Daily Debrief: What Happened Today (Sep 20)

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CPF interest rate for Special, MediSave, Retirement accounts raised to 4.14%

CENTRAL Provident Fund (CPF) members will earn an interest of 4.14 per cent a year for their Special, Medisave and Retirement Accounts (SMRA) in the fourth quarter of 2024.

Structural reforms drive surge in enrolments in Singapore’s professional accounting programme

NEW enrolments in Singapore’s professional accountancy qualification programme have more than doubled, following structural reforms aimed at making the profession more accessible.

Are Singapore’s urban-rejuvenation incentive schemes making their mark?

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WHEN Nov 26 rolls around, two urban-rejuvenation schemes of the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) will complete the five-year terms earmarked for them, so it may be time for a review of the Central Business District Incentive (CBDI) Scheme and the Strategic Development Incentive (SDI) Scheme.

Mother and son charged in Iras probe of ‘99-to-1’ stamp duty tax avoidance scheme

A MOTHER-and-son duo is facing charges for giving false and misleading information to the Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore (Iras) during its audit of cases of the so-called “99-to-1” arrangement for private properties. 

Singapore shares decline despite regional rally; STI down 0.2%

SINGAPORE stocks ceded some of the gains that they made this week as investors appeared to take profit on Friday (Sep 20).

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