Institutional investors

Only 18% of investors rate SGX listcos’ disclosures as ‘very transparent’ despite quarterly engagements: study

Research by Stewardship Asia Centre also highlights a disconnect between investors and corporates on key priorities

The Monetary Authority of Singapore will refine the proposals as needed, and issue a separate consultation on the draft amendments.

No compulsory financial advice needed for most retail investors under proposed MAS changes

With a set of tweaks, the regulator hopes to balance between giving autonomy and protecting those putting money into investment products

The review notes that for a sophisticated financial sector in a developed economy like Singapore, investors headquartered here can do better in some metrics where they have scored similarly with the regional average.

Singapore investors behind regional peers on climate governance and disclosures: investor group

Asia Investor Group on Climate Change notes that the real economy still has a long way to go until investors align their portfolios with net-zero trajectories

To further empower minority shareholders, the report suggests lowering shareholding thresholds for them to requisition an extraordinary general meeting and propose resolutions.

Stronger investor protection in Singapore needed as gaps persist: Sias report

Some 37% of investors surveyed face difficulties in exercising their rights as shareholders

Given the broad consensus on China’s threat, tariffs on Chinese imports will inevitably rise. The US has a more than US$300 billion trade deficit with China.
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Outlook 2025: opportunities and risks

Investors should be prepared for periods of volatility, given policy uncertainties

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer needs to convince investors his economic growth plans are credible.

Investors put UK election winner Labour on credibility watch

Labour still needs to revive long-term confidence in UK markets that have struggled since 2016’s Brexit vote

Betting on real estate debt is not for the faint-hearted. The global commercial property industry, in particular offices, is still in the grip of its biggest slump since the 2007-2009 financial crisis.

Big-name funds pile into real estate debt as banks retreat

Most are focusing on lending to logistics, data centres, multi-family rentals and the high-end office market

Travellers at Changi Airport. The resurgence of tourism has led to increased acquisition activity in Singapore's hospitality sector.

Singapore top recipient of Q1 cross-border investments in Apac: Knight Frank

Institutional investors lead the inflow – especially in the hospitality sector – accounting for US$906 million

Just slightly over a quarter (28 per cent) of investors surveyed have set policies on transition finance, as well as the phase-down of fossil fuels, and an even smaller proportion (12 per cent) of investors have integrated deforestation into their investment approach.

Only 12% of Asia’s investors plan to invest more into climate solutions: AIGCC

THERE appears to be an action gap among Asia’s institutional investors when it comes to environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing.

Mak Yuen Teen says that capital market regulation and enforcement in Singapore tends to be tilted towards business interests.

Investor protection has not improved in Singapore: Mak Yuen Teen

MORE than two decades after the Singapore stock exchange was corporatised and listed as the Singapore Exchange in 1999, investor protection in the financial hub remains low, said corporate governance ...