In print this week

Singapore authorities block New Noble listing

SINGAPORE (Dec 10): The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and Singapore Exchange Regulation (SGX RegCo) have barred Noble Group from transferring its listing status to New Noble as part of its restructuring process.

Active management can deliver attractive returns amid tightening liquidity, says Charles Schwab

SINGAPORE (Dec 4): In the last few years, passive fund management has become increasingly popular among investors, as its returns have often outperformed those of active investing. One reason
for this outperformance can be attributed to the ultra-loose monetary policy environment in the aftermath of the global financial crisis in 2008.

In print this week

Balancing profit and motive

SINGAPORE (Dec 10): On Dec 5, the UK government published a trove of internal Facebook emails and other documents that suggested the social media platform sought to trade users’ data with advertisers, or wield it for strategic advantage with third-party applications.

Designer bowls

SINGAPORE (Dec 10): The Washlet by TOTO is leading the way in toilet bowl design with its many new tech features

Fintech

Singtel's Dash expands payment capabilities to international frontiers with Visa & Apple Pay

SINGAPORE (Dec 10): Singtel’s all-in-one mobile payments app, Dash, has expanded its payment capabilities to include international mobile payments via Apple Pay.

IPO

Japan's SoftBank prices IPO, to raise $32.2 bil with overallotment

(Dec 10): SoftBank Corp priced its initial public offering (IPO) at 1,500 yen per share and will sell an extra 160 million shares to meet strong demand, a regulatory filing showed, raising 2.65 trillion yen ($32.21 billion) in Japan's biggest-ever IPO.

Property

ST Telemedia to build largest Singapore facility in Loyang costing $350 mil

SINGAPORE (Dec 10): ST Telemedia Global Data Centres (STT GDC) is beginning construction at the more than $350 million STT Loyang, their largest data centre facility in Singapore to date, and the group’s seventh facility locally.

Singapore authorities block New Noble listing

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SINGAPORE (Dec 10): The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and Singapore Exchange Regulation (...

Balancing profit and motive

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SINGAPORE (Dec 10): On Dec 5, the UK government published a trove of internal Facebook emails and...

Singtel's Dash expands payment capabilities to international frontiers with Visa & Apple Pay

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SINGAPORE (Dec 10): Singtel’s all-in-one mobile payments app, Dash, has expanded its payment...

Active management can deliver attractive returns amid tightening liquidity, says Charles Schwab

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SINGAPORE (Dec 4): In the last few years, passive fund management has become increasingly popular am

Pay out excess cash to maximise shareholder value

7 Dec 2018

SINGAPORE (Dec 10): Last Monday’s rally turned out to be short-lived, underscoring persistent volatility in equity markets, but the outlook for emerging markets may have just brightened some. Of significance, US Federal Reserve...

Will rising interest rates hurt corporates badly?

30 Nov 2018

SINGAPORE (Nov 30): November was another choppy month for Wall Street and global stock markets. Despite robust corporate earnings in the US, expectations are that earnings have peaked as interest rates start to rise and the US-China spat...

Nine Dragons ahead of the curve in supply strategy

23 Nov 2018

SINGAPORE (Nov 26): China-based stocks have been among the world’s worst performers this year, as fears of the US-China trade war and a cooling economy have hit stock prices hard. Our investment in Nine Dragons Paper Holdings (NDP), China’s...

Of Big Tech and S-curves

16 Nov 2018

SINGAPORE (Nov 19): US stocks rebounded higher at the start of the month, on the heels of the steep selloff in October, where the Dow Jones Industrial Average and Standard & Poor’s 500 index fell 5.1% and 6.9% respectively. The reprieve was...

In print this week

Singapore authorities block New Noble listing

SINGAPORE (Dec 10): The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and Singapore Exchange Regulation (SGX RegCo) have barred Noble Group from transferring its listing status to New Noble as part of its restructuring process.
Sponsored
Active management can deliver attractive returns amid tightening liquidity, says Charles Schwab
SINGAPORE (Dec 4): In the last few years, passive fund management has become increasingly popular among investors, as its returns have often outperformed those of active investing. One reason for this outperformance can be attributed to the ultra-lo...
In print this week

Balancing profit and motive

SINGAPORE (Dec 10): On Dec 5, the UK government published a trove of internal Facebook emails and other documents that suggested the social media platform sought to trade users’ data with advertisers, or wield it for strategic advantage with third-party applications.
Sponsored
Designer bowls
SINGAPORE (Dec 10): The Washlet by TOTO is leading the way in toilet bowl design with its many new tech features It is the only room in the house where you can escape from family members for some alone time. Some even spend time in here reading a book or...
Fintech

Singtel's Dash expands payment capabilities to international frontiers with Visa & Apple Pay

SINGAPORE (Dec 10): Singtel’s all-in-one mobile payments app, Dash, has expanded its payment capabilities to include international mobile payments via Apple Pay.
IPO

Japan's SoftBank prices IPO, to raise $32.2 bil with overallotment

(Dec 10): SoftBank Corp priced its initial public offering (IPO) at 1,500 yen per share and will sell an extra 160 million shares to meet strong demand, a regulatory filing showed, raising 2.65 trillion yen ($32.21 billion) in Japan's biggest-ever IPO.
Property

ST Telemedia to build largest Singapore facility in Loyang costing $350 mil

SINGAPORE (Dec 10): ST Telemedia Global Data Centres (STT GDC) is beginning construction at the more than $350 million STT Loyang, their largest data centre facility in Singapore to date, and the group’s seventh facility locally.