Markets & Investing
Hong Leong unit unveils employee equity plan
Hong Leong unit unveils employee equity plan
The plan is to incentivise the company’s employees to remain ‘dedicated and loyal.’
SERT posts $37.4m gain in June
A key contributor to growth was SERT’s pivot toward the logistics and light industrial sector.
Thakral commits $6.3m to Riverwalk Fund II in India
PIPL will subscribe ₹420m for Class B units in Riverwalk Fund II, an Indian-domiciled, SEBI-registered Category II Alternative Investment Fund (AIF).
Second-generation Singapore artists attract interest
Younger collectors with tighter budgets are drawn to their art.
NTT DC REIT to raise $987.93m in Singapore IPO
It's set to be the biggest the SGX’s biggest REIT initial public offering.
No mega-deals as Singapore M&A market slumps
Deal value fell 7% year on year, whilst volume dropped 27%.
ESR reshuffles exec team amidst privatisation move
The company delisted from the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on 3 July.
mm2 Asia seeks to raise $15m in a placement round
The company will issue 1,875,000,000 new ordinary shares.
Startup funding dips 4.29% MoM in June
Startups raised $254m in June, down from $265m in May.
Singapore, UK deepen joint efforts on asset tokenisation
It aims to drive greater adoption of tokenised assets in both markets.
Sanli Environmental seeks $4m in placement round
The issue price is at $0.12 per share.
CapitaLand India Trust issues $100m perpetual securities at 4.4% fixed rate
This is part of its $1.5b debt issuance programme.
Sembcorp subsidiary lists $300m fixed-rate notes
The notes are due in 2046.
Singapore is third most preferred market of affluent investors in 2025
The city-state ranked alongside the United States and Hong Kong as a top choice for global high-net-worth individuals.
S-REITs maintain strength with UOB 'Overweight' call
The FTSE ST REIT Index climbed 4.2% in June, significantly outperforming the Straits Times Index.
Del Monte Foods files for bankruptcy after board blocks settlement
Lenders acquired 25% of Del Monte Pacific Limited’s equity stake.
Johor-Singapore SEZ expected to boost cross-border investment
The country accounted for almost two-thirds of the region’s total inflows.
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