Brexit

Broker's Calls

First Sponsor started at 'buy' on potential post-Brexit relocation

SINGAPORE (July 24): DBS Group Research is initiating coverage on First Sponsor Group with “buy” call and a target price of $1.62 on the back of potential post-Brexit relocation to the Netherlands.

Management & Corporate Governance

Britain unveils 'short and sharper' code for companies

LONDON (July 16): Companies in Britain must strive to rein in excessive executive pay and make boards more diverse under a new “short and sharper” corporate code, published on Monday.

Brexit

May fights to contain Brexit crisis after key ministers quit

LONDON (July 10): Prime Minister Theresa May battled to stave off a full-blown crisis after three ministers quit within 24 hours to protest her Brexit plan.

Brexit

Are UK equities a sterling opportunity?

SINGAPORE (July 9): UK equities had a  bad start to the year. By the end of 1Q2018, the FTSE 100 was the worst-performing major European index. A Bank of America Merrill Lynch (BOAML) survey of fund managers in March called the index the main “big shor

Brexit

Brexit talks deadline may need to be extended, Tony Blair says

LONDON (June 27): The UK should start planning to delay Brexit and extend negotiations with the European Union or face the disaster of leaving without a deal, according to former Prime Minister Tony Blair.

Global Economy

Geopolitics in Europe not a concern for investors as foreign direct investment hits record high

SINGAPORE (June 11): In 2017, Europe attracted a record level of foreign direct investment (FDI) with 6,653 projects, according to the 2018 edition of the EY European attractiveness survey.

Global Markets

UK open to joining TPP after Brexit, says Australia

(Feb 20): Australia said on Monday it would be open to the idea of Britain joining the Trans-Pacific Partnership regional trade group after it leaves the European Union.

Investing strategies

Which of the major stock markets are 'cheap' going into 2018?: Schroders

SINGAPORE (Dec 28): Global investors should beware the temptation to simply compare a valuation metric for one region with that of another, according to global investment manager Schroders.

M&A

Singapore among worst countries as proportion of failed acquisitions hits record high in 2016

SINGAPORE (Nov 2): More than 7% of announced merger and acquisition (M&A) deals worldwide in 2016 failed to materialise – marking an eight-year high since the start of the Global Financial Crisis, according to research published Thursday by Intralinks a

Commentary

Singapore's Brexit fallout bid shows true fighting spirit: Bloomberg Gadfly

(Nov 1): Singapore doesn't like to leave things to chance, so when there's a play to be made for a slice of London's financial business, you can expect the city-state to pull out all stops.
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