Public equity

China, India see top firms lose market cap share in AI lag

Those arguing for public equity in AI suggest that the technology behind it arises from decades of publicly funded research, and that the public should gain from the upside.

If AI is a public good, nationalisation should be considered

The stock-market capitalisation of around 1,600 listed companies in Vietnam has exceeded US$350 billion, equating to around 73.5% of the country’s GDP in 2024.

Vietnam to be promoted to emerging stock market by FTSE in September 2026

Group CIO Bryan Yeo says GIC's investments centre on semiconductors, AI data centres and hyperscalers, which are areas "where value has been growing as a result of the demand”.

GIC’s chief investment officer warns of AI bubble risk

Share sales in Hong Kong – comprising IPOs, primary placements and block trades – have raised almost US$23 billion since Jul 1, making it the best quarter in more than four years, data compiled by Bloomberg show.

Hong Kong and India drive banner year for equity capital markets

Changes to Vietnam's stock market, such as a new trading system and the removal of a pre-funding requirement for foreign institutional investors, could boost investor sentiment.

Vietnam stocks pop as foreign investors return on sweetened US trade terms: analysts

Commenting on the trend of delistings, Maybank Securities' Laroia says the problem is "not a Singapore-only phenomenon", and merely a sign that the capital markets ecosystem has transformed.

Maybank Securities positive on MAS equities review given niche in mid-cap players: CEO Aditya Laroia

DBS' group executive and group head of institutional banking Han Kwee Juan says executives need to be trained to talk about what their businesses look at, why they are growth companies, and why it is exciting to invest in them.

Singapore’s capital market research scene trapped in ‘chicken-and-egg’ situation: DBS’ Han Kwee Juan

FILE PHOTO: Investors wait for China's stock market to open in front of an electronic board at a brokerage house in Beijing, China, January 8, 2016. REUTERS/Jason Lee

China pushes insurers to invest billions in latest move to support market

Bankers are confident that the market has capacity to absorb new supply, with traditional investors such as mutual funds showing up in numbers for the right transactions.

Europe’s equity bankers rush to snag deals ahead of US vote