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Keppel Shipyard inks $932m deal with Golar
Keppel Shipyard has secured a morale-boosting US$705 million (S$932 million) ship conversion deal despite concerns over cancelled contracts and slower orders in the energy sector amid slumping oil...
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Fewer strata-titled industrial sites for sale
Two industrial sites that can be used to build strata-titled units have been put on the confirmed list for sale in the first half of next year - one fewer than the allocation in this six-month...
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Buyout offer for UE E&C fair but not compelling, says financial adviser
A private equity firm's offer to buy out engineering and building company UE E&C is fair and reasonable but "not compelling", according to an independent financial adviser to the firm...
View Article10,000 apply for human paintball bullet tester job
LONDON - Some 10,000 people from around the world have applied to be shot at as a paintball bullet tester, the British company posting the job advert said Friday.UKPaintball, which has more than 60...
View ArticleEcuador tops list of best countries for retirement
NEW YORK - Looking for a safe, affordable place for retirement? With its warm climate, affordable housing and generous benefits, Ecuador was named the best country to retire in by...
View ArticleTransparency made key to China's government financial reports
The Ministry of Finance requires that by the end of 2020 all levels of government in China publicly release detailed financial reports.Under the measure approved by the State Council on Wednesday,...
View ArticleKorea's Fintech: Boon or bane?
For Korea’s financial industry, which has largely been stagnant since the global economic crisis, the fast rise of financial technology is both a challenge and an opportunity to regain momentum.Fintech...
View ArticleBrunei has second lowest corporate tax rate in ASEAN
Brunei's new corporate tax rate of 18.5 per cent that will come into effect this year will make the country one of the lowest tax jurisdictions in ASEAN.An announcement was made early last year during...
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Private and HDB home markets slip further in Q4
SINGAPORE'S cooling property market ended 2014 with fresh evidence of tumbling prices in both the private and public markets. Analysts expect more of the same for this year.Private home prices fell 4...
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Q4 growth lower than expected at 1.5%
SINGAPORE'S year of growing slowly ended on a bleak note, as the economy expanded far less in the final quarter of 2014 than economists had expected.With global demand still weak, tourist arrivals...
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Stats ChipPac relocating plant in Shanghai due to zoning changes
Singapore-listed semiconductor firm Stats ChipPac will be relocating its Shanghai plant as the land on which the facility now sits has been re-zoned by the local authorities.Stats ChipPac Shanghai...
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Pick-up in IPO activity expected to continue this year
More companies went public on the Singapore Exchange last year compared with 2013. However, a dearth of blockbuster listings meant that the total amount of funds raised through initial public offerings...
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They put live asset tracking in your hands
In the heady world of finance, complexity is a business model, and investors pay to have someone understand complicated products on their behalf.But Mr Daniel Chia and Ms Cynthia Siantar, co-founders...
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SGX looks to regional tech firms, SMEs for new listings
The Singapore Exchange strengthened its position as a hub for health-care stocks over the last year and is now setting its sights on fresh growth areas.It is eyeing regional technology companies and...
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Running a tighter corporate ship
Yasmine Yahya rounds up of some of the key changes in the regulatory landscape that business leaders and investors should take note of.Minimum trading priceA significant rule change that will affect...
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Dream home
Despite having two spacious showrooms, one at Playfair Road, and the other at Millenia Walk, Nathan Yong, furniture designer and co- founder of Grafunkt, has bigger ideas. "Wouldn't it be so cool to...
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Keppel draws up 2020 road map
SINGAPORE - Keppel Corporation has developed a plan that leads up to the year 2020, its chief executive Loh Chin Hua told its employees in a New Year message on Friday.This plan, developed last year,...
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Revolutionising the world of luxury online
Revolutionising the world of online retail may sound like a lofty ambition, but Mr Roberto Uzcategui, Founder and CEO of digital content and advertising firm Panoteck, is on his way to realising this...
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