Markets & Investing

Singapore retail investors dump AI tech for gold

Within commodity portfolios, gold reigns supreme at 79% ownership, followed by silver (36%) and oil (24%).

JustCo prices $100m SGX IPO at $0.94 per share ahead of 22 May debut

Cornerstone investors have locked in 70% of expected gross proceeds.

MAS to scrap mandatory financial advice for complex investment products

ILPs will now require product highlights sheets under the revised framework.

LHN’s net profit rises 18.6% to $16.8m in H12026

Basic earnings per share increased 16.0% to $0.0392.

MoneyMax subsidiary prices $30m 5% notes due 2028

The notes will be issued under MoneyMax Treasure’s $500m multicurrency medium-term note programme.

Keppel Infra Trust sees 17.3% drop in Q1 income, underlying earnings jump

Excluding divestment gains, distributable income rose 18.2%YoY to $53.7m.

SIA Engineering grows 20.9% in H2 on regional expansion drive

Its revenue increased 14.3% to $1.42b driven by stronger MRO demand.

Singapore dominates SEA PE dealmaking in Q1: report

The city-state accounted for 94% of regional deal value, driven by megadeals in data centres and education.

BRC Asia posts record $931m half-year revenue, profit up 24%

BRC attributed this to increased tonnage delivered amongst others.

JUMBO Group H1 profit falls to $6.2m on rising costs

Earnings slid despite stronger top line expansion in Singapore and China outlets.

STI seen tumbling to 4,300 in worst-case US-Iran war scenario

With the Strait closed but no active escalation, expect a dip toward 4,600 before a choppy recovery.

Singapore startup exits in April limited to acquisitions

Tracxn records three acquisitions in April, whilst IPO activity remains absent.

Cross‑border real estate inflows surge to $7.24b in Q1

Portfolio deal and retail activity lift volumes to $7.24b, says Knight Frank.

MAS moves to align SGX rules for overseas dual listings

The framework will allow firms to use one prospectus for SGX-Nasdaq dual listings.