Malaysia weighs dual-class shares as exchanges battle for IPOs

“Bursa Malaysia has worked very effectively to improve the governance foundations of their market, but even Bursa cannot resist the pressure to consider dual-class shares if Singapore and Hong Kong exchanges convince themselves that quantity of IPOs ... ( read original story ...)

Bursa mulling dual-class shares as battle for IPOs heats up

“Bursa Malaysia has worked very effectively to improve the governance foundations of their market, but even Bursa cannot resist the pressure to consider dual-class shares if Singapore and Hong Kong exchanges convince themselves that quantity of IPOs ... ( read original story ...)

CFTE Working with MAS to Help ASEAN Finance Professionals

The Centre for Finance, Technology and Entrepreneurship (CFTE) has signalled its intention today to set up its first international hub in Singapore. CFTE has been working closely with the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) to formalise plans to expand ... ( read original story ...)

HNA’s Singapore REIT Partner Is Said to Explore Reducing Ties

announced in March it planned to buy at least a 35 percent stake in a REIT that will list in Singapore, as well as 75 percent of a trust management company formed with AEP. The IPO was slated to raise more than $400 million, people with knowledge of the ... ( read original story ...)

3 Things to Know about Singapore’s Stock Market Barometer

If you wish to know how the Singapore stock market is performing, you would have to turn your attention to the Straits Times Index (SGX: ^STI), or STI for short. As mentioned earlier, banks make up 36.52% of the index. The next biggest sector is real ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong, Singapore and China get tough on tax havens

Indonesia Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati ... In June, Indonesia signed multilateral and bilateral authority agreements with Singapore and Hong Kong, the go-to places for wealthy Indonesians to stash their money. “Globalisation has transformed ... ( read original story ...)