Markets & Investing

Singapore firms' leadership boosted by board and audit upgrades
7 Aug 18
Singtel topped the rankings on governance and transparency for the fourth year.
Chart of the Day: See how fintech funding in Singapore recovered in Q2
6 Aug 18
Singapore is pushing for regional collaboration in Southeast Asia.
ST Engineering Ventures joins US$25m funding round for US tech platform
6 Aug 18
ST Engineering earlier tapped rideOS to power its autonomous bus pilot through software products.
SGX to embrace listing rule amendments from the Corporate Governance Council
6 Aug 18
Changes will take effect from 1 January 2019.
Daily Briefing: Parliament to look into SingHealth cyberattack; Temasek extends US$200m credit facility to US clothing retailer
5 Aug 18
And DBS says property-related loans could be slashed by $1b in H2.
Temasek rolls out $5b medium term note programme
3 Aug 18
Notes will be 'unconditionally' and 'irrevocably' guaranteed by Temasek.
Vard Holdings expected to delist by 10 August
3 Aug 18
The exit offer from its parent firm will be closed by 8 August.
FundedHere steps back on launching FundedX amidst licensing issues
3 Aug 18
FundedX has yet to get an approval as an exchange or market operator.
Daily Markets Briefing: STI down 1.28%
3 Aug 18
Don't expect gains today.
Chart of the Day: Share buybacks ballooned 303.71% to $109m
2 Aug 18
But it crashed 37.5% from $174m in June.
SGX welcomes Asia's first infrastructure finance securitisation notes
1 Aug 18
Bayfront Infrastructure Capital will issue Class A, B, and C notes.
REITs and business trusts pump up disclosure practices
1 Aug 18
CapitaLand and Keppel DC REIT led the initiatives in transparency practices.
Crowd-sourcing platform FundedHere launches matching platform for startups and private firms
1 Aug 18
FundedX will allow legacy shareholders to monetize their returns.
Daily Briefing: Singapore's tainted bunkers bolster inquiries for UAE's marine fuel; Hong Kong billionaire's firm eyeing to dual list in SGX
1 Aug 18
And Grab says fake-booking claims from Philippine rival ‘malicious'.
Business optimism index in services sector inches up to 9%
31 Jul 18
But the real estate industry expects business to deteriorate amidst property curbs.
Daily Briefing: Malaysian foreign minister says Malaysia-Singapore bilateral relations are "good"; Private home launches could remain healthy in Q3
30 Jul 18
And investment firm AnAn seeks legal advice amidst Russian bank's US$170.4m repayment claims.
SGX welcomes first nickel mining firm to the Catalist
30 Jul 18
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
30 Jul 18
And Temasek joins US$500m funding for co-working space WeWork China.
SGX's profit up 7% to $363m in 2018
29 Jul 18
Almost half of the revenue came from equities and fixed income.
Temasek prices US$1.35b bonds at 72 bps over Treasuries
26 Jul 18
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
26 Jul 18
2 in 5 firms target Indonesia for further expansion.
Temasek leads US$85m funding round for US fitness startup
26 Jul 18
ClassPass targets expansion in Southeast Asia.
Daily Briefing: LTA buys 66 new trains for $1.2b; SGX and NSE patch wounds for GIFT City talks
25 Jul 18
And co-living rental startup Hmlet buys its Hong Kong competitor.
Temasek to launch 10-year US dollar bond offering
25 Jul 18
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
25 Jul 18
But slow cash flow and global growth challenge these ambitions.
Fincantieri extends Vard Holdings' exit offer to 8 August
25 Jul 18
The deal is now unconditional.
Engineering firm DLF raises $4.26m from fully-subscribed IPO
24 Jul 18
It will target the Singapore and Asian tourism sectors as business prospects.
Morgan Stanley slashes Singapore earnings forecast over property curbs
24 Jul 18
Its forecast dipped to 13% from 14% in May.
SGX eyes listing of MOG firms in early development stage
23 Jul 18
They can join the Catalist starting 23 August.
SIC alters takeover rules for dual class share firms
23 Jul 18
It wants to add relief for shareholders required to make general offers.
Nikko AM unveils SGD bond ETF for retail investors
23 Jul 18
It will list on the SGX on 27 August.
Director fined $57,000 for 38 Companies Act charges
19 Jul 18
He failed to hold the annual general meeting and file annual returns for 19 firms.
SGX to expand clearing houses' management powers during defaults
19 Jul 18
It wants to auction clearing members’ positions in derivatives if they ever default.
Daily Briefing: GIC to buy shares worth US$75m from Chinese pharmaceutical firm; REDAS president says property curbs could worsen oversupply
18 Jul 18
And here’s what the Auditor-General found in the People’s Association’s procurement method.
Koufu raises $415.9m from IPO
17 Jul 18
Its public offer of 6.33 million shares was 17 times subscribed.
Singtel arm to buy assets from US advertising firm for US$101m
17 Jul 18
The deal includes Videology’s tech platform, intellectual property, and assets around US$5.3m.
Singapore asset management firm Golden Equator Capital co-leads $120m funding for SEA tech companies
16 Jul 18
A proportion of the fund is reserved for Korean firms looking for SEA expansion via Singapore.
Daily Briefing: GIC annual returns slipped to 3.4% from 3.7% in 2017; Airbnb hopes for ‘fair and progressive' policies on short-term stays in Singapore
16 Jul 18
And Hongkong Land yielded US$988.4m from investments properties in 2017.
$17m of Xiaomi warrants traded at launch
15 Jul 18
Call warrant MPAW at HK$20 was the most traded for the week.
GIC lauds China and India as growing areas of tech investment
13 Jul 18
Emerging markets are leapfrogging due to openness and less mature industries.

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