Singapore

DCS Card Centre raises $300m in upsized asset-backed notes offering

DBS and First Plus Asset Management supported the transaction.

DCS Card Centre raises $300m in upsized asset-backed notes offering

DBS and First Plus Asset Management supported the transaction.

Boustead Projects JV to acquire Minh Quang for $14.4m

The JV will acquire 3,300,000 ordinary shares of the Vietnamese company.

Singtel trials RedCap technology for IoT devices

RedCap technology reduces power consumption by 60% and device production costs by 50% to 70%.

Economists cut 2024 growth forecast for Singapore

They expect GDP to expand by 2.3% in 2024, down from the previous estimate of 2.5%. 

Tuas Power diversifies business for Singapore’s energy transition

The country’s sole operator of a coal/biomass cogeneration plant will rely on the use of more biomass and renewable energy imports for decarbonisation.

Moody’s sees asset tokenization, digital money transactions gaining traction in Singapore 

Asset tokenization is seen offering substantial benefits to the finance industry

Majority of Singaporean businesses felt AI perks: study

Firms, however, believe policies should be in place for responsible implementation 

Singlife unveils Connect 2.0 accelerator for insurtech boost

Connect 2.0 plans to back up to ten startups, focusing on co-creating and launching innovative embedded insurance solutions.

Singapore leads SEA cities with top tech funding in 2023

The city raised US$2.3m in funding this year.

ST Engineering’s cyber unit acquires D’Crypt for $67.5m

StarHub’s indirect subsidiary, Keele Investments owns D’Crypt.

Mapletree Logistics Trust acquires Grade A warehouse in India for $14.5m

The warehouse is 100% leased to a domestic 3PL operator.

SGX taps Ng Yao Loong as new Head of Equities

Ng will take on the role by mid-2024.

Sembcorp bags tender for largest solar power project in Singapore

The project will increase the solar capacity of Jurong Island to 142.2MWp from 25.2MWp.

Where do the mass and affluent Singaporeans spend their money?

Mass market consumers spend a higher portion of their wallet (5.04% vs 2.22%) on essentials.

10 investment ideas for 2024

Experts say it’s time to shift from public to private investments.