I will be using the SPDR STI ETF (SGX: ES3) as a proxy for the market; the SPDR STI ETF is an exchange-traded fund that tracks the fundamentals of Singapore’s stock market benchmark, the Straits Times Index (SGX: ^STI). First Resources currently has ... ( read original story ...)
SIIC stock to start Hong Kong trading on March 23 after getting in-principle nod for dual listing
... Singapore-listed SIIC Environment has received in-principle approval from the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong for a dual primary listing in the Chinese territory. Trading in Hong Kong is now expected to begin when the Hong Kong market opens on March 23. ( read original story ...)
Singapore Exchange brings dual-class IPO battle to Hong Kong, offers better listing terms
Singapore Exchange (SGX) expects to let the first company with a dual-class share structure list in the second half of this year as it looks to complement the Chinese onshore and Asian capital markets in allowing tech firms to raise funds, bourse officials ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore highlights risks in HK in bid to attract Chinese IPOs
Singapore Exchange officials have a clear pitch to Chinese companies looking to go public: “We are not China.” The line — implying that Singapore is protected from the political reach of China but Hong Kong is not — is part of the accelerating ... ( read original story ...)
JD.com-backed Sasseur REIT to list on SGX; IPO to raise $396 mil
SINGAPORE (Mar 9): Sasseur REIT ... The REIT plans to raise $396 million in its initial public offering (IPO) that comprises 495 million units, representing. 42% of the issuer’s post-listing stock of 1.18 billion units, at 80 cents per unit, giving ... ( read original story ...)
Bank of Singapore hires Anthony Simcic as managing director of international team
SINGAPORE - Bank of Singapore, the private banking subsidiary of OCBC Bank, on Friday (March 9) announced the hiring of Anthony Simcic as managing director of its international team. Mr Simcic - who has more than 18 years of banking experience - will join ... ( read original story ...)
Growth of Singapore’s women start up founders slowed down to 22%
Women in Singapore continue to be weighed down by their protracted challenges in achieving work-life balance. The rate of Singapore’s women entrepreneurs doing startup activity went down to 22%, indicating a widening gender divide in the country ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Market May Find Renewed Selling Pressure
(RTTNews) - The Singapore stock market has moved higher in two of three trading days since the end of the five-day losing streak in which it had tumbled more than 120 points or 3.5 percent. The Straits Times Index now rests just above the 3,480-point ... ( read original story ...)
Reebok LES MILLS LIVE in Singapore for the First Time
SINGAPORE, March 9, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- For the first time ever, the internationally famed exercise-to-music fitness programs, Reebok LES MILLS LIVE, will offer fitness fanatics in Singapore the chance to work out together with the LES MILLS family ... ( read original story ...)
Julius Baer, SCB to advise on wealth
SCB and Julius Baer will hold 60% and 40% of the shares in ... The two executives were connected through a Julius Baer officer in Singapore. Mr Arthid described the partnership as "love at first sight", adding he'd been keeping an eye on the Swiss firm ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore, Malaysia shares rise after US hints at tariff exemptions
Separately, Singapore's Business Times newspaper reported that the market operator had "quietly pulled its gold ... the past few days for a total of S$1.8 million ($1.4 million), a stock exchange filing showed. In Malaysia, Press Metal Aluminium rose ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s Creative seeks inspiration from Angry Birds maker
SINGAPORE (Nikkei Markets ... taking a leaf from app developers such as Angry Birds' maker Rovio that give products for free to gain market share. The sharp departure from its usual practice of selling high-end audio products at a premium comes as ... ( read original story ...)
India bets on new financial centre to challenge Singapore
last year as the Mumbai stock market hit new highs. Yet many investors chose to bet on the Indian market through offshore derivatives trading — mostly in Singapore — to avoid the tax and bureaucratic burdens of onshore trading. GIFT City has been ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Exchange see growth opportunities ahead: Maybank
Among the latest developments is the proposed setting up of a stock market trading link between Bursa Malaysia (BM) and SGX by the end of 2018. Under the proposed arrangement initiated by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and the Securities ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore, NZ exchanges sign collaboration deal
the Singapore Exchange (SGX) said on Wednesday. Under the memorandum of understanding the two parties signed, SGX and the New Zealand Stock Exchange (NZX) will seek to promote market development initiatives, including the promotion of derivatives products ... ( read original story ...)
Step-by-step Guide: Opening A CDP And Stock Trading/ Brokerage Account In Singapore?
Before investing in your first stock ... through the open market. 1. Have a bank account with a local bank To open an individual CDP Securities Account, one is required to have a bank account with one of the following banks in Singapore: ( read original story ...)