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Tech and real estate rev up Singapore M&A scene
Tech and real estate rev up Singapore M&A scene
Deals by homegrown firms hit a four-year high at $46.19b in the first half of 2018.
SGX securities market turnover value dropped 24% to $21.6b in November
Its securities daily average value also crashed 21% to $1.03b.
$78,000 lost to bitcoin scammers: Police
Such schemes operate overseas, making it harder to pursue claims against operators.
Daily Briefing: Cabinet shakeup could boost Singapore stocks; Luxury property sales crashed 42% in Q3
And EDBI joins US$90m funding round for voice security startup Pindrop.
Singapore's rattled equities may stage January comeback as STI tipped to open strong
The STI has booked gains of 5.8% in January 2017 and 3.9% in January 2018.
Dual-class shares more bane than boon for Singapore markets: report
Contradictions in corporate governance policies nullified listing rules and code revisions.
4 Jardine stocks make it to STI's strongest in November: SGX
Jardine Cycle and Carriage saw the highest gain of 16.3%.
Daily Briefing: COE prices for smaller cars plunged to nine year low at $23,568; Grab partners with Philippines' biggest company to expand GrabPay
And solar energy startup SolarHome bags US$10m from crowdfunding platforms.
Singapore M&A appetite remains steady at 40% amidst rising competition
4 in 5 corporate executives are looking to local, US, UK and Australia markets for M&A deals.
SGX inks deal to help investors capture Belt and Road Initiative opportunities
The parties will develop an index for investors to track investment options related to the BRI.
SGX cautions on what to observe when conducting share buy-backs
Firms should not carry out buy-back operations two weeks after releasing their quarterly financial statements.
SGX's proposed review changes may hold IPO managers to higher standards
Issue managers must be independent from the firm listing on the mainboard.
India's fintech investment fall 30.1% YTD at US$1.59b
Telco One97 Communications bagged the largest deal at US$365m.
Daily Briefing: Orchard Road to be smoke-free zone from January 2019; Go-Jek rolls out its beta app for car-hailing
And cybersecurity startup CloudSEK bags $1.97m in pre-seed funding.
Singapore IPO proceeds plummet 85% to $715m
Firms in the healthcare and F&B sectors continued to perform well.
SEA hits $12b in IPOs before last stretch of 2018
Vietnam’s IPO capital market was the top performer with $6.2b.
Vietnam overtakes Singapore in IPO fund market
Singapore's IPO market only raised $715m against Vietnam’s $6.2b.
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