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The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has opted to relax current rules regarding how finance companies provide loans to SMEs and startups. At the moment, a finance company faces a cap of 10% of capital funds for total uncollateralised lending ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore's trade-driven economy rose faster than thought in 2016 but concerns over a "lack of clarity" on US President Donald Trump's policies could hit growth this year, the government said Friday. The economy expanded 2.0 percent in 2016, powered by a ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong and Singapore are at it again. The Asian financial hub rivals are reviving a debate on dual-class shares as global competition for the hottest initial public offerings intensifies. Singapore is a few steps ahead. Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore is a few steps ahead. Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong last week gave his approval to dual-class shares and other measures proposed by a panel to drive economic growth. The city-state’s stock exchange yesterday started a public consultation, a ... ( read original story ...)

Worried about its competitiveness as an IPO destination, Singapore has moved to re-examine its position on dual-class shares, and last year SGX's Listings Advisory Committee gave the stock exchange the green light to allow companies to list with such ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp, Singapore's second-biggest lender, flagged worries about a weak oil and gas sector after reporting an 18 percent drop in quarterly profit to a three-year low, mainly due to a jump in impairment charges. ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE: Singapore bank DBS Group Holdings posted its lowest quarterly profit in two years as provisions for soured loans to the city-state’s oil services industry surged, and it joined smaller rival OCBC in forecasting more pain for that sector. ( read original story ...)

The fund — the first in a series of CapBridge Investment Trust sub-trust funds — wants to give institutional investors greater access to VC-backed companies Growth-stage startups and pre-IPO companies now have a new fund to tap into when raising cash ... ( read original story ...)

(RTTNews.com) - The Singapore stock market jumped higher again on Wednesday, one session after it had ended the three-day winning streak in which it had collected almost 45 points or 1.5 percent. The Straits Times Index now rests just beneath the 3,090 ... ( read original story ...)

In Singapore’s case, the Straits Times Index has jumped by more than 10% from October 2016 to today. What can we learn from these two examples? Firstly, it is quite clear that the performance of the stock market has little in common with the state of the ... ( read original story ...)

The expansion project represents the latest in a series of recent ExxonMobil investments in base stock production, including a previous expansion of capacity at the Singapore refinery ... EMAPPL also serves the commercial market with its industrial ... ( read original story ...)

Stocks and bond yields punched higher Wednesday, and U.S. indexes set records again, following more encouraging news on the U.S. economy. On Wednesday: The Dow Jones industrial average rose 107.45 points, or 0.5 percent, to 20,611.86. The Standard & Poor's ... ( read original story ...)

In Singapore’s stock market, there are many listed entities that have significant businesses beyond our local shores. In this article, I want to look at a few real estate investment trusts and business trusts that are investing heavily in foreign ... ( read original story ...)

Simon Property Group, Inc. SPG has announced the extension of its $2 billion stock repurchase program by two years ... the remaining shares worth $1.4 billion either in the open market or in privately negotiated transactions. In the end of Jan 2017 ... ( read original story ...)

Last week, Singapore Airlines picked Boeing (NYSE ... After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.* David and Tom just revealed what they believe are the 10 best stocks for investors to ... ( read original story ...)

The Singapore stocks market is currently rife with penny stocks plays ... In yesterday’s post, I have mentioned a penny stock called Singapore Edevelopment stock which has to date become a five-bagger. Today, let us train the spotlight on a stock ... ( read original story ...)