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Starting Sept 8, 2020, The Edge Singapore is launching the all-new Brokers’ Digest LIVE webcast series. This weekly episode, to be aired on The Edge Singapore's Facebook Live, provides a catch up before the opening bell on the US market. Hosted by Goola Warden, Executive Editor of The Edge Singapore, along with guest speaker Christopher Brankin, CEO, TD Ameritrade Singapore, the 15-minute airtime will discuss a range of issues affecting the US markets from quantitative easing to the US-China trade war and the state of the US equity markets.
SINGAPORE (Aug 15): The latest wave of fintech innovation is beginning to change the way we transact. More banking services are now accessible from our mobile phones and making payments from e-wallets is no longer a foreign concept. These highly visible fintech services are bringing innovation closer to home and are seeing ever increasing adoption, usage and availability.
Globally, fintech investment amounted to US$55.3 billion in 2018, with Singapore receiving US$365 million ($492.4 million), up from US$180 million in 2017 [1].
Eric Ong of Maybank Securities has downgraded ComfortDelGro C52 Corp from "buy" to "hold" in what he says is a "contrarian" call.
Ong's basic premise is that the land transport operator will now incur heavier spending is required with the impending $461 million acquisition of Addison Lee, a taxi operator in UK.
"While this major M&A may be accretive, we have some reservations given the challenging operating and regulatory landscape in the UK," says Ong in his Nov 15 note.
Eric Ong of Maybank Securities has downgraded ComfortDelGro C52C52 Corp from "buy" to "hold" in what he says is a "contrarian" call.
Ong's basic premise is that the land transport operator will now incur heavier spending is required with the impending $461 million acquisition of Addison Lee, a taxi operator in UK.
"While this major M&A may be accretive, we have some reservations given the challenging operating and regulatory landscape in the UK," says Ong in his Nov 15 note.
Singapore’s largest real estate agency, PropNex, has once again risen to the top of The Edge Singapore’s Centurion Club, which ranks listed companies with market capitalisations between $100 million and $999 million, as part of the Billion Dollar Club 2024. For the third consecutive year, PropNex has earned accolades for Highest Return to Shareholders, Highest Weighted Return on Equity (ROE), and the most prestigious award in its category, Overall Real Estate Sector Winner.
Eric Ong of Maybank Securities has downgraded ComfortDelGro C52 Corp from "buy" to "hold" in what he says is a "contrarian" call.
Ong's basic premise is that the land transport operator will now incur heavier spending is required with the impending $461 million acquisition of Addison Lee, a taxi operator in UK.
"While this major M&A may be accretive, we have some reservations given the challenging operating and regulatory landscape in the UK," says Ong in his Nov 15 note.
Underlying US inflation rose more than forecast in September, representing a pause in the recent progress toward moderating price pressures.
The so-called core consumer price index — which excludes food and energy costs — increased 0.3% for a second month, disrupting a string of lower readings, Bureau of Labor Statistics figures showed Thursday. The three-month annualized rate advanced 3.1%, the most since May, according to Bloomberg calculations.
Some 5% of NETS' terminal network has been unable to perform QR, tap and PIN transaction since the morning of Sept 23, the Singaporean electronic payment service provider confirmed to The Edge Singapore at around 5.30pm on Sept 23.
According to NETS, customers are advised to use SGQR or pay by cash in the meantime. "The issue was discovered this morning. We are working to restore the service as soon as possible and apologise for the inconvenience caused," reads NETS' statement to The Edge Singapore.
The long-awaited interest rate cuts have widespread implications for the global economy. We explore some of the potential impacts on the everyday Singaporean
Like most Singaporean couples who had just registered their marriage, John and his wife were looking to purchase their first home in mid-2023 when interest rates in the US were at a sky-high 5%. The Singapore Overnight Rate Average (Sora), the new interbank lending rate based on actual transactions to price Singapore mortgages, stood at 3.7%, a far cry from the lows of 0.35% Sora in March 2022.
