Loh Boon Chye

Asean stock exchanges may face headwinds going into 2018, warns EY

SINGAPORE (Mar 29): Asean exchanges will need to brace themselves for headwinds even as their pipelines for initial public offerings (IPO) this year look fuller than in 2017, says global financial services firm EY.

SGX and Nasdaq team up to let companies list shares on both markets

SINGAPORE (Oct 19): Singapore Exchange and Nasdaq Inc. of the US have signed a collaborative listings agreement, which seeks to enhance companies’ access to capital market funding as well as their corporate profiles in both markets.

SGX America launched with opening of first office in Chicago

SINGAPORE (Oct 17): Singapore Exchange (SGX) today announced the official launch and office opening of SGX America in Chicago, US. 

Results

SGX reports FY17 earnings to $340 mil; expects Asian market activities to return to higher levels of past years

SINGAPORE (July 27): Singapore Exchange reported a 3% decline in its FY17 earnings ended June of $340 million, or earnings of 31.7 cents per share, compared to $349 million in FY16.

Singapore Exchange reinstates lunch time break

SINGAPORE (July 18): The Singapore Exchange (SGX) has announced three adjustments to its equities market structure which will take place from Nov 13 this year.

Singapore wants to double women on company boards in 3 years

SINGAPORE (April 5): A Singapore government-backed group wants to double women’s representation on company boards to 20% by the end of the decade in what it says would be a "big challenge" catching up with other countries in terms of having more

Broker's Calls

The report card for this CEO looks good 20 months on

SINGAPORE (March 28): CIMB is upgrading Singapore Exchange to “add” with a target price of $8.09 after reviewing the initiatives CEO Loh Boon Chye have implemented 20 months after taking the helm at Singapore Exchange.

Rivals Singapore and Hong Kong fight to snag the hottest IPOs

SINGAPORE (Feb 17): Hong Kong and Singapore are at it again. The Asian financial hub rivals are reviving a debate on dual-class shares as global competition for the hottest initial public offerings intensifies.

SGX consults public on possible introduction of dual-class share structure

SINGAPORE (Feb 16): The Singapore Exchange (SGX) has launched a public consultation on whether it should introduce dual class share (DCS) structure where certain shares have higher voting rights than others.

Broker's Calls

Are lower expenses enough to shore up SGX’s bottom line?

SINGAPORE (Jan 20): CIMB and DBS Vickers Securities are maintaining their respective ratings of “hold” and “buy” on Singapore Exchange (SGX), after the bourse posted a 5.5% rise in 2Q17 earnings to $88.3 million on Thursday. 
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