Markets & Investing

SMX records highest overall turnover

The turnover was $635.23 million with a total volume of 19,231.

SMX records highest overall turnover

The turnover was $635.23 million with a total volume of 19,231.

Bond issuer NIS Group fails to pay loans

This resulted to an Event of Default for the bonds currently listed on SGX.

SGX September derivatives and commodities trading step up

But the exchange’s securities turnover dived 21% due to economic uncertainties.

Singapore trading threatened by Lehman-like trends

DBS has a grim market outlook as it cuts securities daily average volumes and values to 1.32bn and S$1.45bn from 1.89bn and $1.83bn in FY12.

Fitness First shelves $500m Singapore IPO

Volatile market conditions prompted Fitness First to postpone the listing to 2012.

Global economic turmoil takes its toll on Asia Pac debt issuances

Debt capital market volume declined 42.4% to US$109.3b in Q3 2011.

Asia Pac IPO proceeds reach US$157.2b in Q3 2011

There are 1228 issues year-to-date, marking the third highest level of ECM activity in Asia since 2007.

Sheng Siong Group's US$95m IPO is fifth biggest in Q3 2011

The top spot still belongs to Hutchison Port Holdings’ US$5.5 billion IPO.

Singapore’s equity capital market jumps 30.2% in 3Q2011

Citigroup maintains its top spot for investment banking rankings by underwriting US$801m of equity proceeds to date.

Singapore’s Debt Capital Market volume plunges 22% to US$12.4b in 2011

DBS reigns as the top book runner this year, with related proceeds of up to US$2.9b.

SGX named as suitor in London Metal Exchange deal

SGX is reportedly teaming up with London Stock Exchange for the deal potentially worth 1 billion pounds.

Temasek’s Manish Kejriwal resigns

The head of Temasek India left to create a new fund.

We cannot eliminate fraud: MAS Managing Director

Mr Ravi Menon said no regulator can totally prevent misconduct but stressed MAS “will leave no stone unturned to take rigorous action” against...

SGX lists GH Financials to derivatives market

The listing enables access to a wide range of Asian equity index derivatives from early in the Asian morning to late European hours each day.

AsiaPac M&A volume hits record volume of US$449.1b

And China is still the most targeted nation with US$103.5 billion or 30.5% of Asia Pacific-target M&A.

Let’s talk business: Singapore M&A activity in its busiest since 2008

Value of transactions increased 33.3% to US$35.2 billion thus far.