Markets & Investing
Daily Briefing: HRnetgroup to expand services in China; Shopee's weak performance hits Sea's earnings
Daily Briefing: HRnetgroup to expand services in China; Shopee's weak performance hits Sea's earnings
And dining platform Chope forged partnership with China’s food delivery giant Meituan-Dianping.
Video production platform 90 Seconds bagged $27.1m in Series B funding round
It will be used to enhance and expand its creator network across major regions.
Singapore's fintech investments reach record $468.78m in 2018: KPMG
Blockchain, insurtech and asset management are key priorities.
Asia's fintech investments hit $22.7b in 2018
It was led by online payment provider Ant Financial’s mammoth $14b series C funding round.
Daily Briefing: New issues ‘overshadowed' Singapore-Malaysia water talks; AI startup ViSenze secures $27.06m Series C funding
And here's why REDAS is calling for a review of the property cooling measures.
China's PE activity hits record highs at $222b in 2018
It offset the 23% decline in China’s outbound M&A activity which dropped for the third consecutive year.
4 in 5 SMEs expect more business incentives from Budget: survey
Firms aim to address in manpower and cost challenges.
Can venture capital keep up as startups embrace Asia's wealthy families?
Around 15% of APAC family office portfolios are private equities direct investments.
S-REITs DPU to grow 2% in 2020
The office sector will lead gains as a supply crunch is set to drive rents up.
Chart of the Day: Top 5 FTSE China stocks hit average returns of 17.9% in January
Water utilities firm SIIC environment recorded a 21.8% return in January YTD.
EDB eyes $8b-10b of fixed asset investments in Singapore for 2019
With these investments, Singapore wants to be a regional platform amidst global trade tensions.
SGX securities market turnover value declined 26% to $21.7b in January
Its securities daily average value fell 26% to $986m.
Zilingo clinches $307.1m in Series D funding
The funding round was led by Sequoia Capital, Temasek and the Singapore investment fund EDBI.
Hyflux extends deadline to file proofs of claim to 1 March
Parties are requested to set out all known obligations the scheme companies have towards them.
SGX rejects Nutryfarm International's 45% stake acquisition in First Linkage
The agency cited concerns about contractual workarounds to address foreign ownership restrictions.
Daily Briefing: 3,500 tenants bought first home with housing grant help; German online payments Wirecard AG refutes fraud allegations
And Singapore concerned with the collision of Malaysia’s vessel with a Greek carrier in Tuas.
Daily Briefing: SingPost fined $100,000 for service standards failure; AI music startup Musiio clinches $1.36m seed fund
And here's what's new with Oakwood's revamped booking system.
Commentary
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Bootstrapping in Singapore: How small startups can thrive without investors
How outdated financial solutions are fuelling the SME exodus
The role passwordless plays in securing Singapore’s digital future