The growth was mainly driven by traditional investments, according to the Singapore Asset Management Survey 2025. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
HSBC commits to proprietary AI in Singapore as agentic treasury goes mainstream
HSBC AI Centre of Excellence in Singapore, announced July 27, 2026, will build proprietary agentic treasury AI systems using the bank's own transaction data — at a moment when 52% of financial ...
Singapore’s financial sector grew 4.3% in 2025, created 4,200 jobs over five years
SINGAPORE – Growth in the financial services sector here slowed to 4.3 per cent in 2025, down from 7.3 per cent in 2024. This was broadly in line with the 2021 to 2025 average of 4.6 per cent, despite ...
Gewu Asset Management PTE LTD Announces Strategic Expansion of AI-Driven Investment Solutions to Meet Growing Institutional Demand
Gewu Asset Management PTE LTD, a Singapore-based investment management company, today announced the strategic expansion of its artificial intelligence-powered investment capabilities, reinforcing its ...
Apollo Global to invest $1.5 billion in Keppel oil rig fund
July 27 (Reuters) - Apollo Global Management will invest $1.5 billion in Singapore-based Keppel's new private fund that will hold six operational oil rigs, the two companies said on Monday. The deal ...
Apollo and Singapore’s Keppel to Invest in New Offshore Energy Asset Fund
Apollo (NYSE: APO) today announced that Apollo-managed funds and affiliates (“Apollo Funds”) have agreed to invest $1.5 billion into Keppel Ltd.’s (SGX: BN4) Keppel Offshore Fund, LP (“the Fund”), ...
Opening private markets to retail investors: How Singapore can do it safely
Explore how Singapore can safely open private markets to retail investors, addressing liquidity and disclosure challenges. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Can Better Financial Advice Close Singapore’s Protection Gap? FWD Bets So
FWD Singapore and Ascend Asia have signed a long-term strategic partnership to expand insurance and investment access across retail, mass affluent, and high-net-worth segments.
HSBC to sell Singapore life insurance arm to Allianz for $2.09bn
Holdings, an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of HSBC, will sell 100% of the issued share capital of HSBC Life SG to Allianz Asia.
Six IPOs this year, most trading below issue price: What this means for Singapore’s market reforms
Analysts say the underwhelming showing reflects thin liquidity and a global tilt towards AI stocks more than a failure of Singapore's push to revive its equity market.
Singapore’s GIC to invest an additional $30 billion in hedge funds
By Yantoultra Ngui, Rae Wee and Xinghui Kok SINGAPORE, July 24 (Reuters) - Singapore sovereign wealth fund GIC plans to deploy an additional $30 billion into hedge funds and is spreading its bets ...
Southeast Asia IPO market to remain strong in 2H2026: UBS’s Magni
Singapore just grew to become the number one market, and it will continue to grow,” says Nicolo Magni, UBS’s head of global banking for Southeast Asia and South Asia.
Singapore’s GIC to invest another $30 billion in hedge funds
By Yantoultra Ngui, Rae Wee and Xinghui Kok SINGAPORE, July 24 (Reuters) - Singapore sovereign wealth fund GIC plans to deploy an additional $30 billion into hedge funds and is spreading its bets ...
Can Indonesia Rival Singapore? Financial Hub Plan Faces Legal Challenge
Indonesia's planned financial center may need stronger legal certainty alongside tax incentives to attract global investors.
Singapore’s GIC plans to invest $30 billion in hedge funds over next three years
The sovereign-wealth fund has tripled its hedge-fund investments over the past decade and aims to build on this track record, it said.
Singapore’s GIC banks on hedge funds to weather market volatility, rides AI boom
By Yantoultra Ngui, Rae Wee and Xinghui Kok SINGAPORE, July 24 (Reuters) - Singapore sovereign wealth fund GIC plans to deploy an additional $30 billion into hedge funds and is spreading its bets ...