by The Kopi Notes | Aug 9, 2026 | News
DoubleDragon’s S$300M Hotel101 REIT: SGX’s Next Hospitality Trust Explained A Philippine developer wants to list a S$300 million hospitality REIT on SGX using a lesser-known exemption route. Here’s what it means before you get excited about a new...
by The Kopi Notes | Aug 7, 2026 | News
The CPF Board confirmed this week that a new life-cycle investment scheme will launch in the first half of 2028, giving Singaporeans who want to invest their CPF savings but lack the time or expertise a simplified, low-cost, glidepath-based alternative to the existing...
by The Kopi Notes | Aug 6, 2026 | News
DBS posted a record SGD 3.08 billion second-quarter net profit on 6 August 2026, up 9% year-on-year, as quarterly total income crossed SGD 6 billion for the first time and Wealth AUM passed SGD 500 billion. Here’s what the results mean for Singapore’s...
by The Kopi Notes | Aug 5, 2026 | News
DBS announced on 11 June 2026 that it will launch DBS Physical Gold Tokens via digibank in the second half of 2026 — Singapore’s first bank-issued tokenised physical gold for retail customers. Each token represents one gram of vaulted gold, fractionally...
by The Kopi Notes | Aug 4, 2026 | News
The August 2026 Singapore Savings Bond (SBAUG26) pays 2.06% p.a. over 10 years, its second straight monthly dip, while the 6-month T-bill yield climbed to 1.59% on 30 July. With CPF OA still guaranteeing 2.5% and fixed deposits capped near 1.65%, Singapore investors...
by The Kopi Notes | Aug 1, 2026 | News
Fed’s Hawkish Hold Sends 30-Year Treasury Yields to a 19-Year High — What It Means for REIT Investors in Singapore, the US, UK and Australia The FOMC held rates at 3.50–3.75% on 29 July 2026 with the most hawkish dissent in nearly a decade —...
