Higher credit card and car loans pushed bank lending up. Singapore bank lending rose 8.5% YoY in February 2018 and hit its strongest pace in three years, up from an 8.3% climb in January. According to RHB Research, this was mainly on the back of stronger ... ( read original story ...)
Global IPO proceeds up 28% in Q1
Even though the Asia-Pacific experienced a drop in IPO activity, it remained the world's busiest region for new listings in the first quarter of this year; in part because of activity in South-east Asia, EY said. Mr Max Loh, EY's Asean and Singapore ... ( read original story ...)
HSBC credit cardholders can enjoy over 1,000 1-for-1 dining, travel & entertainment deals!
Access over 1,000 1-for-1 deals in the new HSBC Singapore app Unlock specially curated ENTERTAINER with HSBC deals in the HSBC Singapore app and enjoy 1-for-1 offers on dining, travel, entertainment and more. Save up to S$10,000 at 525 merchants across ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Stock Market May Extend Losses
The Singapore stock market turned decidedly lower again on Wednesday, one session after it had snapped the four-day losing streak in which it had tumbled more than 100 points or 2.9 percent. The Straits Times index now rests just above the 3,380-point ... ( read original story ...)
Here’s How Singapore Banks’ Stocks Performed In FY2017
Singapore banks are often touted as some of the safest and best banks in the world, coming in at 11th (DBS), 13th (OCBC) and 14th (UOB) in the World’s Top 50 Safest Banks by Global Finance. In Singapore, they comprise close to 42% of the benchmark ... ( read original story ...)
DBS to launch second edition of Hack2Hire in India
Post success of its’ first DBS Hack2Hire last year, DBS, Singapore’s largest bank and a leading bank in Asia, today announced the second edition of this novel recruiting programme in India. DBS Hack2Hire 2018 aims to hire over 100 of the brightest tech ... ( read original story ...)
DBS looks for new tech talent through Hack2Hire programme
In an all-out effort to identify and hire the best emerging technology talent in Singapore, DBS announced today that it plans to hire up to 100 of the brightest tech sparks through its Hack2Hire programme. This will double the number of technology talent ... ( read original story ...)
The Singapore Stock Market Today: Sasseur REIT Makes Its Debut
Here are three things about the local stock market that you might be interested in today. 1. The Straits Times Index (SGX: ^STI), finished Wednesday at 3,382.8, slumping 56.6 points or 1.6%. Of the 30 index components, 25 were in the negative territory ... ( read original story ...)
Sasseur Reit opens trading debut at S$0.805 after largest IPO in Singapore this year
SINGAPORE - China outlet mall operator Sasseur Real Estate Investment Trust (Reit) on Wednesday made its first appearance on the Singapore bourse - opening at S$0.805 per unit, above its offer price. As at 10.31am on Wednesday (March 28), units in Sasseur ... ( read original story ...)
Sasseur Reit opens trading debut at S$0.805 after largest IPO in Singapore
SINGAPORE - China outlet mall operator Sasseur Real Estate Investment Trust (Reit) on Wednesday made its first appearance on the Singapore bourse - opening at S$0.805 per unit, above it's offer price. As at 10.31am on Wednesday (March 28), units in Sasseur ... ( read original story ...)
China fast tracks IPO by leading biotech firm WuXi AppTec, in race as Asia’s hub for fundraising
Its IPO follows a steady pipeline of Chinese firms ... anxious not to lose out to rival exchanges in Hong Kong, New York and Singapore. The CSRC had previously actively blocked technology start-up flotations if their ownership structures and profitability ... ( read original story ...)
Uber races towards IPO with South-east Asian deal
SINGAPORE (REUTERS) - Uber is revving up for an initial public offering by exiting another cut-throat market. On Monday, the US ride-hailing giant said it would hand its South-east Asian arm to Grab, a US$6 billion local rival, and take 27.5 per cent of ... ( read original story ...)
Chinese outlet mall operator launches IPO
In the first initial public offering (IPO) of a real estate investment trust (Reit) in Singapore this year, Sasseur Reit is offering 266.6 million units at 80 cents each. This consists of 13.8 million shares for the public, with the rest being 252.8 ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s Aslan Pharma lines up an $86M IPO to fund pivotal cancer drug studies
With its lead oncology drug in a pivotal study for biliary tract cancer and a slate of key catalysts coming up in other trials, Singapore-based Aslan Pharmaceuticals has filed for an IPO on Nasdaq, with plans to raise around $86 million. Helmed by Carl ... ( read original story ...)
China Outlet Mall REIT Falls Short with $302M Singapore IPO
Ping An Real Estate-backed Sasseur REIT has driven Singapore’s biggest equity offering this year by raising S$396.0 million ($301.7 million) via a public listing on the Singapore Exchange. Chinese e-commerce giant JD.com is among the REIT’s cornerstone ... ( read original story ...)
ayondo Celebrates First FinTech Company to List in Singapore
ayondo, a Global Financial Technology group, today celebrated its first day trading of its shares on the Catalist board of the Singapore Exchange Securities ... The market capitalization of ayondo at IPO is about S$130.7 million. ( read original story ...)