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STI falls 10% from peak over trade tension woes
STI falls 10% from peak over trade tension woes
Analysts also see more headwinds for Singapore due to interest rates.
Quality of Singapore's corporate management lagged Vietnam and Thailand
It performed poorly in capital management and earnings/interest expense.
Singapore a ‘place to be' for equities investors: Credit Suisse
It could deliver as much as 15% earnings growth in 2018, but growth for REITs is limited.
Zendesk bags Customer Support Solution Case Study of the Year at the SBR Business Case Studies Awards 2018
Zendesk's omnichannel solution empowers Circles.Life to be the company their customers want them to be.
Singapore M&A activity hit 4-year high at US$33.8b
Two large M&A deals breached the US$3b mark in H1.
Google to invest US$550m in Chinese e-commerce firm
JD.com will put up product sale through Google shopping.
Foreign direct investment from Singapore fell 11.79% to US$24.7b
This was due to a significant fall in foreign direct investments in the financial sector.
Daily Markets Briefing: STI down 1.05%
Investors are urged to take caution.
Chart of the Day: Singapore-listed equity raising in H1 jumped 208.6% to $4.33b
It was bolstered by follow-on offerings with proceeds worth $3.79b.
SGX to list Nifty contracts after August amidst arbitration
The hearings after arbitration are expected to start early-2019.
Industrials led Singapore's cross-border IPOs in H1
They had a market share of 39% and total proceeds of US$36m.
Singapore firms raised US$2.6b from equity YTD
Equity raising activity in Q2 recovered and jumped 81.2% from Q1.
Chart of the Day: 9% of global investors think Singapore could produce the next Google
But it still has a long way to go to gain their confidence like in Shanghai and Beijing.
Singapore rallied to fifth spot as world's largest foreign investment hub
Singapore climbed one step up, beating The Netherlands.
What now for Singapore after the postponed Bursa-SGX link?
Malaysia looks to save costs and has put the link under review.
MAS partners with World Bank's IFC to drive Asian green bond markets
The two will also promote green bond standards and frameworks.
Malaysia puts heat on proposed SGX-Bursa link
Mahathir said the link will be reviewed.
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