Keppel DC REIT upgraded to Buy by DBS on China acquisition
DBS upgraded Keppel DC REIT to Buy from Hold, citing “surprise acquisitions” after the REIT announced it would buy Guangdong Data Centre.
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UPDATE: Singapore stocks to watch Tuesday: CDLHT, Keppel DC REIT, KORE, LMIRT, MNACT, ST Engineering, SATS
Singapore companies which may be in focus on Tuesday, 27 July 2021: CDL Hospitality Trusts, Keppel DC REIT, KORE, LMIRT and ST Engineering.
Keppel DC REIT to acquire first China data center for S$132M
Keppel DC REIT entered a deal to acquire Guangdong Data Centre for S$132M from Guangdong Bluesea Data Development (Bluesea).
Temasek portfolio bounces back from pandemic year to record S$381B
Singapore’s Temasek reported Tuesday its net portfolio value climbed to a record S$381B for the fiscal year ended 31 March.
Keppel funds to sell Frankfurt data center to Iron Mountain for EUR76M
Keppel said Thursday the Frankfurt, Germany, data center, Keppel DC Frankfurt 1, would be divested to Iron Mountain for EUR76M.
Singapore share buybacks Friday: Venture, Telechoice, Samurai 2K Aerosol, Avarga, Hour Glass
These are companies which announced share buybacks on Friday, 25 June 2021: Telechoice International, Venture Corp., The Hour Glass, Avarga and Samurai 2K Aerosol.
Singapore share buybacks Thursday: Venture, Hour Glass
These are Singapore companies which announced share buybacks on 24 June 2021: Venture Corp. and The Hour Glass.
Singapore share buybacks Tuesday: Venture
These are Singapore companies which announced share buybacks on Tuesday, 22 June 2021: Venture Corp.
Singapore share buybacks Monday: Venture, Sarine, Hour Glass, Sanli Environmental
Singapore companies which announced share buybacks on Monday, 21 June 2021: Venture, Sarine Tech, The Hour Glass and Sanli Environmental.
UPDATE: Singapore stocks to watch Friday: STI, Mapletree Logistics, Singtel, Keppel, Lendlease Global REIT
Singapore companies which may be in focus on Friday, 6 Dec. 2019: Mapletree Logistics, Golden Agri, Singtel, Keppel and Lendlease Global Commercial REIT.
Singapore stocks to watch Thursday: Mapletree North Asia, Keppel REIT, Sembcorp, F&N, SGX, Eagle H-Trust
These are companies which may be in focus on Thursday, 5 Dec. 2019: Mapletree North Asia Commercial Trust, Keppel REIT, Sembcorp, F&N, SGX and Eagle H-Trust.
UPDATE: Singapore stocks to watch Thursday: SGX, F&N, MoneyMax, Venture, SPH REIT, Hiap Seng
These are Singapore companies which may be in focus on Thursday, 28 November 2019: SGX, F&N, MoneyMax, Venture, SPH REIT and Hiap Seng.
UPDATE: Singapore stocks to watch Wednesday: OCBC, SGX, Hyflux, ST Engineering, Singtel, Kimly, JUMBO
These are Singapore companies which may be in focus on Wednesday, 27 November 2019: OCBC, SGX, Hyflux, ST Engineering, Mapletree Logistics Trust and JUMBO.
AIMS APAC REIT JV enters new 12-year lease deal with Optus for Australia property
AIMS APAC REIT said Monday it entered a new lease agreement with Optus Administration for another 12-year term for the Optus Centre property in Australia.
UPDATE: Singapore stocks to watch Friday: Mapletree Logistics, OCBC, SGX, Halcyon Agri, ST Engineering, UOB
These are Singapore companies which may be in focus on Friday, 22 November 2019: Mapletree Logistics Trust, OCBC, SGX, Halcyon Agri, ST Engineering and UOB.
Zambia National Commercial Bank’s Ng’ambi: Banks can’t do all the work on financial services
Upstart fintechs’ entry into financial services hasn’t set up a fixed battle with the established banks in Africa. Quite the contrary, in fact.
Technology for good: Challenges and progress
Ravi Menon, Singapore’s central bank chief, said fintechs must serve a larger good and create a better, greener world.
Emerging market bankers and fintechs parse big data to predict credit risk
For banks to make loans to individuals or businesses without a credit history, they must turn to non-traditional metrics, but the results can be spotty.
Singtel posts fiscal 2Q swung to S$668 million net loss as Airtel hit by India court ruling
Singtel reported Thursday its fiscal 2Q swung to a net loss of S$668.1M from a year-ago net profit of S$667.2M due to an exceptional item related to Airtel.
Why giving the poor smartphones doesn’t boost their access to banking
Smartphones may be hailed as the game-changer in efforts to bring more people into the formal banking system, but it’s not living up to the hype.