Markets

A GLOBAL slowdown in mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity in the first quarter of 2019 was precipitated by great market volatility, US-China tensions, Brexit anxiety and strengthening economic headwinds, deal intelligence service Mergermarket said in a report on Wednesday.

MORE than eight in 10 (83 per cent) of Singapore’s chief financial officers (CFO) find it challenging to source qualified finance professionals, according to a survey by recruitment consultancy Robert Half.

PAYMENTS startup firm Stripe has hired a veteran from PayPal to head its business in the Asia-Pacific, The Business Times understands.

BANK of Singapore, the private banking arm of OCBC Bank, officially announced the launch of its wealth management subsidiary BOS Wealth Management Europe (BOSWM) on Wednesday. BOSWM, which is headquartered in Luxembourg and has a branch in London, was conceived to serve Europe's growing ultra-high net worth...

TEMASEK unit Fullerton Fund Management said on Tuesday that its wholly foreign-owned enterprise (WFOE), Fullerton Investment Management (Shanghai) Co, has received approval to provide onshore investment advisory services in China.

EQUITY indices are unlikely to break out to new highs in the near term as the "tug of war" between bulls and bears in the market shows no signs of abating, said DBS Bank's chief investment officer (CIO), Hou Wey Fook.