, the Straits Times…

#BTOpinion: Should ThaiBev’s minority shareholders support the proposed FPL-F&N share swap? Frasers Property and F&N are plainly undervalued, but ascribing a precise fair value to a company can be tricky.

'Selling like hotcakes': Bursa Malaysia sees IPO boom as investor demand soars In the first seven months of this year, Bursa Malaysia welcomed 28 new IPOs, with nearly all experiencing share price increases, while only f…

Portability for Integrated Shield plans likely to raise premiums Concerns about the cost implications of IP portability occur at a time when IP profitability is again under threat and policyholders are braced for premium…

Start your day with BT ☕️: Stocks to watch: NetLink NBN Trust, Isetan, Manulife US Reit, mm2 Asia, Dasin Retail Trust Top stories 1. Wealth: Portability for Integrated Shield plans likely to raise premiums 2. Companies:…

NTUC Enterprise, Income Insurance respond to former CEO over proposed sale to Allianz They said minority shareholders will have priority to tender their shares ahead of NE, and stand to reap annualised returns of 10-39%…

Singapore fashion, lifestyle retailers get help to reach customers in Indonesia Breaking into South-east Asia’s biggest market with a population of 279 million is no easy task but Louken’s accelerator programme, Lighthou…

Director at Singapore-China Suzhou Industrial Park under fraud probe Zhu Huan, the 44-year-old director of the commerce bureau at the China-Singapore Suzhou Industrial Park, has been suspended as local graft busters inve…

Ong Beng Seng’s Hotel Properties opens its first Four Seasons hotel in Japan The Four Seasons Hotel Osaka is also Hotel Properties Limited's (HPL) 15th Four Seasons property, making HPL the largest owner of Four Seasons…

What Toyota got for the US$835 million it spent on the Olympics The car company is thought to have signed the biggest ever deal with the Games’ organisers. Here’s why it did so.

The great Singapore wealth transfer Singapore’s Millennials are set to be the wealthiest generation ever.

#BTLifestyle: Singapore luxury furniture market battles new challenges Grafunkt is relocating to a quartet of Art Deco shophouses in Joo Chiat, marking a shift from shopping malls to a community-oriented space featuring…

Eu Yan Sang deal makes Singapore top South-east Asia market for buyout exits in Q2: Preqin Exit activity has been trending upwards since Q2 2023, but exit values have been low. A weak exit environment means PE funds stru…

#BTLifestyle: The communal joy of India’s chawls With realism and affection, artist Rajesh P Kargutkar pays tribute to the tenement houses in Mumbai.

Men’s groups want to redefine masculinity in Singapore While theoretically beneficial, running such support groups for men is challenging. Founder of The Brother Circle Hafeez himself admits: “These support groups are ac…

Holistic leave benefits can build a mentally resilient, productive workforce 47% of Singapore workers feel mentally and/or physically exhausted at the end of their workday, with too much work cited as the top cause of bu…