Foreign developers throwing lines into Singapore's en bloc pond | Fewer launches as developers await upturn

If this e-mail is not displayed properly, click [here.]( [View In Browser]( TUE, OCT 17, 2017 Get Briefed Daily EDITOR'S CHOICE [Foreign developers throwing lines into Singapore's en bloc pond]( FOREIGN developers - those from China in particular - sense there's a killing to be made from Singapore's feverish en bloc market. [Fewer launches as developers await upturn]( DEVELOPERS launched just 73 private homes last month - less than a tenth of what they released in August, and the lowest figure since December 2014's 53 units. [VC, PE investments for Q1-Q3 top SEA total for all of 2016]( MORE than US$8 billion in venture capital (VC) and private equity (PE) investments was recorded in South-east Asia in between Q1 and Q3 this year. The figure exceeds gross investments in the region for the whole of last year (US$7.1 billion), said the Singapore Venture Capital Association (SVCA). [Lifestyle]( [Home shopping network]( [Sarah Liu]( [A Taiwanese Ghost Story]( [Breaking News]( [Companies & Markets]( [Keppel Infrastructure Trust responds to report on cable sale; posts dip in Q3 profit]( [CapBridge raises S$4m in new funding from SGX, Tim Draper]( [Real Estate]( [London house prices fall most since financial crisis]( [Thai hotels booked up ahead of funeral of revered king]( [Banking & Finance]( [S&P says Italian banks most exposed to ECB's bad loan plan]( [Greek central bank chief calls for swift conclusion of bailout review]( [Energy & Commodities]( [Gold falls from three-week high, palladium off 2001 top]( [Oil rises 1% as Iraq fighting shuts output in Kirkuk]( [Technology]( [US buyers favour iPhone 7 over 8: research]( [US warns of security flaw which can compromise Wi-Fi connections]( [Consumer]( [US buyers favour iPhone 7 over 8: research]( [Carrefour names FNAC Darty's Malige as new finance chief]( [Transport]( [Bombardier pursues options for aerospace division; no deal imminent -sources]( [Lufthansa offers 500 million euro for Alitalia's planes and staff]( [Government & Economy]( [Tough US Nafta demands send ball back into lobbyists' court]( [Greek central bank chief calls for swift conclusion of bailout review]( [Life & Culture]( [Australian model latest to accuse Weinstein of harassment]( [Stocks]( [Europe: Miners provide foundation for FTSE while ConvaTec plummets]( [US: Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq end at records as bank shares gain]( [SME]( [A fifth of SMEs sees disruptive technology as top business challenge: poll]( [Today's Paper]( Premium Content [Top Stories]( [Foreign developers throwing lines into Singapore's en bloc pond]( [SGD bonds still hot as interest rates stay low]( [Fewer launches as developers await upturn]( [Companies & Markets]( [M1's Q3 net profit down 4.8% at S$32.7m]( [GIC to invest in Vietnamese mall operator's US$680m IPO]( [It's early days yet for technology in investing]( [Real Estate]( [Foreign developers throwing lines into Singapore's en bloc pond]( [Fewer launches as developers await upturn]( [URA unveils plans for 19,000 homes in 3 residential precincts]( [Banking & Finance]( [SGD bonds still hot as interest rates stay low]( [Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan expecting hard Brexit]( [India risks wealth erosion as savers chase stock rally]( [Energy & Commodities]( [Gloom to boom: Gold gets its shine back for India's festivals]( [Opec sees 'healthy' oil demand growth to 2022 as renewables gain]( [Technology]( [VC, PE investments for Q1-Q3 top SEA total for all of 2016]( [Amazon woos Washington as critics slam its growing power]( [Ex-Googler raises US$13m betting her home on podcasts]( [Consumer]( [China dairy giants downplay poisoning scandal in hunt for big deals]( [Access to medicines at risk as Brexit clock ticks]( [Transport]( [Brazil operations drag down Changi Airport Group's profits]( [Cheaper rivals target Singapore's aviation maintenance sector]( [Bombardier seeking investors for aerospace businesses]( [Government & Economy]( [SMEs grapple with rising costs, stiff competition: survey]( [Yellen says US economy in good health; sparks talk of rate hike]( [China's Sept producer price index spikes 6.9%]( [Opinion]( [One China: Beijing should seek to strengthen common ties with Taipei]( [Tempers, tension in the 'adult day care centre']( [Fed losing its economic clout for future recessions]( [Life & Culture]( [Man who helped astronauts float, fly and survive, dies at 101]( [Happy Death Day takes an axe to Blade Runner: 2049]( [Hollywood rolls out Oscar contenders]( [SME]( [Louken looks to digital future]( Follow Us [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Linkedin]( Download The BT Apps [About Us]( [Contact Us]( [Help]( [Terms & Conditions]( [SPH Websites]( [Data Protection Policy]( If you want to unsubscribe from this mailing list, [click]( here.