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SGX to reduce board lot size for securities above S$10 to 10 units
Goh Ruoxue - The move is among new measures proposed by the MAS Equities Market Review Group
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SGX to reduce board lot size for securities above S$10
Goh Ruoxue - The move is among new measures proposed by the MAS Equities Market Review Group
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Schneider Electric seals $2.3 billion in US data centre deals to power AI boom
Schneider Electric said on Wednesday it had signed new deals worth almost $2.3 billion with two U.S. data centre operators, as surging adoption of artificial intelligence boosts infrastructure demand.At an industry event in Las Vegas, the French industrial group announced a $1.9 billion partnership ...
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Blockfusion to list in New York via $450 million SPAC deal
Data center operator Blockfusion said on Wednesday it would list in the United States through a merger with blank-check firm Blue Acquisition Corp in a deal valued at $450 million, as investor appetite for the sector continues to surge.Special purpose acquisition companies have re-emerged this year ...
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Kraken confidentially files for IPO as crypto firms eye listings before 2026 midterms
Kraken, one of the world's largest cryptocurrency exchanges, said on Wednesday it has confidentially filed for an initial public offering in the U.S., as digital asset companies look to tap the new listings market before the 2026 midterm elections. Companies such as stablecoin issuer Circle and ...
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Keppel Reit trustee prices S$100 million perpetual securities at 3.28%
Goh Ruoxue - The securities are expected to be issued on Nov 27
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Nokia streamlines business to focus on AI infrastructure boom
It plans to restructure into two main divisions – mobile networks and network infrastructure
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Tech unicorns set to benefit from new SGX-Nasdaq dual-listing highway: observers
Ranamita Chakraborty - The new framework allows companies to pursue a dual listing on both Nasdaq and SGX through a single set of documents
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US: Wall Street opens higher as Nvidia test looms
[NEW YORK] Wall Street’s main indexes opened slightly higher on Wednesday (Nov 19) following sharp losses earlier in the week, as investors...
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PM Wong says new framework is needed to avoid ‘devastating consequences’ of retaliatory trade
Elysia Tan - His conversation with Bloomberg’s editor-in-chief also covers money laundering and a possible capital gains tax for Singapore
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Paris says no to outdoor Christmas events for Shein host BHV
PARIS :The BHV department store in Paris will not be allowed to host outdoor Christmas events this year, unlike in previous years, city authorities said, after they identified violations linked to the opening of Shein's first-ever physical shop within BHV. Online fast-fashion retailer Shein lau ...
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Norinchukin ekes out small profit, flags risks in private credit market
The bank reported a net profit of 26 billion yen (S$217.3 million) for the months of July to September
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Explainer-How the EU plans to ease rules for Big Tech
-The European Commission on Wednesday unveiled sweeping changes to Europe's digital rulebook that critics say would give major technology companies easier access to personal data and weaken privacy protections in place for two decades.The 'Digital Omnibus' package would delay strict A ...
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Teva seeks startups to help solve global pharmaceutical challenges
JERUSALEM :Teva Pharmaceutical Industries said on Wednesday it was calling on startups to join its new platform to develop technologies to deal with a host of challenges facing Teva and the global pharmaceuticals industry.Called Teva Rise, the company's open innovation platform aims to accelera ...
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Meta to block Facebook and Instagram for Australian teens by December 10
SYDNEY :Meta will block Australian users under 16 from accessing Instagram, Facebook and Threads by December 10 to comply with the country’s sweeping social media ban for teenagers, the company said on Thursday.The company said it had begun notifying users it believed were between 13 and 15 years ...
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Nvidia, Menlo Micro collaboration speeds up AI chip testing
SAN FRANCISCO :Nvidia and Menlo Micro on Wednesday said they have used technology from the startup to dramatically speed up the testing of AI chips, easing a significant production bottleneck.The world's most valuable listed company and the central player in the AI boom has been working to iron ...
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Amova, Manulife IM, Lion Global reveal details of fund strategies chosen under MAS’s $5 bil EQDP
Jovi Ho - Three of the six newly appointed asset managers that will launch fund strategies under the Monetary Authority of Singapore’s (MAS) Equity Market Development Programme (EQDP) have revealed more details about their upcoming products. Amova Asset Management Asia, formerly known as Nikko Asset Managem ...
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EU to delay 'high risk' AI rules until 2027 after Big Tech pushback
BRUSSELS/STOCKHOLM :The European Commission proposed on Wednesday streamlining and easing a slew of tech regulations, including delaying some provisions of its AI Act, in an attempt to cut red tape, head off criticism from Big Tech and boost Europe's competitiveness.The move by the EU comes aft ...
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Adobe bolsters AI marketing tools with $1.9 billion Semrush buy
Adobe will acquire software platform Semrush for $1.9 billion, the companies said on Wednesday, as the Photoshop maker looks to strengthen its marketing tools and attract brands with generative artificial intelligence products.The company will pay $12 per share for Semrush, representing a premium of ...
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Adobe to buy software provider Semrush in $1.9 billion deal
Adobe will acquire software platform Semrush for $1.9 billion, the companies said on Wednesday, as the Photoshop maker looks to strengthen its marketing tools and attract brands with generative artificial intelligence products.The company will pay $12 per share for Semrush, representing a premium of ...
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Adobe nears $1.9 billion deal for software provider Semrush, WSJ reports
Photoshop maker Adobe is nearing a $1.9 billion deal to acquire software platform Semrush, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with the matter.Adobe is set to pay $12 per share for the company, according to the report. That represents a premium of around 77.5 per ce ...
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Nvidia’s switch to smartphone-style memory ‘to double server-memory prices by end-2026’
Tech-focused research firm says the change will spike the demand for chips that the industry can’t handle
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Investors pull record $523 million from BlackRock's flagship bitcoin ETF
Investors pulled roughly $523 million from BlackRock's flagship iShares Bitcoin Trust on Tuesday, according to data from Farside Investors, marking the fund's largest single-day withdrawal since its launch.Bitcoin, a bellwether for crypto markets, fell below $90,000 this week, its lowest l ...
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Nokia bets on AI with new strategy, targets up to 60% profit rise
Nokia unveiled a new strategy on Wednesday focused on artificial intelligence, as it strives to simplify its business and boost annual core profit by as much as 60 per cent over the next three years.Beginning in 2026, the Finnish telecoms equipment maker intends to reorganize into two primary busine ...
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Nokia targets 60% profit boost by 2028 with new AI-focused strategy
Nokia unveiled a new strategy on Wednesday focused on artificial intelligence, as it strives to simplify its business and boost annual core profit by as much as 60 per cent over the next three years.From 2026, the Finnish telecoms equipment maker plans to split into two main segments, network infras ...
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Larry Summers resigns from OpenAI board after Epstein emails
Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Larry Summers has resigned from the OpenAI board, he said on Wednesday, several days after Congress released documents that showed Summers shared a close relationship with the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.Summers, also a former president of Harvard Unive ...
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SGX and Nasdaq to simplify dual listings by streamlining regulations and fundraising
Nicole Lim - The Singapore Exchange (SGX) will partner Nasdaq to simplify dual listings in the US and Singapore, announced the bourse on Nov 19 alongside the Monetary Authority of Singapore’s (MAS) latest set of equity review group measures. Under the partnership, named the Global Listing Board, companies with ...
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MAS places $2.85 bil with six asset managers; launches $30 mil 'Value Unlock' programme
Felicia Tan - The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has unveiled several key measures alongside the release of the equities market review group’s final report on Nov 19. This includes the appointment of six asset managers that will launch fund strategies under the Equity Market Development Programme (EQDP). ...
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SGX to reduce board lot sizes to 10 units for securities above $10
Felicia Tan - The Singapore Exchange (SGX) will reduce its board lot size for securities above $10 to 10 units from 100 units previously. The reduction in board lot size will improve investor access and boost trading activity, says the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) in its equities market review announceme ...
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The race to $10 starts at 10
The Edge Singapore - Among the initiatives to enhance market infrastructure and increase trading efficiency are plans to reduce board lot size to improve investor access. The Singapore Exchange (SGX) plans to reduce the board lot size for securities above $10 from 100 to 10 units. This significantly lowers minimum inves ...
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One prospectus, two markets: SGX-Nasdaq dual-listing highway to debut in 2026
Renald Yeo - This comes as the MAS review group wraps up its work and releases its final report
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CSE Global’s Q3 revenue swells 20.5% but order book shrinks
Goh Ruoxue - Its order intake was weighed down by a lack of major projects and unrepeated orders from the same year-ago period
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Senate to grill Trump's pick for CFTC head on crypto regulation
U.S. senators are set on Wednesday to press Michael Selig, President Donald Trump's nominee to lead the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, about his plans to overhaul cryptocurrency regulations and election betting, among other hot-button issues.Selig is currently chief counsel for the Secur ...
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Weaponisation of finance over geopolitics a concern, says GIC’s CEO
Janice Lim - Disruptions to trade, security and supply chains have been costly, he says