SINGAPORE] The recent acquisition of small and medium enterprise (SME) lender Validus’ Singapore business is a sign of market consolidation and validation in South-east Asia. Read more at The Business ...
Income’s financial advisory arm wants to capture demand for alternative investments
SINGAPORE] Amid growing demand for private market and alternative investment products in Singapore, financial advisers are increasing efforts to offer products in addition to the traditional insurance ...
Some Chinese companies eye Singapore listings to expand markets amid trade war
At least five Chinese and Hong Kong firms eye listings on SGX. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Singapore’s rhythmic gymnasts gear up for Asian championships on home soil
More than 150 gymnasts are twirling their ribbons and hoops at the OCBC Arena until Sunday, as Singapore hosts the annual Rhythmic Gymnastics Asian Championships. The Asian championships will serve as ...
Singapore’s MAS Proposes Streamlined IPO Rules to Boost Listings and Investor Access
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has proposed reforms aimed at simplifying initial public offering (IPO) requirements and expanding outreach to ...
Analysts increase DBS’s TPs, issue upgrades after 1QFY2025 earnings surpass estimates
Shares in DBS closed 50 cents lower or 1.11% down at $44.60 on May 16. The analysts' target prices range from $40.90 to $50.
Brookfield makes first Singapore investment with $413m acquisition
Brookfield Asset Management, the global alternative asset manager, has marked its first investment in Singapore with the acquisition of two business parks and a high-tech industrial building for S$535 ...
SGX RegCo, MAS proposals a positive step forward, but inadequate without deeper market reform: market watchers
SINGAPORE] The Singapore stock market will need deeper structural reforms to address longstanding challenges, market watchers told The Business Times. Read more at The Business Times.
Companies to get more help for IPOs, but they have concerns about volatile market
Despite the concerns, some companies are preparing themselves for the right opportunity at the right time. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Singapore’s OCBC plans to stay the course in Hong Kong, hire talent despite trade war
OCBC has no intention to change its planned US$192 million investment in Hong Kong and Macau, CEO Helen Wong says.
SGX RegCo, MAS proposals viewed as a positive step forward but inadequate without deeper market reform
SINGAPORE] The Singapore stock market will need deeper structural reforms to address longstanding challenges, market watchers told The Business Times. Read more at The Business Times.
Singapore-based OMS Energy raised US$33.3m from Nasdaq debut
This is even as regulators look to entice new listings here. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
HSBC sees Japan, India, China as favoured in trade deal talks
SYDNEY] Japan, India and China are likely in “pole position” to secure a long-term trade deal with the US, while Singapore and Australia could also “unexpectedly race ahead,” according to Frederic ...
Singapore Marathon winner Geoffrey Yegon caught doping, denied US$45,000 prize
A search for the results on the Standard Chartered Singapore Marathon website now shows Uganda's Abel Sikowo as the winner, though organisers have not formally announced this.
2024 StanChart Singapore Marathon winner Geoffrey Yegon banned for doping
The Kenyan's urine sample from the Dec 1 race tested positive for synthetic steroid triamcinolone acetonide. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
No plans for layoffs; HK$1.5 billion investment in Greater China to continue: OCBC’s Helen Wong
SINGAPORE] OCBC has no plans to implement “major” layoffs despite macroeconomic uncertainties arising from US tariffs, said the bank’s group chief executive officer Helen Wong on Friday (May 16). Read ...