Investment Banking

Chart of the Week: Singapore card payments to rebound 10.2% in 2021

Card payments are expected to reach $96.5b in three years’ time.

Chart of the Week: Singapore card payments to rebound 10.2% in 2021

Card payments are expected to reach $96.5b in three years’ time.

Thailand IPO boom to buoy Siam Commercial Bank's bottom line

The country is Asia's second most active IPO market in 2020.

Singapore investment banking fees up 79% to $176.5m in Q1

M&As are off to a slow start whilst there was only one IPO by a local company so far.

Singapore investment banking fees down 39.9% in 2020 YTD

Although M&A activity has picked up in Q3 it is still lower than levels recorded last year.

South Korea investigates freeze on Singapore-linked notes: reports

Regulators are reviewing at least $234m of securities.

BNP Paribas floats Australia's first climate-linked green bond

The bond adds to the $350b in green bonds to be issued this year.

Citi APAC's virtual programme attracts 500 Singaporean students

It has modules on investment banking and markets and securities services.

Goldman Sachs to pay $3.9b over 1MDB scandal

Malaysia will drop all criminal charges against the bank.

Ant Group has picked banks for $10b Hong Kong IPO: report

The company could seek a valuation of at least $200b, according to sources.

Goldman Sachs execs in Malaysia for 1MDB talks: report

Malaysia's finance minister is hopeful that it will help recover lost assets.

HSBC global equities chief exits amidst restructuring: report

The bank has been revamping its investment banking arm.

Citi APAC's virtual campus gets over 4,000 sign-ups

Outstanding students may be contacted for permanent or internship roles.

APAC investment banking fees reach record $11.6b in H1

This is the highest value attained for a first half period since 2000.

More millennials join investment rush to cash in on COVID-19 volatility

The segment constitutes 35% of all new investment accounts in APAC from March-April.

South Korea parked $413b of investments in the US last year

The US was also the largest financial investor in South Korea.

Singapore investment banking fees plummet 49.4% in H1

Fees from completed M&A, ECM, DCM, and syndicated lending all registered declines.