Refinitiv

M&A deals involving a Singapore target total US$10.2 billion so far in 2023, down 70% y-o-y, marking a decade low.

Singapore investment banking fees amounted to US$786.7 million in 2022, down 34% y-o-y and the lowest annual total since 2018.

IPOs by Singaporean companies saw seven listings worth US$62.5 million so far this year, down 94.5% in proceeds y-o-y.

During the 1Q2022, M&A activities in Singapore increased by 13.0% y-o-y to US$28.6 billion.

According to Refinitiv, record levels were raised or transacted across various markets.

Investment activities in Singapore amounted to US$443.1 million ($600.8 million) in the first nine months of the year, down 39.9%

The disposal has consequences not just for the LSE’s rival exchanges, but also for Italy and for Europe’s capital markets.

A strong demand for responsible investing has continued to drive the issuance of green bonds, according to Refinitiv’s 1H20 Sustainable Finance Review.

Refinitiv, one of the world’s largest providers of financial markets data and infrastructure, has launched the Lipper Fund ESG Scores to help provide data comparisons at the fund level for sustainable investing, on Wednesday.

The year 2019 ended on a high for the global fund market, achieving a total net inflow of US$1.35 trillion ($1.9 trillion) which was more than double that in 2018. All assets, except equity funds, enjoyed net inflows, according to data