Singapore

Trading & Investment

Singapore, Taiwan Plan Stocks Trading Link

By Editors | 10/09/2014

Singapore Exchange (SGX) and Taiwan Stock Exchange (TWSE) will enter a letter of intent to study and work towards linking the two stock markets.

Cloud & Infrastructure

IT Outsourcing Trend in Financial Sector Giving Rise to New Solutions

By Editors | 05/09/2014

The rising number of financial services firms outsourcing their IT infrastructure needs is a growing trend amid global regulatory complexity and tougher market environment, says software and IT services provider SunGard.

Trading & Investment

Singapore Seeks Wider Retail Access to Bonds

By Editors | 02/09/2014

Singapore plans wider retail investor participation in the bond market by offering increased access to corporate bonds in a bid to boost trade in securities.

Trading & Investment

Singapore to Cut Board Lot Size of Stocks in January

By Editors | 26/08/2014

Singapore Exchange will reduce the standard board lot size of securities listed on SGX from 1,000 to 100 units from January 19 next year in order to make investing more affordable to retail investors.

Trading & Investment

ASEAN on Track to Create Regional Asset Class

By Editors | 21/08/2014

Top officials of the ASEAN Exchanges said that member bourses are taking collaborative steps to create, market and promote ASEAN as a single asset class.

Trading & Investment

Singapore Exchange Launches Liquidity Hub in Hong Kong

By Editors | 08/07/2014

Singapore Exchange has moved forward on a collaboration with the Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing with the launch of SGX’s liquidity hub at the Hong Kong exchanges’ data centre.

Structural Regulation

Singapore Exchange Proposes New Rules for Secondary Listing

By Editors | 06/06/2014

Singapore Exchange (SGX) is proposing new rules for secondary listings in a bid to attract more companies to list on the exchange.

Structural Regulation

Singapore-listed Companies to Apply IFRS in 2018

By Editors | 30/05/2014

Singapore-incorporated companies listed on Singapore Exchange (SGX) will apply a new financial reporting framework identical to the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) in 2018, according to the Singapore Accounting Standards Council.

Clearing & Post-Trade

Singapore Revises Securities Market Fee Structure from June

By Editors | 10/04/2014

Singapore Exchange (SGX) is offering new incentives to boost liquidity on the exchange as it introduced revised securities market fees, particularly clearing, transfer and onward settlement fees, with effect from June 1.