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Singapore’s equity market push could spark re-rating for small- and mid-caps: fund managers
Many companies in this segment historically have depressed valuations despite having attractive fundamentals[SINGAPORE] Singapore’s 240 small- and mid-cap companies, each worth between S$100 million and S$10 billion, may draw...
Making SGX small and mid-caps great again: MAS-appointed funds can lead the charge
Many of 240 such stocks neglected despite robust fundamentals; nine funds named so far under S$5b scheme to energise local equity could spark re-rating[SINGAPORE] Singapore’s 240 small and mid-cap...
More than 6 in 10 retail investors in Singapore hold crypto, but allocation size conservative: survey
[SIINGAPORE] Sixty-one per cent of retail investors in Singapore own cryptocurrency, but crypto allocation remains low, as crypto makes up less than 10 per cent of most portfolios.These findings...
Positive momentum for office S-Reits as vacancy rates ease and rents climb
[SINGAPORE] In the third quarter of 2025, the Urban Redevelopment Authority reported a modest tightening in office vacancy rates, easing to 11.2 per cent from 11.4 per cent in...
Institutions net sellers of Singapore stocks, reversing previous week’s net inflow
[SINGAPORE] Over the five trading sessions from Nov 14 to 20, institutions were net sellers of Singapore stocks, with net institutional outflow of S$131 million. This partially reversed the...
Ubisoft finalises Tencent accord as it resumes trading
[PARIS] After a week away from the markets’ glare when the postponement of its results triggered speculation in the gaming world, French video game firm Ubisoft resumed trading Friday...
Canva’s Obrecht says firm eyeing IPO in ‘next couple of years’
[SYDNEY] Canva, Australia’s most high profile startup, has had a surge in users of its new product suite as it builds toward listing as a public company, one of...
Choose Hard Things and Build Real Strength
Mental health isn’t just therapy and time off. It’s also doing the hard reps your mind wants to skip. My stance is simple: training yourself to do hard things...
BofA Tower gets Chicago’s biggest mortgage bond deal since Covid
[NEW YORK] A mortgage loan for Chicago’s Bank of America (BOA) Tower is being refinanced with US$700 million in bonds, a rare bright spot for the city’s beaten-down real...
European shares log a weekly decline, defence stocks slide
[BENGALURU] European shares slid on Friday (Nov 21) and registered a weekly decline as concerns over stretched tech valuations came to the fore again, while defence stocks weakened amid...
IMDA to co-fund deployment of robots by 500 firms over next 3 years
The authority’s support will focus on improving integration and interoperability[SINGAPORE] Five hundred local enterprises will receive support from the Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) in their deployment of autonomous...
HSBC’s Swiss private bank boosts some bankers pay to stem exits
The Swiss arm has been increasing compensation of staff, including relationship managers[LONDON] HSBC Holdings’ Swiss private bank is boosting the pay of some of its staff as it looks...