Summary Increasingly popular pay transparency laws benefit some workers and increase social equity, but economists warn they could diminish the negotiating power of the labor force at large. Colorado became the first state to require public disclosur...

Basic Profile & Key Statistics Main Sector(s): Retail, Office & HospitalityCountry(s) with Assets: Singapore, Australia, Germany, China, MalaysiaNo. of Properties (exclude development/associate/fund): 26 Key Indicators < div class=”separat...

Introduction I have been sharing on earning income other than your typical 9 to 5 income. One of the ways that I have shared before is doing online surveys. I shall keep this post short and sweet and share with people how much they could earn with su...

Here is a list of free stuff to do in Singapore next week. Explore and experience events and activities that are budget-friendly. I will focus on physical activities as there are already many things to do online. Please check the respective websites...

Excerpts from UOBKayHian report Sembcorp Industries (SGX: U96) Sembcorp Industries (SCI) announced the acquisition of 390MW of net solar assets in China and a portfolio of 583MW of solar and wind assets in India. On a gross installed capacity basis,...

The latest SSB for March 2023 has been announced with a 10 year average yield of 2.9%, down quite a bit from the peak of 3.47% for the Dec 2022 issuance. If you’re looking for places to park your cash or SRS funds, SSB could be a good option. Unfortu...

I saw this in the news today – OCBC offers new option to customers to earn higher interest from CPF funds. For the first time in history I see “CPF Time Deposit” offered by a bank. (Technically speaking, CPF is like time deposit with the government....

TL;DR We expect retail sales to remain resilient in 2023, driven by strength in the labour market and recovery in tourist arrivals. The Singapore Tourism Board (STB) expects tourist arrivals to reach 12 to 14 million in 2023, more than doubling from...

This week, we visit an HDB home in Tampines North. It’s a 5-room Improved home with quite an intriguing layout of 116 sqm. The main bedroom has a balcony that’s narrow but it is actually very usable (which is very rare to find for an HDB). For those...

Valentine’s Day is just around the corner, and to be completely honest, this gift guide could have also come at a more opportune time (some of these products may take a bit longer to ship). Nevertheless, it’s better to give something good than to giv...