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Healthcare
Rising medical costs in Singapore drive innovation in employer-sponsored health plans: Mercer Marsh Benefits
SINGAPORE (June 10): Singapore’s medical trend rate of 10% outpaced economic inflation 10-fold in 2018, and is expected to rise by 0.1% in 2019, according to Mercer Marsh Benefits (MMB) 2019 Trends Around the World report.
June 10, 2019
Travel
Business trips to Singapore now cost less than before, but barely so
SINGAPORE (April 17): A typical business trip to Singapore now costs an average of US$468 ($633) per day, down slightly from the daily average of US$479 in 2018.
April 17, 2019
Global Markets
Private equity in Asia hits record deal, exit values; uncertainty in the region still looms
SINGAPORE (Mar 15): The private equity (PE) industry in Asia Pacific (APAC) reached new highs in 2018, after a record-breaking 2017, according to the annual Asia Pacific Private Equity Report by Bain & Company.
March 15, 2019
Tech
Singapore is Asia's most ready nation for autonomous vehicle adoption
SINGAPORE (Feb 13): Singapore continues to remain at No.1 in Asia in terms of readiness to embrace autonomous vehicles (AVs) and second in the world after the Netherlands, unchanged from a year ago.
February 13, 2019
SE Asian economies
Asean IPO activity may rebound in 2019, depending on these factors
SINGAPORE (Dec 17): After a lacklustre 2018, Asean markets stand a chance of seeing higher levels of initial public offering (IPO) activity next year – but only if there is a turnaround in economic fundamentals which lead to greater geopolitical certain
December 17, 2018
M&A
Singapore M&A deals to cool as global trade concerns continue into 2019: Baker McKenzie
SINGAPORE (Dec 17): Following a strong year of merger and acquisition (M&A) activity – largely thanks to Nesta Investment Holdings’ US$11.6 billion buyout of Global Logistic Properties (GLP) – Singapore is forecast to see a modest cooling in total M
December 17, 2018
SGX market turnover up 1% in Oct; total derivatives volume hits all-time high
SINGAPORE (Sept 9): SGX reported a total securities market turnover value of $24.3 billion for the month of Oct 2018, up 1% y-o-y and 25% m-o-m.
November 09, 2018
US-China trade war
US spares China from yuan-manipulator label amid trade war
WASHINGTON (Oct 18): The Treasury Department stopped short of declaring China a currency manipulator in its semi-annual report on foreign-exchange rates, averting an escalation of a trade war while serving notice that the US will closely watch the yuan af
October 18, 2018
Investing strategies
Why Asian family businesses continue to dominate markets
SINGAPORE (Sept 12): The financial performance of Asia’s family-owned businesses is far superior to their peers in terms of growth and profitability, finds a recent report published by the Credit Suisse Research Institute (CSRI).
September 12, 2018
Careers & Training
Singapore's manufacturing talent must evolve to address new challenges: Randstad
SINGAPORE (Sept 5): A growing number of companies in Singapore’s manufacturing sector have been jumping on the digital bandwagon by exploring how manufacturing intelligence and automation can help meet their business objectives, reduce cost and improve
September 05, 2018