Singapore Exchange

Singapore Exchange takes on Hong Kong with dual-class shares

(Jan 22): Singapore Exchange said it allow companies with dual-class share structures to list, a month after Hong Kong announced a similar proposal, as competition between markets for technology listings becomes increasingly fierce.

Singapore Exchange launches guidebook to curb insider trading

SINGAPORE (Dec 5): The Singapore Exchange has launched a guidebook titled "Handling of Confidential Information and Dealings in Securities: Principles of Best Practice" to help listed companies prevent insider trading.

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SGX refines unusual trading activity surveillance to cut down 'unneccessary' noise

SINGAPORE (Nov 1): The number of queries made by the Singapore Exchange on unusual trading activity could fall by half, following a refinement of the bourse operator’s surveillance system that will take place on Wednesday.

The Hour Glass rises on bullish data, but Chew’s calls off sale to third party

(Oct 30): The market is warming up to luxury watch retailer The Hour Glass, which we added to our Singapore Market Portfolio on Oct 10. During the week to Oct 24, the stock rallied 6.2%, on reports that Swiss watch exports to Singapore saw a 90% y-o-y sur

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Hong Leong Asia cites CIMB report as one likely reason for unusual trading activity of shares

SINGAPORE (Oct 25): Hong Leong Asia cited last Friday’s CIMB’s initiation report on subsidiary China Yuchai International as one of the likely reasons for the unusual trading movement of its shares today.

Emerging Markets

Asean trading linkage quietly shuts down

SINGAPORE (Oct 14): A system that connected stock markets in Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand has closed down, five years after its high-profile debut.

Keppel-KBS US REIT receives SGX eligibility-to-list letter

SINGAPORE (Oct 6): Keppel Corp says the Singapore Exchange has issued its eligibility-to-list letter for the proposed IPO and listing of Keppel-KBS US REIT.

UnUsUaL says mulling 'corporate exercise' in response to SGX query

SINGAPORE (Oct 4): UnUsUaL has revealed that the company is looking at "a certain corporate exercise" which had not been finalised.

Mencast says in talks to divest assets

SINGAPORE (Sept 28): Mencast says the group is in early stage exploratory discussions with certain parties in relation to transaction which may involve the divestment of assets.

Portfolio turns in mostly positive earnings surprises in last quarter

(Sept 4): Our Singapore Market Portfolio rose 0.67% over the week from Aug 22 to 29, against a 0.44% fall in the Straits Times Index. Now that all the companies in our portfolio have reported their earnings for the quarter to June, we have decided to revi
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