Markets & Investing
Singapore inks bilateral investment treaty with Kazakhstan
Singapore inks bilateral investment treaty with Kazakhstan
Investors can soon freely move capital in and out of their countries.
HDB issues $500m, five-year fixed rate notes
The notes will be in denominations of $250,000.
SGX sets out guidelines for initial coin offerings
Shareholders should be made aware of the risks and use of fund proceeds.
Singapore's top billionaire stocks hit returns of 29% YTD
Sri Tang, Best World and Top Glove were the outperformers.
Daily Briefing: Nearly 10,000 broadband users hit by outage; Keppel Land unveils AI-powered home
And EDBI has pitched in for the latest funding round of a US startup.
SGX ties up with Bank of China and CFETS to globally promote bond indices
SGX will be the first exchange to distribute bond indices outside China.
SGX to launch new securities settlement and depository system
It will cut its securities settlement cycle from three to two days.
Daily Briefing: EDBI joins $55.14m funding round for US tech firm; MOH lays out benchmarks fees for surgical procedures in private hospitals
And Kent Ridge Hill Residences sell 46% of units in weekend launch.
MAS to set up $6.90b fund for PE and infrastructure investments
It is geared towards PE and infrastructure fund managers that are deepening or establishing their Singapore presence.
Lumber firm Jawala suspends trading of shares
The SGX-listed Malaysian firm is seeking clarification on the suspension of its subsidiary’s main bank accounts.
SGX RegCo proposes delisting rule changes to boost minority shareholders
Parties linked to the delisting offer may soon be banned from voting.
Daily Briefing: ComfortdelGro to launch $137.94m VC fund for mobility startups; STB partners HIC for smart hotels tech guide
And over 5,000 flocked Parc Esta’s weekend preview.
SGX and Temasek's Heliconia invest in capital markets platform iSTOX
The platform connects investors with opportunities through Security Token Offerings (STOs).
Temasek buys minority stake in Irish drug tech startup Aerogen
Aerogen specialises in making and selling aerosol drug delivery systems.
SGX inks deals to boost ties with Chinese firms
The firms will help develop China and Singapore derivative markets through financial market education.
China's corporate R&D spending outpaces Europe's in 2018
Alibaba remained the top R&D spender in China for the third consecutive year with US$3.6b .
MeGroup gears for SGX-Catalist listing and trading debut
It received 90 valid applications for a total of 1.96m offer shares at its initial public offering.
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