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Tag Archives: Singapore
United Overseas Bank (SGX: U11 / FRA: UOB / UOB0 / OTCMKTS: UOVEY / UOVEF): Betting on ASEAN Growth With 2M New Citibank Clients
Singapore headquartered United Overseas Bank (SGX: U11 / FRA: UOB / UOB0 / OTCMKTS: UOVEY / UOVEF) is rated as one of the world’s top banks with 500 branches and offices across 19 countries in Asia Pacific, Europe and North America. In addition, UOB Bank has already completed the integration of their acquisition of Citibank’s retail … Continue reading
DBS Group (SGX: D05 / FRA: DEVL / DEV / OTCMKTS: DBSDY / DBSDF): Record Earnings But Profit Margins From Higher Rates Have Peaked
Singapore headquartered DBS Group (SGX: D05 / FRA: DEVL / DEV / OTCMKTS: DBSDY / DBSDF) operates in the three key Asian axes of growth (Greater China, Southeast Asia and South Asia) and it’s credit ratings are among the highest in the world. The Financial Times recently noted how Singapore’s big banks have been breaking earnings record … Continue reading
OCBC Bank (SGX: O39 / FRA: OCBA / OCBB / OTCMKTS: OVCHY): Record Profits as Money Flows to Singapore
Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp (SGX: O39 / FRA: OCBA / FRA: OCBB / OTCMKTS: OVCHY) is one of the largest banks in SE Asia and has consistently ranked highly as one of the “safest banks in the world.” The Financial Times recently noted how Singapore’s big banks have been breaking … Continue reading
Asia: The Multi-Asset Class Opportunity Set – With Partners Capital & Singapore Management University (Money Maze Podcast)
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Tagged Asia, SE Asia, Singapore
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Luckin Coffee is Launching in Singapore, Will it Do Well? (Momentum Asia)
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Tagged Asia, China, East Asia, SE Asia, Singapore
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Singapore Banks: Breaking Out (Smart Karma)
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Tagged Asia, SE Asia, Singapore
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As China Reopens, Flight of Wealthy Chinese to Singapore Set to Accelerate (WSJ)
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Tagged Asia, China, East Asia, SE Asia, Singapore
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Deep-dive 2023-3: Boustead Singapore (BOCS SP) (Asian Century Stocks)
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Tagged Asia, SE Asia, Singapore
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WEBINAR: Apples to Apples: Benchmarking Shopee, Grab and other major tech platforms (Momentum Academy)
Posted in China, Fund Manager News & Research, Southeast Asia, Startups, Stocks, Technology
Tagged Asia, China, East Asia, Indonesia, Malaysia, SE Asia, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam
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Why China’s ‘Crazy’ Mega-rich Are Moving Their Wealth, and Partying, to Singapore (SCMP)
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Southeast Asian Food Delivery Players, Grab, GoTo Face Slump as Spending Growth Slows to Four-Year Low (Tech Times)
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Tagged Asia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, SE Asia, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam
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Which Countries Are Most Influenced By China? (Oilprice.com)
NOTE: China’s War Against Taiwan Has Already Started (How Beijing tries to make a democracy submit without putting up a fight) in The Atlantic [Very much a US govt-foreign policy mouthpiece…] discusses the group behind the China Index. The China … Continue reading
Posted in China, Frontier / Emerging Market News, Southeast Asia
Tagged Asia, Cambodia, China, East Asia, Malaysia, Pakistan, Philippines, SE Asia, Singapore, South Asia, Taiwan, Thailand
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Covid-weary Chinese Millionaires Eye Singapore Amid ‘Chaos and Unpredictability’ at Home (SCMP)
VIP clubs catering to Chinese are mushrooming across the city state, while Chinese foreign students are looking to stay after graduation. “A sluggish domestic market, escalating lockdowns against Covid-19, depreciating properties and the [weak] yuan are all eating away at … Continue reading
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Tagged Asia, China, East Asia, SE Asia, Singapore
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Sustained Growth Slowdown in China Would Spill Over to Asia-Pacific Region and Beyond (Moody’s Talk)
Emerging Markets Decoded, Deborah Tan of the Credit Strategy & Research team joins host Shirin Mohammadi to discuss what a sustained economic growth slowdown in China implies for the rest of the world, particularly the Asia-Pacific region and lower-income countries … Continue reading
Posted in China, Eurasia / Central Asia, Fund Manager News & Research, Southeast Asia
Tagged Asia, Central Asia, China, East Asia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mongolia, SE Asia, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand
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The Great ASEAN Economic Rebound (Murray Hunter Substack)
SE Asia ADRs, closed-end funds & ETFs. Demand is growing again, making the region look like there was never any pandemic. READ MORE
Posted in Frontier / Emerging Market News, Southeast Asia
Tagged Asia, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, SE Asia, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam
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Once South-East Asia’s Most Valuable Startup, Grab Falls US$13bil Behind GoTo (Bloomberg via The Star)
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Tagged Asia, Indonesia, SE Asia, Singapore
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Asian Equities Well-positioned Against Global Recession (The Asset)
There is growing consensus among asset managers that Asian equities are well-positioned against global recession despite the continuing market volatility and geopolitical uncertainties. One reason is that Asian equities are currently trading at historically large discounts against their developed-market counterparts. … Continue reading
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Tagged Asia, East Asia, Hong Kong, Indonesia, SE Asia, Singapore, Thailand
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Buying Stocks in Asia: The Ultimate Guide (InvestAsian)
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Tagged Asia, East Asia, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, SE Asia, Singapore, South Asia, South Korea, Vietnam
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Singapore’s Temasek in for Long Haul With In-house Startups (Nikkei Asia)
Temasek, Singapore’s state-owned global investment giant, is not just backing young companies, it is making them as well. This long-term strategy of nurturing startups from the very beginning comes with its own risks, but it also has the potential to turn … Continue reading
Posted in Frontier / Emerging Market News, Southeast Asia, Startups
Tagged Asia, SE Asia, Singapore
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Who Leads in Southeast Asia in Digital Payment Adoption? (The Asset)
Southeast Asia is going cashless. Around 85% of consumers in the region use some form of digital payment ranging from contactless cards to e-wallets, according to the latest Consumer Payments Attitudes Study by payments company Visa. Singapore leads the way … Continue reading
Posted in Frontier / Emerging Market News, Southeast Asia, Technology
Tagged Asia, Cambodia, Malaysia, Myanmar, SE Asia, Singapore
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Cash Splash: How Sea Became Southeast Asia’s Biggest Public Company (Nikkei Asia)
At a valuation of $120 billion, Sea has become Southeast Asia’s largest public company, as the e-commerce powerhouse rides the wave of digital shopping accelerated by the pandemic. Now, this rapid growth has its rivals, including Gojek, Grab and Tokopedia, weighing … Continue reading
Posted in Frontier / Emerging Market News, Southeast Asia, Startups, Technology
Tagged Asia, Indonesia, Philippines, SE Asia, Singapore, Thailand
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Singapore Emerges as Asia’s Digital Securities Trading Hub (Nikkei Asia)
Backed by blockchain technology, exchanges to trade digital securities are being set up in Singapore by both local and external players, which hope to attract issuers and investors to their platforms. Growth in the city-state is also spurring initiatives in other … Continue reading
Posted in Frontier / Emerging Market News, Southeast Asia
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Hong Kong Security Law Sparks Race for Asia’s Next Financial Capital (Nikkei Asian Review)
Is this truly the end of Hong Kong as one of the world’s great financial capitals? In public, businesses deny they have lost confidence in the city and its future. Privately, they are crafting backup plans, including wholesale shifts to … Continue reading
Posted in China, Frontier / Emerging Market News, Southeast Asia
Tagged Asia, China, East Asia, Hong Kong, SE Asia, Singapore, South Korea
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Coronavirus Stalks Southeast Asia’s Once-thriving Unicorns (Nikkei Asian Review)
For Gojek, Grab and more, quest for profit becomes struggle for survival. Not long ago, Southeast Asia’s startups were overflowing with capital, on a quest for endless growth. Now, as the region stumbles from the economic blows of the coronavirus … Continue reading
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Tagged Asia, Indonesia, SE Asia, Singapore
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Singapore’s ‘Democratic Dawn’? Parties Adapt to New Landscape (Nikkei Asian Review)
The People’s Action Party maintained its parliamentary supermajority in Singapore’s most recent election, but the strong showing by opposition parties hints of a deep shift underway in the city-state’s politics that could force the ruling party to change tack as … Continue reading
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Tagged Asia, East Asia, Singapore
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Hong Kong Tycoons Start Moving Assets Offshore as Fears Rise Over New Extradition Law (Reuters)
“The fear is that the bar is coming right down on Beijing’s ability to get your assets in Hong Kong. Singapore is the favored destination.” Some Hong Kong tycoons have started moving personal wealth offshore as concern deepens over a … Continue reading
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Tagged Asia, China, East Asia, Hong Kong, SE Asia, Singapore
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The Spoils of Trade War: Asia’s Winners and Losers in US-China Clash (SCMP)
Tiger economies like Hong Kong will feel bite from trade war, but as US tariffs push up cost of Chinese products, Asia’s low-cost manufacturers stand to gain Still, it’s a fleeting victory – in the long term, everyone’s a loser … Continue reading
Posted in China, Frontier / Emerging Market News, Southeast Asia
Tagged Asia, Bangladesh, China, East Asia, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, South Asia, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam
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Southeast Asia Bucks Trend of Sinking Global Foreign Investment (Nikkei Asian Review)
Southeast Asia is bucking the global trend of falling direct foreign investment, as the low-cost fast-growing region solidifies its position as an attractive location for multinationals. James Dyson’s recent decision to relocate the headquarters of his eponymous technology business to … Continue reading
Posted in Frontier / Emerging Market News, Southeast Asia
Tagged Asia, Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Philippines, SE Asia, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam
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Southeast Asian Tech Hubs Race to Become the Next Silicon Valley (Nikkei Asian Review)
When people think about tech hubs in Asia, the cities most likely to come to mind are likely Shenzhen in China or Bangalore in India. Both are long-recognized as centers of innovation. But investors are now asking themselves, where is … Continue reading
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Tagged Asia, Indonesia, Malaysia, SE Asia, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam
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Asia at a Crossroads: Demographics, Economics & Investment (State Street)
In this paper, we highlight the demographic variations across ten select Asian countries and discuss how these affect their growth, GDP per capita, debt, pensions and capital markets. The countries are: China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan and Thailand.
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Tagged Asia, China, East Asia, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, SE Asia, Singapore, South Asia, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand
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GST: Asia’s Most Important Economic (Election) Talking Point? (SCMP)
From Malaysia to India, Singapore and Saudi Arabia, the goods and services tax (GST) could well be Asia’s most important economic talking point this year, especially as policy moves to boost reliance on consumption levies come home to roost. READ MORE
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Is Singapore Becoming an Old Young Country? (Straits Times)
A country grows old when its organisations become big, multi-layered and bureaucratic, when decision-making slows down and its people are afraid to take risks. I don’t think this is a widespread problem in Singapore – yet. But there are worrying … Continue reading
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Tagged Asia, SE Asia, Singapore
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Bloomberg’s Misery Index’s Least Miserable Emerging Markets
Bloomberg’s Misery Index, which combines countries’ 2017 inflation and unemployment outlooks, ranks the least miserable “emerging markets” as being Vietnam (#54), Malaysia (#55), Hong Kong (#56), South Korea (#57), Israel (also #57), Taiwan (#60), Singapore (#64) and Thailand (#65). More … Continue reading
Posted in China, Eastern Europe, Frontier / Emerging Market News, Latin America, Russia, Southeast Asia
Tagged Asia, Cape Verde, China, East Asia, Hong Kong, Israel, Latin America, Malaysia, SE Asia, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam
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No Improvement in Asia Pacific Corporate Payments in 2015 (Coface)
Coface’s annual survey on Asia-Pacific economies which questioned 2,793 companies in 8 markets (Australia, China, Hong Kong, India, Japan, Singapore, Taiwan and Thailand) is out and according to the press release: 70% of the companies experienced overdues, reporting no improvement … Continue reading
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Tagged Asia, China, East Asia, Hong Kong, India, Japan, SE Asia, Singapore, South Asia, Taiwan, Thailand
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The One Country With “Significant Real Income Growth” (Channel NewsAsia)
As income in Western countries (at best) have stagnated, Singapore has bucked the trend as the median household income there has grown by 18% in real terms (after adjusting for the increase in the cost of living) since 2010 or … Continue reading
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Singapore’s GIC Remains Cautious Over its Medium-term Outlook (Today)
The GIC’s annualised 20-year real rate of return rose to 4.1%, up from 4% previously. But they also said its return may weaken in the coming years amid uncertainties in both developed and emerging markets. To read the whole article, … Continue reading
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Singapore’s GIC Bets on Emerging Market Technolgy Investments (Reuters)
The GIC has taken a series of stakes in information technology companies in markets like China and India in recent months. To read the whole article, Singapore’s GIC bets on emerging market tech investments, go to the website of Reuters.
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Tagged Asia, China, East Asia, India, SE Asia, Singapore, South Asia
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Singapore’s Sovereign Wealth Fund to Increase Investment in China (FT)
GIC, which has more than $100bn under management, said 14% of its assets were invested in north Asia – up from a 13% weighting last year. To read the whole article, Singapore to increase its investment in China, go to … Continue reading
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Are Asian Households Over Their Head in Consumer Debt? (CNBC)
CNBC has an article expressing some concerns about Asian household debt with the article noting that Frederic Neumann, an economist at HSBC, commented in a note on Friday: “In the last several years, consumer debt has surged across the region, … Continue reading
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Asian Banks Are Nibbling the Lunches of Global Banks (CCTV)
A segment on China’s CCTV has noted how banks in Asia’s emerging markets are reporting slower growth with the familiar ritual in boom-bust financial cycles of shuffling executives, shedding employees and “belt-tightening.” The difference this time around is that for … Continue reading
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Online Lynch Mobs Target Expats in Singapore (SCMP)
Call them protectors of citizens or online vigilantes but you better not mess with them in Singapore – especially if you are a foreigner. Some locals have taken to showcasing the ugly side of foreigners on the island, against a … Continue reading
FLASHBACK: An (Anonymous) Expat Rant About Singapore In: “i dun unerstan u lah!: An exposé of Singapore and Singaporean retardation”
I greatly enjoyed reading the Single Dude’s articles on the pros and cons of Singapore. As a European business person I would like to expand a bit on the “Singaporean retardation” described in the cons article. When I arrived in … Continue reading
The Singapore Story: Not a Sure Thing for Investors?
Lee Kuan Yew, the controversial founding father and former prime minister of Singapore, summed up his country’s history best when he entitled his memoirs, From Third World to First: The Singapore Story. However, there is more than one version of … Continue reading
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