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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.
January 11, 2017
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
January 05, 2017
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
December 02, 2016
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.
November 25, 2016
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.
November 21, 2016
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.
November 14, 2016
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.
November 08, 2016
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
October 12, 2016
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.
October 06, 2016
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.
September 09, 2016