Shares in Taiwan, India and Thailand were higher, as upbeat Chinese exports data also underpinned appetite for risk. Asia's emerging currencies, however, came under pressure as the dollar firmed on ... ( read original story ...)
Ryde targets $200m Catalist IPO in 2022; to add 100 staff
Singapore-based ride-hailing platform Ryde is eyeing an initial public offering (IPO) on the Singapore Exchange's Catalist board in 2022, with a targeted valuation of $200 million, the firm announced ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore to recover to pre-pandemic level in Q4 2021: report
APAC real estate investment volumes to hit US$165b in 2021. The Singapore economy is expected to recover to pre-pandemic levels by Q4 2021 on the back of 4.5% growth and will be one of the key markets ... ( read original story ...)
Climate crisis: Hong Kong, UK and Singapore dive in, but are green bonds just greenwashing?
Sceptics say the bonds aren’t always as good for the environment as they sound, and with governments jumping on the bandwagon, who is left to keep them in check? ( read original story ...)
SGX to see more IPOs this year, with new listings driven by growth sector firms: Experts
The pandemic has hit firms but also presented new opportunities to flourish for those in growth sectors.. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
SGX Nifty down 188 points; here’s what changed for market while you were sleeping
Asian stocks skidded as rising US Treasury yields rattled equity investors while hoisting the dollar to a three-month high. ( read original story ...)
Deliveroo riders in S’pore to get cash bonus if potential London IPO goes through
Deliveroo riders in Singapore could receive payments ranging from $370 to as much as $18,500 if the food delivery start-up's planned listing in London goes through. This is part of a Thank You Fund to ... ( read original story ...)
Deliveroo riders to get cash bonus if potential IPO goes through
Deliveroo riders in Singapore could receive payments ranging from S$370 to as much as S$18,500 if the food delivery startup's planned listing in London goes through.. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
QFC favours Singapore model of targeted policy intervention in financial services industry
The Qatar Financial Centre (QFC) has favoured Singapore model of targeted policy intervention to carve a niche place in the global financial services industry, especially in view of the growing ... ( read original story ...)
Aztech Global launches IPO in SGX mainboard
The company aims to raise $297m from the sale of the shares. The technological unit of Aztech Group, Aztech Global Ltd, has launched an initial public offering (IPO) of 68.12 million shares in the ... ( read original story ...)
DoubleDragon REIT sets final IPO price at P2.25
(DDMPR), the real estate investment trust of DoubleDragon Properties Corp., on Friday priced its initial public offering at P2.25 per share, the high end of its indicative pricing. “We would like to ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore sovereign wealth leads the field in Covid deal activity
A new study finds that Temasek and GIC were in almost two thirds of sovereign wealth deals in the year to September 2020. ( read original story ...)
Get Smart: How to Survive the Coming Stock Market Crash
The inevitable will happen. How you position yourself for it is more important. The post Get Smart: How to Survive the Coming Stock Market Crash appeared first on The Smart Investor. ( read original story ...)
UPDATE 1-Singapore says “national shame” for armed forces to use weapons against own people
Singapore's foreign minister said on Friday it was a "national shame" for the armed forces of a country to use weapons against their own people as he called on Myanmar's military rulers to seek a ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore PR charged for allegedly breaching SHN twice to spend time with wife in car
A Singapore permanent resident who allegedly met his wife while serving his Stay-Home Notice, and spent hours in the car with her, was charged in the State Courts. ( read original story ...)
UPDATE 2-Exxon to cut 7% of Singapore workforce amid ‘unprecedented market conditions’
Exxon Mobil Corp plans to cut its workforce in Singapore, home to its largest oil refining and petrochemical complex, by about 7% amid the "unprecedented market conditions" resulting from the COVID-19 ... ( read original story ...)