Australia and New Zealand Banking Group, or ANZ, has appointed Mara Chiorean as sustainable finance director, based in Singapore. Chiorean makes the switch from consumer goods firm Johnson & Johnson, ... ( read original story ...)
After Singapore, Bhutan adopts India’s BHIM-UPI
Bharat Interface for Money (BHIM) is India’s digital payment application (app) that works through UPI, a system that powers multiple bank accounts into a single mobile application ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s Temasek reports record portfolio rise to US$282 billion amid pandemic
Temasek Holdings reported a 25 per cent rise in its portfolio value to a record US$282 billion in the year ended March 2021. ( read original story ...)
Covid-19 a driving force as more firms in Asia-Pacific embrace sustainability in finance: Citi report
SINGAPORE - The Covid-19 pandemic is prodding firms in the Asia-Pacific to action on sustainability, with many already embarking on meeting environmental, social and governance (ESG) goals, said a new ... ( read original story ...)
Lion Global Investors, OCBC Securities to list China-focused ETF in SGX
Lion Global Investors, OCBC Securities to list China-focused ETF in SGX admin1 Tue, 07/13/2021 - 2:13 pm Body The IPO runs from 12 to 28 July issued at S$2.00 each unit. Lion Global Investors and OCBC ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s Temasek records returns of 24.5%, highest in a decade
This all took a turn in the past year as the company logged a bumper group net profit of SG$57 billion ($42 billion) -- the highest in 10 years. Temasek holds significant stakes in the city-state's ... ( read original story ...)
Stock Market LIVE Updates: Real estate, bank, auto stocks lead rally. Ashoka Buildcon rises 4%. Shilpa Medicare 3%. India VIX cools off by 3%
Domestic equity benchmarks started Tuesday's session on a strong note amid buying interest in RIL and financial stocks. ICICI Bank was the top Nifty50 gainer in early deals, up 1.3 per cent. Bajaj ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Grade A office vacancy rate hits record highs since 2018
Singapore Grade A office vacancy rate hits record highs since 2018 Roxanne_Uy Tue, 07/13/2021 - 1:37 pm Body Vacancies reached 4.6% in Q2 2021, the highest since the 4.9% rate recorded in Q1 2018. Net ... ( read original story ...)
Draft UN agreement on biodiversity targets conservation, pollution and finance
The 21 proposals include targets for reducing pesticide use and cutting plastic waste.. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
TBWA Singapore named Singapore Agency of the Year in Campaign Brief’s The Work 2021
With 8 Acceptances TBWASingapore has taken out the Singapore Agency of the Year title in Campaign Brief's THE WORK 2021. TBWASingapore was ranked #1 in the country followed by Tribal Worldwide at #2 a ... ( read original story ...)
Stock Market Today: SGX Nifty climbs 115 points; Asian markets jump as Wall Street stocks close at record high
Nifty futures on Singapore Exchange traded 115.50 points, or 0.74 per cent, higher at 15,803.50, signaling that Dalal Street was headed for a gap-up start on Tuesday. Monday was another day of flat ... ( read original story ...)
Harish Rao assures Singapore envoy on investments facilitation
Finance Minister T Harish Rao on Monday informed Singapore High Commissioner H Symon Wang that the State was noted for hassle-free mechanism and facilities for investments ... ( read original story ...)
SG IPO market slows down, raises $337m in proceeds in H1
There were only three initial public offerings in Singapore in the first six months of 2021. Singapore’s initial public offering (IPO) market saw a slowdown in the first half of 2021, with proceeds ... ( read original story ...)
Investment veteran’s SPAC Tiga Acquisition III cuts proposed deal size by 50% ahead of $150 million IPO
The article Investment veteran's SPAC Tiga Acquisition III cuts proposed deal size by 50% ahead of $150 million IPO originally appeared on IPO investment manager Renaissance Capital's web site ... ( read original story ...)
CPPIB-Backed Gym Chain Set to Raise at Least $445 Million in IPO
A Brazilian gym chain that counts Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund and Canada’s largest pension fund among its backers is set to raise at least 2.3 billion reais ($445 million) in an initial public ... ( read original story ...)
Jana Small Finance Bank IPO gets GO-AHEAD from SEBI: Know details here of Rs 700 crore initial public offering
The small finance bank, which filed preliminary IPO papers with Sebi in April, obtained its observations on July 9, an update with Sebi showed on Monday. ( read original story ...)