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SOUTHEAST ASIAN STOCK MARKETS FARE POORLY IN 2020

Capital returns from key Southeast Asian markets were quite poor in 2020. Singapore ended the year…

LETTING A ROBO-ADVISER DECIDE HOW TO INVEST YOUR MONEY IS A DOUBLE-EDGED SWORD

BY Dr Gordon Tan Kuo Siong With the rise of FinTech, more people are turning to…

IMPACT OF GRAB-GOJEK MERGER ON CONSUMERS AND DRIVERS UNLIKELY TO BE HUGE

BY Nitin Pangarkar Concerns over predatory, monopolistic behaviour may be overstated given how the consumer is…

SOUTHEAST ASIAN MARKETS END 2020 WITH INDICES IN THE RED

MALAYSIA Bursa Malaysia ended the year 2020 broadly lower in line with most regional markets, with…

GOLD: BEST YEAR IN A DECADE

Gold prices, though little changed in holiday-thinned trade on Thursday, were on course for their best…

TECH SET TO DRIVE ASIA M&A IN 2021

Coronavirus-spurred growth in the technology sector will help drive M&A activity in the Asia Pacific next…

PHP PESO: A TOP 2020 REGIONAL PERFORMER

The peso emerged anew as one of the best performing currencies in the region for the…

FALL IN FOREIGN CURRENCY LOANS IN THE PHILIPPINES

Foreign currency loans slipped in the third quarter amid continued tepid business activities and stricter lending…

THAILAND IPOs SECOND LARGEST IN ASIA

Total offerings worth B159bn as of Dec 25 Thailand grabbed the No.2 spot for initial public…

INVESTORS RETHINK ROLE OF BOND, TECH AFTER CHAOTIC YEAR

This has been a year like no other. Hammered by an unprecedented health crisis, global stocks…