(Bloomberg) -- Singapore and Hong Kong will create a travel bubble that exempts people from both cities from quarantine, an agreement that will re-open links between Asia’s two premier financial hubs. ( read original story ...)
Wilmar shares drop over 7% following China IPO
As at 12.52pm, shares in Wilmar were trading 25 cents lower or 5.4% down at $4.41. Shares in Wilmar International dropped over 7% to $4.295 at 10.14am, less than an hour after its 89.88%-owned ... ( read original story ...)
South Korean boy band BTS’s label makes a strong debut in ‘really hot’ IPO market
SINGAPORE — Shares of Big Hit Entertainment ... told CNBC's "Squawk Box Asia" on Thursday. If you look at the overall IPO market, it's really, really hot. "We think that the entertainment industry ... ( read original story ...)
Billionaire Rides Cooking Oil Dominance to Record China IPO
Kuok Khoon Hong pulled off a remarkable second act. The billionaire sold shares of his China business in the biggest ever initial public offering on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange, thanks to the most ... ( read original story ...)
Does Singapore have the world’s best central banker?
Singapore is having a William McChesney Martin moment, and not a millisecond too soon. Martin, the revered, larger-than-life economist who led the U.S. Federal Reserve from 1951 to 1970, famously said ... ( read original story ...)
The World’s Largest Potential IPO Is Under Threat
Billionaire Jack Ma’s Ant Group is said to be seeking a valuation of about $250 billion as it plans a dual listing in Hong Kong and Shanghai, which could raise at least $35 billion. The ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s third-quarter GDP shrinks at slower pace of 7% after economy gradually reopens following circuit breaker
The Singapore economy shrank at a slower pace of 7 per cent in the third quarter from the same period last year, following the phased ... ( read original story ...)
Converge ICT’s IPO in full swing
Converge ICT Solutions Inc. is steps closer to getting publicly listed as it moves forward with its initial public offering (IPO) after securing the nod of both the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore opens sustainable finance research and talent development hub
The central bank-backed Singapore Green Finance Centre addresses the gap in green finance know-how and talent in the region. ( read original story ...)
McAfee sets IPO targets to raise up to $936M at $9.5B valuation
The offering comes as a number of Bay Area tech companies are going public after a nine-month drought that ended in the second half of September. ( read original story ...)
Ant Group under scrutiny over exclusive sale of shares in IPO
China’s Ant Group, controlled by billionaire Jack Ma, is facing growing scrutiny for offering retail investors access to its $30bn share sale through an exclusive arrangement on its own mobile ... ( read original story ...)
Imperial College, SMU launch Singapore Green Finance Centre
Two universities have collaborated to launch the Singapore Green Finance Centre, an institute that will conduct research and develop talent for financial institutions to leverage as Asia emerges as a ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore launches first institute dedicated to green finance research and talent development
Singapore's first institute dedicated to green finance research and talent development was launched on Tuesday (Oct 13) by the Imperial ... ( read original story ...)
Business School establishes new Singapore Green Finance Centre
Imperial has joined forces with Singapore Management University to open a new research centre dedicated to green finance and talent development. ( read original story ...)
PhillipCapital is ‘neutral’ on Singapore banking sector, while UOB Kay Hian remains upbeat
As at 4.30pm, shares in DBS, OCBC, and UOB are trading 1.62% up, 1.28% up and 1.23% up, at $21.39, $8.70 and $19.70 respectively. ( read original story ...)
Singapore-based PropertyGuru’s shareholding structure changed
Indonesian media group Emtek has ceased to be an investor in Singapore-based PropertyGuru, having divested its shares as part of the online realtor's recent funding rounds. Other investors, including ... ( read original story ...)