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Oxley Holdings Limited’s revenue soared by 91 percent to S$386.5 million in the third quarter ended 31 March 2017 compared to S$202.58 million in the same period a year ago

Continue Reading • 3 May 2017

Property giant CapitaLand posted a net profit of S$386.8 million in Q1 2017, up 77.2 percent from a year ago. The strong growth came on the back...

Continue Reading • 27 Apr 2017

Property developer GuocoLand Limited saw its net profit increase by more than two-fold for its third quarter ended 31 March 2017 to S$29.6 million

Continue Reading • 21 Apr 2017

Many Singaporeans love investing in real estate because it offers long-term capital growth and allows them to collect rental income...

Continue Reading • 21 Apr 2017

About 880,000 Singaporean households living in HDB flats will receive the next instalment of the GST Voucher – Utilities-Save (U-Save) rebate this month...

Continue Reading • 4 Apr 2017

As part of Budget 2017, around 880,000 Singaporean HDB households can expect to receive $120 million worth of service and conservancy charges rebates...

Continue Reading • 31 Mar 2017

For the fourth year running, Singapore has been ranked as the most competitive economy in Asia, media reports said, citing the 2016 Asian Competitiveness report...

Continue Reading • 24 Mar 2017

The macro fundamentals of both Singapore and Malaysia are strong, but uncertainty remains. With economic growth slowing down...

Continue Reading • 24 Mar 2017

A home is likely one of the most expensive purchases anyone will make in their lifetime. However, the costs of owning a home...

Continue Reading • 24 Mar 2017

Analysts expect the three-month Singapore interbank offered rate (Sibor), to which most housing loans are pegged, to increase to between 1.45 percent and 1.85 percent...

Continue Reading • 17 Mar 2017

Previous research has shown that women have very different personality traits from men. But what impact does this have on decision-making...

Continue Reading • 24 Feb 2017

In homeownership, like in so many other aspects in life, unforeseen events or issues may crop up. While we might not be able to prepare for it fully, we can always take steps...

Continue Reading • 24 Feb 2017

Singapore emerged as the world’s fifth most expensive place to rent a home based on available property listings, according to research done by UK-based property portal, Nested.

Continue Reading • 22 Feb 2017

Scientists may finally be able to shed some light on love. When you fall in love, the initial stages usually comprise romantic feelings and physical attraction...

Continue Reading • 25 Jan 2017

Singapore’s gross domestic product (GDP) rose by 1.8 percent in Q4 2016 on an annual basis, surpassing the revised 1.2 percent growth in the quarter before...

Continue Reading • 4 Jan 2017

As the United States gears up for a Trump presidency in 2017, the US Dollar has rallied against Asian currencies, including the Singapore dollar. How does this affect the Singapore dollar...

Continue Reading • 21 Dec 2016

Home to 37 billionaires, Singapore has the third highest number of billionaires in the Asia-Pacific region and sixth globally, media reports said. This means that 1.5 percent of the 2,473 billionaires worldwide live here...

Continue Reading • 27 Oct 2016

The Housing and Development Board (HDB) saw its annual deficit drop to $1.64 billion during the financial year 2015/2016 from $2.02 billion in the previous year, on the back of a lower supply of new flats...

Continue Reading • 14 Oct 2016

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) kept its neutral policy stance for the Singapore dollar at its semiannual monetary policy review on Friday (14 October).

Continue Reading • 14 Oct 2016

Islamic banking and finance is a provision of financial services that is compliant with the principles and rules of Syariah law. This system of banking emerged as a new entity...

Continue Reading • 11 Oct 2016