Markets & Investing

How did Singapore fare in the IPO scene in 2023?

Singapore saw five Catalist IPOs in the first 10.5 months of last year.

How did Singapore fare in the IPO scene in 2023?

Singapore saw five Catalist IPOs in the first 10.5 months of last year.

Real estate investment volume drops 30.6% YoY to $20.8b in 2023

Excluding GLS deals, residential, office, and industrial sectors supported investment volume.

Singapore investors are amongst the most eager to divest assets in 2024

The 2024 net buying intentions of Singapore were only 8%.

Business leaders' optimism on organisational future wanes

Five in 10 view cybersecurity threats as a risk to their business.

Singapore ranks 8th in the list of counties with top tech funding in 2023

The country raised US$4.6b ($6.1b) in funding this year.

Which ETFs generated the strongest gains in 2023?

Last year, SGX saw the introduction of five new ETFs.

OCBC prices $450m capital securities at 4.05% first callable in 2029

The net proceeds will be used for OCBC’s general corporate purposes.

M&A appetite declines to a 9-year low

Only 2 in 10 CEOs plan to ink an M&A deal in the next 12 months.

CapitaLand Ascendas REIT divests 3 assets in Australia for $64.2m

The REIT will gain net proceeds of $60.8m from the divestment.

Link REIT appoints former BlackRock real estate head as new CIO

John Saunders will begin his CIO duties on 4 March 2024.

Elite REIT launches £28m fully underwritten preferential offering

The REIT aims to use gross proceeds from the offering to repay debts.