Straits Times Interactive - MONEY

STI dips slightly as weakness persists

Fri, 25 May 2012 22:00:00 GMT

SINGAPORE'S bourse slipped a little yesterday but was more or less flat across a week dominated by twin concerns over the economies of Europe and China.

Veteran oil trader leaving Kangqi to start own firm

Fri, 25 May 2012 22:00:00 GMT

VETERAN oil trader Michael Ng is leaving Chinese firm Kangqi, together with five to six team members, to start a new company in Singapore in July.

A great time for luxury watch retailers

Fri, 25 May 2012 22:00:00 GMT

LUXURY watch retailers have had a great year. A day after The Hour Glass reported record net profits, Cortina Holdings yesterday followed with a set of sparkling results.

SIA named most attractive employer in S'pore survey

Fri, 25 May 2012 22:00:00 GMT

SINGAPORE Airlines (SIA) has been named the country's most attractive employer in a new survey by an online recruiter.

UOB unit out to tap growth in Chinese companies here

Fri, 25 May 2012 22:00:00 GMT

FOLLOWING recent steps to internationalise China's yuan, mainland companies are also looking to expand overseas.

Danamon shares dive over new Jakarta laws

Fri, 25 May 2012 22:00:00 GMT

SHARES of Bank Danamon plunged yesterday after news that the DBS buyout could be scuppered by new Indonesian laws governing bank ownership.

Turbulence in the global skies

Fri, 25 May 2012 22:00:00 GMT

AIRLINES should be flying high.

Whether for work or play, more people are taking off, a trend reflected in rising global air traffic numbers.

Unexpected fall in industrial output for April

Fri, 25 May 2012 22:00:00 GMT

FACTORY output slipped unexpectedly last month as electronics manufacturing fell for the 13th straight month.

4 agencies tie up to provide training for SMEs

Fri, 25 May 2012 22:00:00 GMT

FOUR agencies have pooled their resources to offer a comprehensive suite of training programmes and consultancy services to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).

Sin Heng to tie up with Toyota unit

Fri, 25 May 2012 22:00:00 GMT

SIN Heng Heavy Machinery announced yesterday that it would be signing a business alliance deal with a unit of Japan's Toyota Motor.

Risk pays off for civil engineering firm

Fri, 25 May 2012 22:00:00 GMT

IT TAKES some courage to launch an initial public offering in the midst of choppy markets. But homegrown civil engineering firm Swee Hong took the plunge - and is now reaping the rewards.

Brokers' call

Fri, 25 May 2012 22:00:00 GMT

SIA Engineering Company

Is it time to enter the market?

Fri, 25 May 2012 22:00:00 GMT

ANALYSTS are counselling caution to investors wondering if the time is ripe to enter the market with gusto, after heavy falls in share prices this month.

Investors losing appetite for S-chips

Fri, 25 May 2012 22:00:00 GMT

A RECENT plunge in prices of S-chips - as Singapore-listed China plays are called here - has left investors licking their wounds.

Farrer Road holding its own in prime district

Fri, 25 May 2012 22:00:00 GMT

IT HAS tended to be overshadowed by the more glamorous Bukit Timah, but the Farrer Road area still holds its own as a desirable residential enclave.

862-unit condo in Whampoa East launches today

Fri, 25 May 2012 22:00:00 GMT

THE 8 Riversuites condominium in Whampoa East launches today although some of the 862 units have already been snapped up.

'Money is not everything, we're staying'

Fri, 25 May 2012 22:00:00 GMT

MR AVTAR Singh is staying put despite getting offers of up to $800,000 for his four-room HDB flat in Tanglin Halt Road.

Some flat owners sitting on a goldmine

Fri, 25 May 2012 22:00:00 GMT

SOME lucky Housing Board home owners, whose flats are entering the resale market this year, are looking at more than double the price they paid for the units.

Property analysts say such high asset appreciation, attributable to good timing and a buoyant resale market, is one that is unlikely to be repeated in a long time.

Company briefs

Thu, 24 May 2012 22:00:00 GMT

GLOBAL Logistic Properties yesterday reported a 217.9 per cent rise in fourth-quarter net profit to US$156.5 million (S$199 million).

STI closes flat after see-saw trading session

Thu, 24 May 2012 22:00:00 GMT

SINGAPORE'S bourse closed flat yesterday after a see-saw session as ongoing worries over Europe's debt crisis and China's economy weighed on sentiment.

Water treatment firm denies price manipulation

Thu, 24 May 2012 22:00:00 GMT

UNITED Envirotech said yesterday in a stock exchange filing that neither the firm nor its employees had been involved in the alleged price manipulation of its Taiwan Depository Receipts (TDRs).

SGX and UOB unit setting up centre to train futures traders

Thu, 24 May 2012 22:00:00 GMT

THE Singapore Exchange (SGX) and UOB Bullion and Futures, a unit of United Overseas Bank (UOB), are setting up a centre to train futures traders.

Revamp planned to give Acra more bite

Thu, 24 May 2012 22:00:00 GMT

THE Accountants Act will be beefed up to give regulators more firepower to deal with errant auditors.

Customers spend more if a firm is family-friendly, survey shows

Thu, 24 May 2012 22:00:00 GMT

FAMILY-FRIENDLY businesses can get their consumers to spend more with them than can other firms, according to a new survey.

Shoebox flats 'almost inhuman'

Thu, 24 May 2012 22:00:00 GMT

SINGAPORE should curb the increasing trend of so-called shoebox apartments because they are 'almost inhuman', CapitaLand chief executive officer Liew Mun Leong said.