Daily Debrief: What Happened Today (Aug 21)

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Hyflux’s legal head did not raise issues over non-compliance of listing rules for draft announcement, witness says

THE legal head of Hyflux did not raise any issue of non-compliance with the listing rules in a draft of an announcement on the company being named the preferred bidder for the Tuaspring integrated water and power project, the court heard on Thursday (Aug 21).

Great Eastern resumes trading after year-long suspension, opens at S$13.21 following bonus issue

GREAT Eastern Holdings resumed trading on Thursday, after a proposed bonus share issue lifted its free float above 10 per cent.

AIA Singapore’s value of new business rises 16% in H1 to US$259 million

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AIA Singapore’s value of new business grew 16 per cent on the year to US$259 million for its first half ended Jun 30, from US$219 million in the year-ago period, on a constant-exchange-rate basis.

Data centre firm Equinix issues S$650 million in green bonds to fund sustainable projects

GLOBAL data centre operator Equinix on Thursday announced its issuance of S$650 million in green bonds in Singapore.

Singapore shares rise as market eagerly awaits signals of interest rate cuts; STI up 0.3%

SINGAPORE shares rose on Thursday, as the market awaits for hints from US Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell about the future of interest rates.