KUALA LUMPUR — Capital markets across Southeast Asia produced record-high capital raising activity in 10.5 months of 2017 with 144 initial public offerings (IPOs) hitting S$10.4 billion in total funds raised. With a market capitalisation of S$33.9 ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Growth, Low CPI Keep Markets Guessing on Central Bank’s Next Move
Faster economic growth, coupled with subdued inflation, complicates the timing of monetary policy tightening in Singapore. Data on Thursday showed the economy expanded at its fastest pace in more than three years in the third quarter, and that the ... ( read original story ...)
“I’m an Indian banking professional in Singapore. I’m worried about my Employment Pass”
“I’m anxious that my Employment Pass won’t be renewed when I apply for my next job in Singapore.” Singapore promises its legions of financial technology professionals a bright future. For each of the next three years, 1,000 tech jobs will be ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Wealth Firms Weather Tax Transparency, Minister Says
the city-state’s senior minister of state for law and finance. “I don’t think there’s any significant outflows” since June, when Singapore signed up for a multilateral framework that facilitates the exchange of information on tax issues ... ( read original story ...)
Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat in Suzhou and Beijing for series of meetings
SINGAPORE - Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat will be visiting Suzhou and Beijing in China for a series of meetings and engagements from Wednesday (Nov 22) to Sunday. Mr Heng will be in Suzhou to co-chair the 11th Singapore-Jiangsu Cooperation Council (SJCC ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore FinTech Festival raises $2.71b in final day
59% of investors were from Singapore. The second Singapore FinTech Festival raised up to $2.71b (US$2b) for startups in its final day, or the Investor Summit, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) said. According to a press release, 59% of the ... ( read original story ...)
Is MindChamps Preschool IPO Worth Looking At?
Singapore’s largest preschool operator, MindChamps has lodged its prospectus for IPO on the mainboard of SGX. It is offering 30,449,600 shares comprising mainly placement shares and only about 2,000,000 available for public offer at $0.83 per share. ( read original story ...)
Singapore Shares May Hand Back Friday’s Gains
(RTTNews.com) - The Singapore stock market on Friday ended the five-day losing streak in which it had surrendered more than 80 points or 2.4 percent. The Straits Times Index now rests just above the 3,380-point plateau although it may head south again on ... ( read original story ...)
What Happened in the Stock Market Today
A quick overview of the Singapore market, the latest earnings coverage and debut of Keppel-KBS US REIT (SGX: CMOU). The Thai stock market has finished higher in two of three trading days since the end of the three-day slide in which it had fallen almost 30 ... ( read original story ...)
Bargain Hunting Expected To Lift Singapore Shares
(RTTNews.com) - The Singapore stock market has finished lower in five straight sessions, tumbling more than 80 points or 2.4 percent along the way. The Straits Times Index now rests just above the 3,340-point plateau although it's expected to find traction ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Press Holdings Limited’s Stock Has Fallen Almost 27% Over the Last 2 Years: What Investors Should Know
Over the last two years, Singapore Press Holdings Limited‘s (SGX: T39) stock has fallen by almost 27% ... Here are the current values for SPH’s key growth ratios: Source: S&P Global Market Intelligence From quote above from Credit Suisse, our ... ( read original story ...)
Fund manager optimistic on VN stock market
In terms of the depth of Viet Nam’s stock market, it is actually healthier than the ... Hong Kong, Thailand have been big investors in the capital market, and also Singapore and Taiwan. We are also seeing interest in Europe and US. The ETF was up 28 ... ( read original story ...)
Is Las Vegas Sands Stock a Buy?
due largely to its strong market position in Asia. The company is a leader in Macau and has one of only two gaming licenses in Singapore. Being an industry leader is great, but it doesn't necessarily make Las Vegas Sands' stock a buy. Here's a look at ... ( read original story ...)
Where to Next for Singapore Telecommunications Limited?
Over the last two years, Singapore Telecommunication Limited‘s (SGX:Z74) stock has risen by 2.2% ... What follows are three key measures for Singtel: Source: S&P Global Market Intelligence The two profit margins – the operating margin and net profit ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Shipping Corporation Limited (S19) Dips -1.69% on Nov 18
The stock now has a 52-week low of 0.24 ... the next world leader in economy such as North America. Singapore Shipping Corporation Limited is engaged in investment holding. The company has market cap of $126.74 million. The Company’s principal activities ... ( read original story ...)
Seven things to do now to save your Asia banking job from doom
Worry about redundancies, robots or offshoring threatening your banking job in Singapore or Hong Kong? Here’s what to do. https://news.efinancialcareers.com/sg-en/266035/pay-demands-asian-banking/ Back-office careers in Singapore and Hong Kong are not ... ( read original story ...)