Markets & Investing
Chart of the Day: Share buybacks ballooned 303.71% to $109m
But it crashed 37.5% from $174m in June.
SGX welcomes Asia's first infrastructure finance securitisation notes
Bayfront Infrastructure Capital will issue Class A, B, and C notes.
REITs and business trusts pump up disclosure practices
CapitaLand and Keppel DC REIT led the initiatives in transparency practices.
Crowd-sourcing platform FundedHere launches matching platform for startups and private firms
FundedX will allow legacy shareholders to monetize their returns.
SGX welcomes first nickel mining firm to the Catalist
Silkroad Nickel eyes to sell and export low-grade nickel ore globally.
Daily Briefing: Property sales in August could crash by 40-50%; Singapore data breach hit banks' health
And Temasek joins US$500m funding for co-working space WeWork China.
SGX's profit up 7% to $363m in 2018
Almost half of the revenue came from equities and fixed income.
Temasek prices US$1.35b bonds at 72 bps over Treasuries
Investors will be paid every six months, at a coupon rate of 3.625% per annum.
4 in 5 Singapore SMEs eye expansion in the ASEAN
2 in 5 firms target Indonesia for further expansion.
Temasek leads US$85m funding round for US fitness startup
ClassPass targets expansion in Southeast Asia.
Temasek to launch 10-year US dollar bond offering
Only qualified institutional investors and buyers inside and outside the US can buy the bonds.
Half of middle-market firms target 6-10% growth in 2018: EY
But slow cash flow and global growth challenge these ambitions.
Fincantieri extends Vard Holdings' exit offer to 8 August
The deal is now unconditional.
SGX eyes listing of MOG firms in early development stage
They can join the Catalist starting 23 August.
SIC alters takeover rules for dual class share firms
It wants to add relief for shareholders required to make general offers.
Nikko AM unveils SGD bond ETF for retail investors
It will list on the SGX on 27 August.
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How outdated financial solutions are fuelling the SME exodus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