Initial public offering (IPO) activity by Singapore issuers picked up pace in the first half of this year, although there were more cross-border listings. The overall number of IPOs - domestic and cross-border - by Singapore issuers was up in the first six ... ( read original story ...)
Continued Consolidation Called For Singapore Bourse
The Singapore stock market has moved lower in back-to-back trading days, surrendering almost 50 points or 1.5 percent along the way. The Straits Times Index now rests just above the 3,390-point plateau and it may take further damage again on Thursday. ( read original story ...)
Value of IPOs by Singapore issuers up 78% in first half of 2018
SINGAPORE - The overall number of initial public offerings (IPOs) - domestic and cross-border - by Singapore issuers was up in the first six months of this year, with 12 listings raising US$459 million or 78 per cent more year on year, a report said. ( read original story ...)
Live more, Bank less: DBS, now 50, wants to (again) disrupt how S’poreans approach banking
At that time, its primary function was to finance Singapore’s industrialisation and urban development. And according to Piyush, DBS was a disruptor in the banking industry when they first began. Photo of DBS building (1980s), from NAS. Since 1968 ... ( read original story ...)
Wolters Kluwer Survey Shows Singapore’s Bankers Concerned Over MAS 610
The survey asked more than 50 compliance, risk, finance and IT professionals at more than 25 banks in Singapore for their views on key challenges they face. The scope of new proposals in the Monetary Authority of Singapore’s overhaul of the MAS 610 ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore IPOs lag Asian peers as homegrown companies rush to list abroad
Cross-border listings ballooned 300% in value compared to domestic flotations which surged 64%. With a growing number of Singapore companies choosing to list abroad, the number of cross-border listings ballooned 300% in terms of volume and 166% in terms of ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Market Expected To Remain Rangebound
The Singapore stock market has alternated between positive and negative finishes through the last five trading days since the end of the two-day winning streak in which it had gathered more than 55 points or 1.6 percent. The Straits Times Index now rests ... ( read original story ...)
CapitaLand Limited’s Stock Price Is Close To A 52-Week Low Now: Is It Actually Cheap?
CapitaLand Limited (SGX: C31) is a real estate developer and owner and is one of the largest companies in Singapore’s stock market. Its diversified global real estate portfolio includes integrated developments, shopping malls, serviced residences ... ( read original story ...)
Stock Market Today: Wall Street Ekes Out Gains Ahead Of Singapore Summit
NEW YORK - All three major U.S. stock indexes closed slightly higher on Monday as investors eyed the looming United States-North Korea summit on Tuesday in Singapore while shrugging off the weekend’s factious meeting of the Group of Seven nations. ( read original story ...)
Businesses in Singapore hope to cash in on Trump burgers, Kim tacos
“The media attention highlights the value the rest of the world places on Singapore, like security, peace and neutrality,” he told Yahoo Finance. “It provides an advertisement for a tourism boost and further foreign investment.” Krystal Hu is a ... ( read original story ...)
Stock market inches higher ahead of Trump-Kim summit
attended a lunch with Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong in Singapore on Monday. U.S. stock-market indexes were trading tentatively higher in early trade Monday, ahead of a highly anticipated summit between President Donald Trump and North Korean ... ( read original story ...)
StanChart to apply for virtual banking license in Hong Kong
Like peers around the world, banks in Asia, mainly in major hubs including Hong Kong and Singapore, have been boosting investments on internet and mobile banking services in the battle to lure tech-savvy students and young professionals. HSBC will invest $ ... ( read original story ...)
Ex-Obama ambassador to Singapore: Trump-Kim summit is a ‘very good thing’ and a ‘unique moment’
Tuesday's summit in Singapore is unlikely to be a "momentous event," Kirk Wagar tells CNBC. But Wagar predicts the meeting could be the beginning of a discussion that "puts us on a diplomatic path." The Trump administration's desire for a win "increases ... ( read original story ...)
With Its Stock Price Up By 19% In The Last 12 Months, Is United Overseas Bank Ltd Still A Bargain Now?
Worried about the overall state of the market? Do you know the 1 thing you should never do in the stock market? The Motley Fool Singapore's new e-book lays out a plan to handle market crashes, details the greatest advantage you have as an investor ... ( read original story ...)
Market may open on a flat note
Trading of Nifty 50 index futures on the Singapore stock exchange indicates that the Nifty could fall ... that gripped investors late in the week subsided. Back home,the market ended the volatile session almost flat on Friday, 8 June 2018 as losses in ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Postcard: Coconut, chicken and spice on media menu
SINGAPORE (AP) -- The tiny city-state of Singapore is hosting its largest media contingent ever for the summit between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. They will be well fed, if nothing else. A sprawling 2,100 square-meter ... ( read original story ...)