Markets & Investing

SGX ADR volume reaches $60m; alternative trading venue draws investors

Interest in ADRs of companies with primary share listings in Hong Kong, accounted for a significant portion of the activity as the cost advantage...

SGX ADR volume reaches $60m; alternative trading venue draws investors

Interest in ADRs of companies with primary share listings in Hong Kong, accounted for a significant portion of the activity as the cost advantage...

Standard Chartered Securities joins SGX as clearing and trading member

The bank's admission brings the number of Clearing Members for SGX’s securities market to 28 and the number of Trading Members to 29.

SGX posts 17-month trading high, named “Derivatives Exchange of the Year”

Apart from receiving the award from Asia Risk magazine, the exchange also announced that its October SDAV reached $2.1 billion, the highest since May...

More QE means more headaches for Asia

A jump of 56.9 from 54 in the ISM Index might mean good news for the West, but does not bode well for Asia.

New STI Dividend Index to capture dividend returns of constituents

New index enables investors to view the expected dividends of its constituents and to create fresh investment opportunities.

Success of SGX-ASX deal yet to be seen

Recent changes in the Australian market and differences in legal and regulatory regimes between Australia and Singapore pose execution challenges for...

Singapore Exchange completes listing of Oxley Holdings

The developer’s S$570mln market capitalization is SGX Catalist’s largest IPO, enabling it to strengthen its market position.

Moody's reviews Suntec for possible downgrade

The real estate trust’s intention to acquire interests in Marina Bay properties through debts might put its Baa1 corporate family rating and Baa2...

Asian funds no longer underweight- Morgan Stanley

The Asia Credit Exposure Index (ACEI) rose from 38 to 55 over the past week, according to a report on Asian credit from the financial services firm.

Security in Flexibility

For more than 20 years, through economic times both stable and shaky, XL Insurance has been weaving strong safety nets for businesses around the...

Seize the opportunity, but protect against the risk

While it’s easy to recognise Singapore as a ‘land of opportunity’, businesses could be easily forgiven for overlooking the fact that alongside every...

The Gains of Taking Risk

Intent at staying for the long haul with hopes of seeing fairer skies, global insurance firm Allied World Assurance Company decided to locate in Asia...

Singapore Exchange lists Anchun International Holdings

Chemical systems engineering and technology solutions provider lists on Singapore bourse with S$141.4mln market capitalization.

Reluctance for M&A persists despite improved market conditions

A global survey conducted by Ernst and Young revealed that only 29% of global businesses are actively seeking acquisition targets, in stark contrast...

ASX and SGX merger marks Asia-Pacific's first major consolidation of exchanges

With the pro forma market capitalisation of the combined group pegged at around US$12.3 billion as of 22 October, the combined group is expected to...

Temasek divests its entire $643mln Hana shares

Analysts say move shows shifting of Temasek’s focus to resources sector-analysts while crippling Hana.

Singapore Exchange lists Mapletree Industrial Trust

Listing of one of Singapore’s biggest developer coincides that of GETCO as market’s trading member.