Markets & Investing

Maybank Singapore offers below 1% home loan rates

Lender also offers variable rate packages with first year rates starting from 0.8% per annum.

Maybank Singapore offers below 1% home loan rates

Lender also offers variable rate packages with first year rates starting from 0.8% per annum.

SGX releases proposed Policy Statement on Sustainability Reporting

Seeks feedback on adoption of sustainability reporting and policy guidelines as holistic approach towards corporate disclosure.

MAS to auction $2 billion of 20-year SGS bond

On 27 August MAS will auction $2 billion of a new 20-year SGS bond with effective issue size of only $1.8 billion.

Investment demand will continue to support gold market

China and Thailand among strongest Asian retail investment markets as total gold demand rose 36%.

Singapore bond sales expand as economy accelerates

Motivation to grab title of world's fastest-growing economy attracted companies to raise $14.1bln via notes.

SGX to delist Avaplas

The manufacturer of plastic injection molding is expected to be taken off the official list of SGX-ST starting 9:00 am on 27 August 2010.

Central Depository to assist shareholders of delisted companies

Talks between MAS and ACRA regarding possible changes to the law that will help shareholders obtain their share certificates are on-going.

MAS lifts ban on 6 brokers' structured notes sale

Encourages consumers to refer to "Making Sense of Structured Products" guidebook before investing in structured notes.

SMX and TOCOM deploy KVH-SingTel low latency network solutions

KVH and Singtel partnership offer ultra low-latency capability expansion for improving liquidity in and SMX and TOCOM.

Thai GDP on tap

Consensus and expectation are for a 6.0% drop in output which translates to 8.0% year-on-year growth.

SGX lists Deutsche Bank

The lender puts on efforts to reinforce position as leading provider of custody and clearing-related services in the region.

SGX consults public on SGX EURO STOXX 50 Index Futures and Options

Consultation papers are made available on the SGX website starting 12 August 2010.

CapitaMalls Asia issues S$350 million worth of notes

Net proceeds of the notes will be used to finance investments of CapitaMalls Asia and CapitaMalls Asia Treasury.

SGX derivatives market to extend trading hours

Other enhancements include narrowing of the trading break to 30 minutes.

SGX appoints Rod Banus as Senior Advisor for Commodities

In his new role, Mr Banus will advise the exchange market on its efforts to tap the rising global interest in Asian commodities.

Sembcorp stake in Cascal surges to 97.66%

At US$6.75 each share, the shipping company's stake has reached more than US$202 million by the end of 9 August 2010.

SGX lists Consciencefood Holding

The Indonesian-based manufacturer seeks to expand further by joining the trade in Asia’s second biggest market.