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The ultra rich in Singapore and HK keep poaching Morgan Stanley’s top bankers
SINGAPORE (Nov 23): Asia’s swelling ranks of mega-wealthy are proving to be a mixed blessing for Morgan Stanley.
November 23, 2017
Update
Sea selling shares at US$15 each in NYSE IPO
(Oct 20): Singapore’s Sea plans has priced its initial public offering of nearly 59 million American depositary shares at US$15 each to raise US$884 million ($1.2 billion), according to a press statement by the company on Friday evening.
October 23, 2017
Tencent buys 4.95% stake in China's leading investment bank for $493 mil
SINGAPORE (Sept 21): Tencent Holdings is coming for your dollars.
September 21, 2017
4 things you need to know about Apple’s iPhone X launch
SINGAPORE (Sept 13): On the 10th anniversary of the iPhone, the launch of Apple Inc’s latest suite of mobile devices on Tuesday was expected to be epic. And the consumer electronics giant did not disappoint.
September 13, 2017
Investing strategies
Singapore’s solid equity market performance is facing 2 risks, says Morgan Stanley
SINGAPORE (Aug 17): Two positive pillars of Singapore’s seemingly-strong equities market have weakened, according to equity strategists of financial services firm Morgan Stanley.
August 17, 2017
IPO
Ancestry is said to be close to hiring banks for 2017 IPO
(July 21): Genealogy website Ancestry.com is close to hiring banks to lead an initial public offering of the company this year, people with knowledge of the matter said.
July 21, 2017
Asia Pacific sees 7% decline in 1H17 M&A value on tighter Chinese outbound regulations
SINGAPORE (July 6): Asia Pacific ex-Japan has recorded 1,585 merger and acquisition (M&A) deals valued at US$272.9 billion ($377.5 billion) in 1H17 – down 7% by deal value compared to US$293.5 billion across 1,724 deals in the same period a year ago.
July 06, 2017
M&A
Noble Group says not aware Sinochem has lost interest in stake acquisition
SINGAPORE (May 24): Noble Group says it was not aware of any reason that could confirm a media reports that Sinochem no longer pursuing stake buy in the company.
May 24, 2017
Global Markets
Putting all our eggs in China's basket was a mistake: UBS
HONG KONG (March 29): UBS Group AG, which built an Asian investment-banking powerhouse around the strength of its China business, is finding that excessive reliance on one single market can be a bad thing.
March 29, 2017
Commodities
Indonesia pays price of protectionism as commodity exports sink
SINGAPORE (March 29): Indonesia’s economy is losing out on commodity gains after lawmakers wrapped protectionist policies around the nation’s resources. Their next problem: finding a lucrative replacement.
March 29, 2017