End of an Era as Hong Kong Stock Trading Floor to Close

Photo: Kin Cheung HONG KONG — Hong Kong’s last remaining stock market floor traders are taking their final ... follows other global peers like Tokyo, Singapore and London that have eliminated their trading floors In the United States, floor traders ... ( read original story ...)

Singaporean students pay for meals with wearables fingerprints

At participating elementary schools across Singapore, students will soon be able to make purchases with the touch of a finger thanks to a new biometric program from POSB Bank. The addition of biometrics will be a new feature added to the existing Smart ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore online gaming firm Sea raises $884 million in U.S. IPO

(Reuters) - Singapore-based online gaming and e-commerce firm Sea Ltd has raised about $884 million in its U.S IPO after pricing the offering above expectations, the company said on Friday. Supported by strong demand, the shares were sold at $15 each, more ... ( read original story ...)

Comparing Wealth Management Banks in Singapore

Singapore enjoys a well-deserved reputation as a hub for financial ... insights and research knowledge from Citi’s global research and advisory team.Access to Citibank’s online investment platforms such as eFX, Online Unit Trusts, and Citibank ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore’s Sea poised to raise US$850m in IPO

SINGAPORE: Singapore’s Sea Ltd. plans to price shares at $15 in its initial public offering and raise more than $850 million, according to people familiar with the matter. The total amount may be more than $1 billion if an option to sell additional ... ( read original story ...)

Magic Leap Confirms $500 Million Finance Round led by Temasek

Mixed reality hardware startup, Magic Leap has confirmed that it has raised $502 million in a funding round led by Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund Temasek. The firm previously raised more than $1.3 billion from investors including Google, Alibaba and ... ( read original story ...)

Will Hong Kong spark a race to the bottom in IPO rules?

Some big Hong Kong listings are expected to be pushed into 2018, but the pipeline remains strong. Hoping to increase its share of IPOs, the Singapore Exchange launched discussions last year over a more relaxed approach to dual-share listings. If the plan ... ( read original story ...)

Standard Chartered has just made another big hire in Asia

Standard Chartered has hired another senior banker into its expanding non-resident Indian (NRI) team in Singapore. Mo Choudhury has left EFG after just 10 months to join Standard Chartered as Standard Chartered has hired another senior banker into its ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore Stock Market Has Positive Lead

The Singapore stock market has finished higher in consecutive trading days, collecting almost 40 points or 1.2 percent along the way. The Straits Times Index now rests just beneath the 3,320-point plateau and it's looking at another green light on Monday. ( read original story ...)

U.S. exchanges set for highest number of Asian IPOs since 2010

HONG KONG (Reuters) - U.S. exchanges are set to record their busiest year for IPOs from Asian firms since 2010 and may sustain the pace in 2018, as startups from Taiwan, Singapore, Indonesia and Vietnam join a flurry of Chinese firms that have already ... ( read original story ...)