Asia Pacific

Digital Economy

Institutions to edge further into digital finance, focus on risk mitigation: Moody’s Ratings

The tokenisation of illiquid assets, despite its potential to unlock value, remains sluggish due to regulatory hurdles, fragmented infrastructure, and legal uncertainties.

IPO

Modest increase in global IPOs in 3Q, lower interest rate and easing inflation encouraging for the 4Q: Ernst & Young

An EY report has found that in the first nine months of 2024, PE and VC-backed IPOs made up six of the top 10 global IPOs, accounting for over one-third of the total global IPO proceeds.

Aviation & Engineering

Sats revamps Gateway Services business to fuel growth in Singapore and APAC

This follows a stream of developments like the MOU with Kuehe+Nagel in 2023, and the acquisition of Swedish TT and APH this year.

Global Markets

Singapore overtook the US as the largest investor in Asia Pacific real estate for the first time: Knight Frank

Singapore investors injected nearly US$8.5 billion into Asia Pacific real estate YTD.
Supporting APAC’s growing open source developer community - THE EDGE SINGAPORE

In Focus

Supporting APAC’s growing open source developer community

GitHub has announced a US$10 million GitHub Fund in partnership with M12 to help build new careers and companies in open source.

Investing strategies

Opportunities in the midst of crises

John Woods, CIO Asia Pacific at Credit Suisse, sees investment opportunities amidst the volatile environment.
Keppel DC REIT 1Q21 DPU up 18.1% to 2.462 cents due to new acquisitions and AEIs - THE EDGE SINGAPORE

Results

Keppel DC REIT 1Q21 DPU up 18.1% to 2.462 cents due to new acquisitions and AEIs

Distributable income for the quarter was up 17.5% y-o-y to $42.0 million.
Investors can now invest in tokens exposed to private REITs via iSTOX - THE EDGE SINGAPORE

Fintech

Investors can now invest in tokens exposed to private REITs via iSTOX

MERIT targets a 12% internal rate of return and will be managed by Mapletree Real Estate Advisors.
64% of Singapore family businesses expect growth in 2021: PwC - THE EDGE SINGAPORE

Family business

64% of Singapore family businesses expect growth in 2021: PwC

According to PwC, Singapore family businesses are “confident about turning the corner" in the next two years.
98% of APAC enterprises say business would have been negatively impacted had they not digitised customer engagements - THE EDGE SINGAPORE

Disruption and Digitalisation

98% of APAC enterprises say business would have been negatively impacted had they not digitised customer engagements

Increased digital engagement was a core part of solutions for every enterprise dealing with the pandemic: Twilio
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