https://www.scmp.com/rss/509788/feed William Bratton is author of “China’s Rise, Asia’s Decline”. He was previously head of equity research, Asia-Pacific, at HSBC. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Singapore’s stock market has always been one of Asia’s less exciting bourses but, over recent years, it has gone from being just boring to being practically a zombie. The dearth of new listings in the city state has been the main reason its market has joined the ranks of the undead. Quite simply, the Singapore Exchange (SGX) is fading away as a place to raise capital. The last listing of any significance was NetLink NBN Trust back in 2017. Since then, home-grown high-growth companies such as Sea... https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/asia/article/3152898/how-singapores-zombie-stock-exchange-undermining-its-financial?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/asia/article/3152898/how-singapores-zombie-stock-exchange-undermining-its-financial?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 20 Oct 2021 06:31:13 +0000 Plummeting stock prices and sensational headlines have led to much excited commentary about the risks of investing in Chinese companies. Stories of sweeping reforms coming to the music streaming and education sectors, coupled with the regulatory response to the disastrous Didi Chuxing IPO, have also raised questions about the nature of the Chinese government’s relationship with big businesses, particularly those in the private sector; an issue with profound longer-term potential implications for... https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3144395/behind-brouhaha-chinas-struggles-regulate-its-big-businesses-are-no?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3144395/behind-brouhaha-chinas-struggles-regulate-its-big-businesses-are-no?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 11 Aug 2021 14:00:20 +0000 In a few months, a large Royal Navy flotilla will enter the South China Sea. Led by one of its new aircraft carriers, the tour is meant to demonstrate Britain’s commitment to the region, coming soon after it became an Association of Southeast Asian Nations dialogue partner and applied to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership. These actions are presented as evidence of the UK’s renewed focus on the Indo-Pacific after its European Union exit; a geographic... https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3132444/global-britains-pretensions-relevance-asia-pale-amid-chinas-rise?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3132444/global-britains-pretensions-relevance-asia-pale-amid-chinas-rise?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 10 May 2021 01:15:08 +0000