Goldman Sachs

Garena picks Goldman for US$1 billion IPO

SINGAPORE (Jan 11): Garena, Southeast Asia’s most valuable startup, picked Goldman Sachs Group Inc. to lead a planned initial public offering that could fetch about US$1 billion ($1.44 billion), according to people with knowledge of the matter.
Alex Wong

Interview

Top Hong Kong investor learned from betting on horse races

HONG KONG (Jan 5): When top Hong Kong investor Alex Wong scours financial data looking for promising returns, he draws on a long history of judging probabilities. As a pre-teen watching Jockey Club horse races, he learned that it all came down to the pri
1MDB

1MDB Watch

MAS takes action against Standard Chartered, Coutts and former Goldman director for 1MDB-related breaches

SINGAPORE (Dec 2): The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has charged Standard Chartered Bank, Singapore Branch (SCB) and Coutts & Co with the respective financial penalties of $5.2 million and $2.4 million, for breaching its anti-money laundering (AML

2013 Penny Stock Crash

John Soh, Quah Su-Ling and Goh Hin Calm set to be charged

SINGAPORE (Nov 25): Three key figures involved in the penny stock saga of October 2013 are expected be charged on Friday afternoon at the State Courts.
Copper wire

Commodities

Hedge funds embrace copper’s wild ride

NEW YORK (Nov 21): The biggest copper rally in almost six years is leaving hedge funds squaring off with Goldman Sachs Group Inc.
Trading floor

Global Markets

'Trump Thump' whacks bond market for US$1 trillion loss

NEW YORK (Nov 14): Donald Trump's stunning victory for the White House may mark the long-awaited end to the more than 30-year-old bull run in bonds, as bets on faster US growth and inflation lead investors to favor stocks over bonds.
Morgan Stanley

Funds

Banks, brokers gird for Brexit-style tumult following US election

NEW YORK (Nov 8): Big global banks, including Morgan Stanley, JPMorgan Chase & Co and Goldman Sachs Group Inc are bracing for potential tumult on financial markets after Tuesday's US election.

Broker's Calls

Singapore banks face near-term headwinds; muted 3Q expected

SINGAPORE (Oct 12): Goldman Sachs expects 3Q to be muted quarter for DBS, OCBC and UOB, with margins coming pressure and muted credit growth. Meanwhile, the Singapore banks appear to be bracing for more defaults in the oil & gas sector though exposures sh

Temasek hires Goldman Sachs banker Vaske to manage North America portfolio

SINGAPORE (Oct 6): Veteran Goldman Sachs dealmaker John Vaske has been hired by Temasek Holdings to manage its North America portfolio, according to the Financial Times.

China Focus

China's reform of SOEs may look a little odd to the West: Goldman

HONG KONG (Sept 9): China’s desire to improve the efficiency of its state-owned enterprises (SOEs) is real, just don’t expect the reform process to follow a Western model.
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