Markets & Investing
SGX tipped to rank as ninth listing destination by 2030
SGX tipped to rank as ninth listing destination by 2030
SGX will eclipse the Johannesburg and Deutsche bourse.
Daily Briefing: 2019 GDP growth forecast cut to 2.5%; Malaysia lost right to review water price: MFA
And SC Capital has bought Rivervale Mall for $230m.
Daily Briefing: Mandarin Gardens Collective Sale's reserve price raised to $2.9b; Temasek to acquire 30% of Denmark-based engineering firm
And GIC to sell shares in Coway to Korean company Woongjin Group.
F&N to acquire 60% of printing solutions company Print Lab
Print Lab will become an indirect subsidiary of F&N.
Chart of the Day: S-REITs' dividend yields lag Eurozone and Hong Kong
S-REITs' overall dividend yield stands at 2.7%.
SGX to test blockchain e-voting in Asia Pacific
It aims to simplify the management of shareholder meetings.
Quest Ventures to launch early-stage digital commerce startup funds worth US$120m
The VC firm plans to invest up to US$100m through an open fund and as much as US$20m through an impact fund.
Malaysian theme park developer Sim Leisure Group debuts on Catalist at $0.17 apiece
The firm has a market capitalisation of about $30m.
Half of Singapore and Hong Kong investors believe the economy will improve in the next three months: survey
However, a global recession is expected in H1 2020.
Poll: 67% of Singapore and Hong Kong investors plan to invest in Chinese onshore bonds in 2019
Sentiment was driven by the upcoming Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregate Index inclusion in April 2019.
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.
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