Kuok Khoon Hong pulled off a remarkable second act. The billionaire sold shares of his China business in the biggest ever initial public offering on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange, thanks to the most ... ( read original story ...)
Does Singapore have the world’s best central banker?
Singapore is having a William McChesney Martin moment, and not a millisecond too soon. Martin, the revered, larger-than-life economist who led the U.S. Federal Reserve from 1951 to 1970, famously said ... ( read original story ...)
The World’s Largest Potential IPO Is Under Threat
Billionaire Jack Ma’s Ant Group is said to be seeking a valuation of about $250 billion as it plans a dual listing in Hong Kong and Shanghai, which could raise at least $35 billion. The ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s third-quarter GDP shrinks at slower pace of 7% after economy gradually reopens following circuit breaker
The Singapore economy shrank at a slower pace of 7 per cent in the third quarter from the same period last year, following the phased ... ( read original story ...)
Converge ICT’s IPO in full swing
Converge ICT Solutions Inc. is steps closer to getting publicly listed as it moves forward with its initial public offering (IPO) after securing the nod of both the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore opens sustainable finance research and talent development hub
The central bank-backed Singapore Green Finance Centre addresses the gap in green finance know-how and talent in the region. ( read original story ...)
McAfee sets IPO targets to raise up to $936M at $9.5B valuation
The offering comes as a number of Bay Area tech companies are going public after a nine-month drought that ended in the second half of September. ( read original story ...)
Ant Group under scrutiny over exclusive sale of shares in IPO
China’s Ant Group, controlled by billionaire Jack Ma, is facing growing scrutiny for offering retail investors access to its $30bn share sale through an exclusive arrangement on its own mobile ... ( read original story ...)
Imperial College, SMU launch Singapore Green Finance Centre
Two universities have collaborated to launch the Singapore Green Finance Centre, an institute that will conduct research and develop talent for financial institutions to leverage as Asia emerges as a ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore launches first institute dedicated to green finance research and talent development
Singapore's first institute dedicated to green finance research and talent development was launched on Tuesday (Oct 13) by the Imperial ... ( read original story ...)
Business School establishes new Singapore Green Finance Centre
Imperial has joined forces with Singapore Management University to open a new research centre dedicated to green finance and talent development. ( read original story ...)
PhillipCapital is ‘neutral’ on Singapore banking sector, while UOB Kay Hian remains upbeat
As at 4.30pm, shares in DBS, OCBC, and UOB are trading 1.62% up, 1.28% up and 1.23% up, at $21.39, $8.70 and $19.70 respectively. ( read original story ...)
Singapore-based PropertyGuru’s shareholding structure changed
Indonesian media group Emtek has ceased to be an investor in Singapore-based PropertyGuru, having divested its shares as part of the online realtor's recent funding rounds. Other investors, including ... ( read original story ...)
Bank underpins STB campaign
The partnership, a first-of-its-kind collaboration between STB and a local bank, will leverage DBS’ ecosystem of services such as its travel marketplace portal, digital payments collection solutions, ... ( read original story ...)
The Great IPO Drought: Does This Spell Doom for Singapore Exchange Limited?
The bourse operator has been facing a dwindling number of companies seeking to go public in Singapore.The post The Great IPO Drought: Does This Spell Doom for Singapore Exchange Limited? appeared ... ( read original story ...)
Converge sets IPO price at P16.80/share
Converge ICT has set the price for its initial public offering at P16.80 per share, the largest IPO in the country and the largest telecom IPO in SoutheastAsia at P29.1 billion. ( read original story ...)