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Environmental, Social and Governance
Big ESG funds are doing worse than the S&P 500
The fund declines are occurring during the most turbulent period for the S&P 500 since the global financial crisis of 2008.
December 07, 2022
Results
UOB reports 46% q-o-q growth in net profit to $1 bil for 1Q21 on record fee income
UOB achieved record fee income of $638 million for the period, up 22% q-o-q.
May 06, 2021
Financially Savvy
VCC could raise Singapore's profile as fund management hub
Singapore’s position as a fund management and wealth management centre was further enhanced this year with the launch of the variable capital com-pany (VCC) structure by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and the Accounting a
July 17, 2020
Global Markets
Singapore finance professionals expect S&P 500 and MSCI World Index to be down 12.5% and 10.4% this year, says Natixis survey
More than half, or 53% of the respondents, believe that the initial volatility caused by the coronavirus crisis as driven more by sentiment than by fundamentals.
June 17, 2020
Broker's Calls
This developer remains the best proxy to a residential segment recovery: RHB
SINGAPORE (Mar 20): RHB is resuming coverage on City Developments (CDL) with an upgrade to “buy” from “take profit”, and a revised target price of $15 from $11.30 previously on expectations of an impending recovery of the residential segment this
March 20, 2018
Funds
Singapore eDevelopment fund achieves 10% net return in first year
SINGAPORE (June 15): Singapore eDevelopment (SeD) says its Global Systematic Multi-Strategy Fund has achieved a gross and net return of 15% and 10% respectively in its first year of operation.
June 15, 2017
In print this week
Marvelstone Capital to launch robo-advisor platform for family offices in Asia
SINGAPORE (March 31): Marvelstone Capital plans to launch a new robo-advisor platform in 3Q this year, which is to be available on desktop and mobile for the asset management company’s clients.
March 31, 2017
CWG’s Richmont Capital launches US$20 mil fund to invest in group’s overseas projects
SINGAPORE (March 17): Shanghai Richmont Equity Investment Management (Richmont Capital), the wholly-owned fund management subsidiary of property developer CWG International, will be launching a US$20 million ($28 million) overseas property fund to invest
March 17, 2017
Broker's Calls
GLP started at ‘buy’ by UOB on asset-light appeal
SINGAPORE (Nov 23): UOB Kay Hian has started coverage of Global Logistic Properties (GLP) with a “buy” call and target price of $2.40, citing its transformation into an asset-light model.
November 23, 2016