The Singapore Exchange (SGX) has launched its maiden US$250 million ($338.5 million) issuance of notes due 2026, which received subscriptions for more than the amount on offer.. Read more at ... ( read original story ...)
India – International Financial Services Centre, An Idea Whose Time Has Come – Part I: Banking Sector.
Inauguration of India’s first International Financial Services Centre (“IFSC”) at the Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (“Gift City”) in Gujarat is a positive development to invigorate our ... ( read original story ...)
We need ‘radical and complete transparency’ on Covid origin data: Singapore minister
Vivian Balakrishnan, Singapore's minister for foreign affairs, says without countries sharing the data regarding the origin of Covid, it'll be almost impossible to discover how it happened and predict ... ( read original story ...)
Affirma Capital leads $47 mn equity round in Muthoot’s microlending arm
Singapore-based Affirma Capital, the emerging market private equity firm spun out of Standard Chartered PE, has led an investment ... ( read original story ...)
Stock Market Today: SGX Nifty drops 3o points; Asian markets mixed; all eyes on August series F&O expiry
Nifty futures on Singapore Exchange traded 31.5 points, or 0.19 per cent, lower at 16,649.00, signaling that Dalal Street was headed for a negative start on Thursdat. Nifty50 on Wednesday failed to ... ( read original story ...)
Amazon Launches IP Accelerator in Singapore to Help Small Businesses Secure Trademarks and Protect Their Brands
IP Accelerator connects small and medium-sized businesses with a network of trusted Singapore Intellectual Property (IP) law firms that will charge competitive fees on key services Participating ... ( read original story ...)
F10 Singapore accelerator program names 7 startups in second cohort
The participating startups belong to the wealthtech, deeptech, and sustainable finance spaces in Singapore, South Korea, and the US. ( read original story ...)
OCBC Recovers US$8 Million in Fraudulent Transactions With Its Surveillance System
OCBC Bank has recovered US$8 million worth of fraudulent transactions within the first year of the deployment of its FSS. ( read original story ...)
Tag “POSB”
Use of mobile banking has overtaken physical branch interactions by 15% during the past 12 months, according to the J.D. Power 2018 Singapore Retail Banking Satisfaction Study. It is clear that ... ( read original story ...)
Impossible Finance Launchpad Token Launches with MEXC Global
Singapore, Aug. 26, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- MEXC Global, a top centralized exchange, has collaborated with Impossible Finance, an innovative platform building a multi-chain ecosystem to support ... ( read original story ...)
Bus drivers continue crowdfunding campaign to pay legal fees in case against SBS Transit
The Online Citizen Asia Bus drivers continue crowdfunding campaign to pay legal fees in case against SBS Transit Current Affairs ... ( read original story ...)
ForgeRock IPO Filing Reveals Surging Sales, Growing Channel
ForgeRock became the third cybersecurity company to pursue an initial public offering this year, revealing skyrocketing sales, significant losses, and a rapidly growing channel program. ( read original story ...)
Uncertainty over Adani Wilmar’s planned IPO
A planned IPO by the Adani Wilmar joint venture could be postponed after India’s securities regulator applied a ‘kept in abeyance’ notice to the draft prospectus. ( read original story ...)
Former SIAC South Asia Head Pranav Mago establishes litigation finance consultancy ELF Partners
Pranav Mago, who used to head the South Asia desk of the Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC), has established ELF Partners as a specialist consultancy for litigation finance in Asia. ELF ... ( read original story ...)
Gokongwei’s RL Commercial REIT P23.5 B IPO oversubsribed
Market sources said the IPO is oversubscribed specially since allocations of trading participants are small and more orders are still coming in. RCR has just received a Permit to Sell from the ... ( read original story ...)
Explaining the stunning rise of Singapore crypto unicorn Matrixport
Matrixport, the crypto-finance venture created by the founders of Bitmain, a Chinese manufacturer of bitcoin-mining hardware. Matrixport’s customers are mainly the “crypto wealthy” – high-net-worth ... ( read original story ...)