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How one asset manager is preparing for Trumpflation

SINGAPORE (Nov 24): With Donald Trump headed to the White House, Schroder’s Marcus Brookes now expects his presidential policies to pile on further price pressure, otherwise known as the ‘Trumpflation’ effect.

OCBC announces US$10 bil global covered bond programme; rated ‘AAA(EXP)’ by Fitch

SINGAPORE (Nov 24): Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation (OCBC) has established its inaugural programme to issue US$10 billion ($14.3 billion) of global mortgage covered bonds.
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Local co-working startup Spacemob announces $7.9 mil in seed funding

SINGAPORE (Nov 23): Spacemob, a co-working startup based in Singapore, today announced the closing of a record US$5.5 million ($7.85 million) seed funding round.

Fullerton Health defers IPO plans for 2016

SINGAPORE (Nov 21): Fullerton Health says it has deferred its plans to launch an initial public offering (IPO) in 2016 due to “current market uncertainty”.

‘Grow up as a market’, TSMP Law’s Thio urges Singapore

SINGAPORE (Nov 7): Stefanie Yuen Thio believes Singapore needs to “grow up” as a market, especially when it comes to dealing with junk bonds.

ISR Capital’s new investors pledge not to sell shares for six months

SINGAPORE (Oct 20): All four investors taking part in ISR Capital’s placement have given their moratorium not to sell their newly-issued shares for at least six months, the company announced on Thursday night.

Do Singapore investors know what they’re doing? Financial advisors think not

SINGAPORE (Sept 30): Singapore’s financial advisors believe investors are ill-equipped with the right knowledge and accuracy needed to deal with passive products, retirement, and other investment-related decisions, according to the latest study conducte

Why the lazy approach to EM investing may cost investors money

ABU DHABI (Sept 9): Investors scared by the sell-off in emerging markets earlier this year have not only dipped their toes back into the EM water — they've jumped right in.
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Banks said to split from investors on Hong Kong’s IPO overhaul

HONG KONG (Sept 8): A plan to change how Hong Kong’s initial public offerings are screened is pitting the city’s securities firms against some of the world’s biggest money managers.

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Why Singapore investors continue to hide under REITs

SINGAPORE (Sept 7): CIMB Research is keeping its “overweight” rating on Singapore’s property segment given that investors are still seeking shelter in yield.
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