Asia Pacific

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Singapore overtook the US as the largest investor in Asia Pacific real estate for the first time: Knight Frank

Singapore investors injected nearly US$8.5 billion into Asia Pacific real estate YTD.
Supporting APAC’s growing open source developer community - THE EDGE SINGAPORE

In Focus

Supporting APAC’s growing open source developer community

GitHub has announced a US$10 million GitHub Fund in partnership with M12 to help build new careers and companies in open source.

Investing strategies

Opportunities in the midst of crises

John Woods, CIO Asia Pacific at Credit Suisse, sees investment opportunities amidst the volatile environment.
Keppel DC REIT 1Q21 DPU up 18.1% to 2.462 cents due to new acquisitions and AEIs - THE EDGE SINGAPORE

Results

Keppel DC REIT 1Q21 DPU up 18.1% to 2.462 cents due to new acquisitions and AEIs

Distributable income for the quarter was up 17.5% y-o-y to $42.0 million.
Investors can now invest in tokens exposed to private REITs via iSTOX - THE EDGE SINGAPORE

Fintech

Investors can now invest in tokens exposed to private REITs via iSTOX

MERIT targets a 12% internal rate of return and will be managed by Mapletree Real Estate Advisors.
64% of Singapore family businesses expect growth in 2021: PwC - THE EDGE SINGAPORE

Family business

64% of Singapore family businesses expect growth in 2021: PwC

According to PwC, Singapore family businesses are “confident about turning the corner" in the next two years.
98% of APAC enterprises say business would have been negatively impacted had they not digitised customer engagements - THE EDGE SINGAPORE

Disruption and Digitalisation

98% of APAC enterprises say business would have been negatively impacted had they not digitised customer engagements

Increased digital engagement was a core part of solutions for every enterprise dealing with the pandemic: Twilio
Singtel to reorganise structure to capture new digital growth - THE EDGE SINGAPORE

Telecommunications

Singtel to reorganise structure to capture new digital growth

The changes will be effective from Jan 1 and April 1, in 2021.
A merrier hiring outlook expected in Singapore in 1Q2021: ManpowerGroup survey - THE EDGE SINGAPORE

Labour market

A merrier hiring outlook expected in Singapore in 1Q2021: ManpowerGroup survey

Jobseekers have cause for celebration as Singapore’s hiring pace in 1Q2021 is set to be the strongest in 6 years
New VC The Wolfpack helps consumer-focused startups build ecosystem edge - THE EDGE SINGAPORE

Funds

New VC The Wolfpack helps consumer-focused startups build ecosystem edge

Early-stage startups in Asia Pacific can now tap on The Wolfpack to reach customers
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