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Ranamita Chakraborty

Ranamita Chakraborty

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Ranamita graduated from the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Nanyang Technological University with a Masters in International Relations. She joined BT on Sept 18, 2024 and covers the capital as well as insurance markets. 

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SGX CEO Loh Boon Chye was speaking at a panel with global exchange leaders at the Futures Industry Association (FIA) Asia Derivatives Conference.

Asian exchanges play key role in providing global investors with diversification: SGX chief

Loh Boon Chye expects product innovation for derivatives to move towards multi-jurisdictional operations

Teo Joo Wah, chief executive officer of Lion Global Investors (LGI), speaking at the LionGlobal Singapore Physical Gold Fund event last week.

Asset manager Lion Global Investors bets on mid-caps and gold investments

CEO Teo Joo Wah notes that the mid-cap segment is more labour-intensive in terms of research effort but is optimistic that it...

As a small country, Singapore faces “intense competition, a fierce battle for the same talent pool, and challenges such as an ageing population” – factors that may contribute to “structurally higher exposure and heightened risk sensitivity”, notes Ang Sock Sun of PwC Singapore.

Singapore insurers more anxious than global peers, as risks related to AI, cybercrimes rise: report

Broader technology disruptions and macroeconomic uncertainties are adding to worries, says PwC study

Fund managers note that the small and mid-cap segment has historically suffered from thin liquidity, limited analyst coverage and muted investor interest, leaving valuations depressed.

Making SGX small and mid-caps great again: MAS-appointed funds can lead the charge

Many of 240 such stocks neglected despite robust fundamentals; nine funds named so far under S$5b scheme to energise local equity could...

The grants are a key plank of the “Value Unlock” programme launched by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and Singapore Exchange (SGX) on Wednesday.

‘Value Unlock’ programme will help companies bridge gap with investors: industry players

Two training grants of up to S$15,000 and S$200,000 per company will be made available

SGX chief executive officer Loh Boon Chye notes that the new framework is distinct from the one used for secondary listings, which requires companies to prepare two separate sets of documents.

Tech unicorns set to benefit from new SGX-Nasdaq dual-listing highway: observers

The new framework allows companies to pursue a dual listing on both Nasdaq and SGX through a single set of documents

The Deloitte report notes that Singapore’s IPO market saw its proceeds surge to the highest since 2019. This was driven by two major real estate investment trust (Reit) listings namely NTT DC Reit and Centurion Accommodation Reit each raising more than US$500 million and collectively accounting for 88 per cent of total funds raised,

Singapore leads South-east Asia IPO market with US$1.6 billion in proceeds: Deloitte

Malaysia logs the highest number of new listings, with 48 issues raising US$1.1 billion in 2025 so far

The Republic is focusing on AI across three levels: first literacy, then integration, followed by development, notes DPM Gan Kim Yong at a fireside chat during the Singapore FinTech Festival 2025.

Companies, consumers must have basic understanding of AI to reap potential benefits: DPM Gan

Singapore’s compact size makes it easier to roll out training and raise AI literacy across the population, he adds

David Gerald, the founder, president and CEO of Sias, says a company’s board sets the tone from the top and is key to fostering the right culture.

Corporate governance and culture must go hand in hand amid complex challenges: Sias

They are ‘two sides of the same coin’, says founder, president and CEO David Gerald

As financial markets in the region continue to grow, MAS managing director Chia Der Jiun sees the investor base for insurance-linked securities broadening.

MAS to encourage livelier capital markets for alternative risk financing, strengthening Singapore’s insurance hub status

The central bank will extend its support to cover non-Apac risks and renewable energy products, while continuing to prioritise solutions that address...

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