Hong Kong vs. Singapore: Weighing Asia's financial hubs

Singapore is a gateway to Southeast Asia and is seen as a wealth management hub, but Hong Kong boasts easy access to China's trade and capital flows, and has held the title of top global IPO market for two consecutive years. "I think that Singapore is ... ( read original story ...)

Ooredoo : Maldives IPO set for April 30

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Singapore Stock Market May Be Stuck In Neutral

(RTTNews.com) - The Singapore stock market has ticked higher in consecutive trading days, gathering more than a dozen points or 0.4 percent along the way. The Straits Times Index now rests just beneath the 3,140-point plateau, although the rally may stall ... ( read original story ...)

I’m a banking recruiter in Asia. Here’s how to keep me happy

You really need to be on my good side. http://news.efinancialcareers.com/sg-en/235989/ideal-employer-asia-top-10/ It’s the busy(ish) season for hiring in the Singapore banking sector. Finance professionals have their bonuses and some are sending resumes ... ( read original story ...)

UnUsUaL IPO

UnUsUalL IPO will be the next Singapore IPO for retail and institutional investors. MM2 Asia announced on 4 April 2017 that it would launch the IPO shares of its unit UnUsUaL. Some 97 million shares at $0.20 per share would be placed. I believe UnUsUaL IPO ... ( read original story ...)

Strong global IPO activity in Q1: EY

Max Loh, EY ASEAN and Singapore managing partner, Ernst & Young LLP, said that IPO activity in Asia-Pacific has been powering ahead due to the region's relative insulation from political uncertainty elsewhere in the world, ample liquidity in emerging ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore Morning News For April 19

This is part of an initial public offering (IPO) to raise S$11.4 million ($8.17 million ... ANYONE visiting the National University of Singapore (NUS) early next year might be treated to the sight of drones flying across the campus, delivering small ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwan draws foreign biotech IPOs

Aslan had weighed a US IPO, among various options ... The company will continue to be headquartered in Singapore but has invested in expanding in Taiwan. Aslan’s experimental drug Varlitinib, a potential treatment for bile duct cancer, is in late ... ( read original story ...)