Market observers have indicated that part of the problem stems from the way investment bankers market REIT IPOs. The Singapore Exchange saw two REIT IPOs in May with the listing of ARA US Hospitality ... ( read original story ...)
Regulatory, capital market reforms needed to revive Singapore’s stock market
Fundamental reforms to Singapore’s capital markets, pension system and how regulators interact with it are essential to revive our public equity market. A lack of reforms will inhibit its ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore cautions wealth managers against aggressively courting Hong Kong business
"The message was that we shouldn't be taking undue advantage of what's going on in Hong Kong," a senior banking source said on condition of anonymity. Singapore has cautioned wealth managers against ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s Shock GDP Contraction Sends Warning for World Trade
(Bloomberg) -- An unexpected contraction in Singapore’s economy in the second quarter sent a warning shot to the world economy as simmering trade tensions wilt business confidence and activity. Gross ... ( read original story ...)
Bank of Singapore’s Hong Kong CEO on Developing a Greater China Proposition
Tan has been with Bank of Singapore since 2010 and since January 2018 leads the overall strategy to drive the bank’s presence in Greater China and North Asia, with a strategic focus on the ... ( read original story ...)
Deutsche Bank employees in Singapore face looming threat of retrenchment as German firm carries massive overhaul globally
Deutsche Bank’s employees in Singapore are currently on edge as the German multinational investment bank and financial services company embarks on its sweeping restructuring plan, which will impact ... ( read original story ...)
Deutsche Bank axes 18,000 staff around the world, including Sydney, New York and London offices
Will clients stick with us or is the game over?” said a Singapore banker who remains in his job. Deutsche Bank has been operating in Australia since 1973. In Australia, the bank provides services ... ( read original story ...)
Deutsche Bank careers end in an envelope, a hug and a cab ride
Deutsche Bank confirmed on Sunday that it was closing huge parts of ... Will clients stick with us or is the game over?” said a Singapore banker who remains in his job. ... ( read original story ...)
Exchange Behemoth Binance Opens Singapore Branch
Singapore’s tempered regulatory environment and central position in Southeast Asian finance has lead to a flourishing economy of blockchain companies and users. Preceded by a soft launch ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s Stock Exchange Backs New Ethereum Security Token Platform
A new trading platform for security tokens has launched with backing from Singapore Exchange (SGX), the country’s public stock market, and technical support from ethereum startup ConsenSys. ... ( read original story ...)
Bargain Hunters May Lift Singapore Stock Market
(RTTNews) - The Singapore stock market has finished lower in three straight sessions, sliding almost 45 points or 1.4 percent along the way. The Straits Times Index now rests just beneath the ... ( read original story ...)
Binance Launches Fiat-Crypto Exchange in Singapore
Cryptocurrency exchange Binance said on Wednesday morning that it has launched in Singapore. Binance SG will allow users to buy and sell cryptocurrencies with Singapore dollars (SGD). This is the ... ( read original story ...)
Ex-Singapore finance chief Tharman Shanmugaratnam shortlisted for IMF top job, but will Europeans hand over the title?
Singapore’s ex-finance tsar Tharman Shanmugaratnam may be eminently qualified to succeed Christine Lagarde as head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) , but few among his admirers believe the ... ( read original story ...)
Deutsche Bank begins Asia layoffs
The axe may fall harder in Hong Kong than Singapore, as the Republic is the investment bank's Asia-Pacific hub for fixed income and currencies business. Hong Kong is its Asia equities hub. "The news ... ( read original story ...)
Deutsche Bank cuts 18,000 jobs in massive overhaul
In Asia, the axe may fall harder in Hong Kong than Singapore, as the Republic is the investment bank's Asia-Pacific hub for fixed-income and currencies business. Hong Kong is its Asia equities hub. ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese lender expanding in Asia, plans branch in Singapore
The country's second-biggest regional bank by assets aims to set up a branch in Singapore as a transaction banking hub for Japanese corporate clients operating in South-east Asia, he added. Many of ... ( read original story ...)