Tagged: sgx

September 26, 2026 @ 3:27 am By Michael Wong  |  

Singapore Exchange Regulation (SGX RegCo) will require listed companies to provide more detailed disclosures on executive remuneration, dividend policies, and investor relations as it seeks to strengthen transparency and encourage a greater focus on long-term value creation. The changes will take effect on Jan. 1,… Read More

November 23, 2025 @ 8:11 am By Michael Wong  |  

SGX Group and Nasdaq have agreed to build a cross-border “Global Listing Board” that would let large companies list in Singapore and the United States using a more unified process, as the city-state tries to revive a stock market that has struggled to attract high-growth… Read More

April 22, 2025 @ 10:58 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

In a key move for the crypto derivatives market, the Singapore Exchange (SGX) has announced plans to introduce Bitcoin perpetual futures in the second half of 2025. This development positions SGX as a key player in the growing integration of digital assets into traditional financial… Read More

March 11, 2025 @ 10:07 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Singapore has long cemented its role as a global financial hub, known for its stability, innovation, and strategic positioning in Asia. This, according to an update from KPMG. However, challenges such as relatively low market liquidity and intensifying regional competition have prompted a proactive response… Read More

November 8, 2021 @ 8:15 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

DataBP, the market data administration platform and service provider for exchanges, index and data providers, has announced that it is teaming up with the Singapore Exchange (SGX). SGX is reportedly joining a community of exchanges that will be leveraging DataBP’s platform and managed services to… Read More

November 3, 2021 @ 5:27 pm By JD Alois  |  

ADDX (formerly operating as iStox), a digital securities exchange backed by the Singapore Exchange (SGX), has launched its very first product, according to a note from the company. ADDX has listed a crypto fund managed by Trovio Capital Management (TCM). The fund aims to a… Read More

November 2, 2021 @ 4:02 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Singapore Exchange (SGX) today announced it is licensing its iEdge Bitcoin Index to Propine, a digital asset custodian and a Bitcoin ETF service provider licensed by the Monetary Authority of Singapore.. SGX launched the iEdge Bitcoin Index amidst strong market demand for indices that track… Read More

September 6, 2021 @ 11:37 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Singapore Exchange (SGX) recently revealed that they’ve created updated rules that will allow Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs) to list on its Mainboard “effective 3 September 2021.” Tan Boon Gin, CEO of Singapore Exchange Regulation (SGX RegCo), noted that SGX’s SPAC framework should give firms… Read More

February 26, 2021 @ 9:52 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Bursa Malaysia, the nation’s stock exchange, is reportedly planning to work closely with Fintech firms or other strategic business partners in order to enhance its value proposition and improve its operational efficiency. Bursa Malaysia stated that these efforts should help the exchange grow and take… Read More

January 25, 2021 @ 10:54 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Singapore Exchange (SGX) and Temasek have teamed up to launch a joint venture that aims to enhance digital asset infrastructure through the use of blockchain or distributed ledger technology (DLT). SGX’s management stated that the joint project aims to be the Asia Pacific or APAC… Read More

October 14, 2020 @ 9:00 am By Emma Channing  |  

Back in December, I wrote a piece for Coindesk’s Year in Review 2019 entitled “Security Token Offerings Are (Finally) Set for Takeoff in 2020”.  This was before word of COVID-19 became widespread and before many of the cataclysmic events of 2020 were even imaginable.  Thus… Read More

September 1, 2020 @ 5:44 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Singapore Exchange (SGX) has completed a digital bond issuance in partnership with Temasek and HSBC. The security was issued via SGX’s digital asset issuance, depository, and servicing platform and is the first type of offering completed by the exchange. According to a note posted… Read More

April 9, 2020 @ 9:18 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

AMTD International (NYSE: HKIB; SGX: HKB), which is part of the AMTD Group, an established Asian financial services conglomerate, has confirmed its secondary listing on the Mainboard of the Singapore Exchange Securities Trading Ltd (the “SGX-ST”) under the ticker “HKB.” AMTD International’s listing notably marks… Read More

November 4, 2019 @ 11:16 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Singapore-based DBS Bank, which provides services in consumer, SME, and corporate banking activities, has created a hybrid human-robo investment platform that can be accessed by its clients in Singapore. DigiPortfolio has been designed for new investors. The new investment service provides access to seven exchange-traded-funds… Read More

July 27, 2019 @ 11:56 am By Cali Haan  |  

Earlier this month, SGX, “a full-service equities, fixed income, derivatives, commodities, and foreign currency exchange,” welcomed 1exchange, the country’s first licensed private securities exchange for accredited investors. According to Investopedia, SGX formed when the Singapore Stock Exchange, the Singapore International Monetary Exchange and Securities Clearing… Read More

November 21, 2018 @ 6:35 pm By Cali Haan  |  

One of Asia’s largest stock exchanges is putting the breaks on any company already listed this is also looking to issue an ICO (initial coin offering). According to a recent blog post from the Singapore Exchange (SGX), companies already listing traditional equities on the SGX that… Read More

August 24, 2018 @ 10:03 am By JD Alois  |  

In a significant move by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and Singapore Exchange (SGX), the government entities announced its intent to offer digital assets including tokenized securities and virtual currencies. MAS and SGX will develop “Delivery versus Payment (DvP) capabilities” by using different blockchain… Read More

March 31, 2017 @ 6:43 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Crowdo has launched its securities crowdfunding platform today at the Singapore Exchange (SGX) hosted ‘Plugged In’ event during which Crowdo Co-Founder and CEO Leo Shimada gave the keynote address. The event was also the forum for the official announcement of Crowdo’s strategic partnership with the SGX. Crowdo’s… Read More

November 29, 2015 @ 7:07 pm By JD Alois  |  

Trendlines, an Israeli based tech company that targets the medical and agricultural industry, recently completed its IPO on the Catalist of the SingaporeExhcange trading under the on ticker symbol SGX:42T.  The company reports that S$38.7 million was raised with IPO proceeds of S$25 million adding to pre-IPO investment…. Read More

June 24, 2015 @ 11:25 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this year, Singapore Exchange (SGX) announced that it was planning to launch its very own equity crowdfunding platform as a vehicle to help raise capital for entrepreneurs and small businesses. It was set to partner with Singapore’s Clearbridge Accelerator, a venture capital and incubation firms specializing in… Read More