Markets & Investing
Investors subscribe to only 62.2% of Lendlease REIT’s preferential offer
Investors subscribe to only 62.2% of Lendlease REIT’s preferential offer
DBS, OCBC, and UOB subscribe to remaining units to hit the $196.6m target.
CLCT manager takes 2025 fees through Retail Crown vehicle
The payout included 6,783,704 securities for the basic fee.
Intraco raises $20.05m, US$5.92m in digital paper
Retail tranche adds $410,000.
Tang Organization takes over Suntec REIT manager in 100% stake deal
Acrophyte Asset Management completes the buyout of ESR Trust Management.
Geo Energy raises $15m from 35 million share placement
About 35 million new ordinary shares were listed at $0.425 each.
Alpha Integrated REIT refinances $75m loan, clears 2026 maturities
Debt maturity extends to 2.4 years.
Keong Hong profit falls 96% as revenue contracts
Order book stands at $182m.
Fukuoka courts Singapore startups with subsidies
The package includes rent and job incentives worth $800,000 each.
MoneyMax raises $88m in digital token notes with strong CEO and insiders backing
The Series 003 and 004 notes raised $63.3m and $25.26m in gross proceeds
SGX revamps Next 50 index with four additions
Review adds UltraGreen.ai, GuocoLand, Haw Par, and Valuemax.
Vin’s launches retail commercial paper at 4.5%
Offering targets $1m to $2m.
Singapore’s billionaire tally hits 55 on Forbes 2026 list
Jason Chang is the country’s richest, ranking 204th globally.
UI Boustead REIT IPO draws $1.9b in demand with 3.3x subscription
The listing raised approximately $973.6m.
SGX to launch India and ASEAN bond futures amidst market volatility
The contracts will range from three- to 10-year maturities per country.
Jardine Matheson swings to $1.41b net profit in 2025
This reverses a previous net loss of $594m (US$468m).
RMB infrastructure upgrade positions Singapore for Chinese firm listings
MAS appointed DBS as Singapore’s second RMB clearing bank.
UI Boustead REIT targets 7.4% FY 2026 yield
Singapore makes up 71% of the portfolio.
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