Capital Markets Research

Aug

The rise and fall of venture capital in Southeast Asia

The venture capital (VC) landscape in Southeast Asia has undergone a dramatic shift over the past few years. After a period of rapid growth that peaked in 2021 with over USD 15 billion in funding, the region is now in a lean period. In 2024, VC funding plummeted to roughly…

Mar

Asia Capital Markets Research

Exchanges worldwide deepening their involvement in cryptocurrencies and digital assets

Singapore Exchange (SGX), Singapore’s largest exchange group, recently announced plans to launch Bitcoin perpetual futures in the second half of 2025, a move that illustrates the trend of traditional exchanges branching out into crypto derivatives to deepen their involvement in the crypto industry.

Dec

Asia Capital Markets Research

Why the Hong Kong IPO market is recovering

According to an estimate by Ernst & Young, Hong Kong had recorded 64 IPOs with total proceeds exceeding HK$83.4 billion as of November 30. While the number of deals fell 6% over the same period in 2023, proceeds raised increased 80%.

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