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Encyclopedia > Singapore Exchange

Singapore Exchange (SGX) is the stock exchange in Singapore.


SGX was formed on December 1, 1999, following the merger of two established and well-respected financial institutions - the Stock Exchange of Singapore (SES) and the Singapore International Monetary Exchange (SIMEX).


It is Asia-Pacific's first demutualised and integrated securities and derivatives exchange.


External link

  • http://www.sgx.com/

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Singapore - FINANCE (2310 words)
All banks in Singapore were administered by the Monetary Authority of Singapore and were required to hold a statutory minimum cash balance against their deposit and other specified liabilities with the authority.
Singapore established the Asian dollar market as the Asian equivalent of the Eurodollar market in 1968 when the local branch of the United States-based Bank of America secured government approval to borrow deposits of nonresidents, mainly in foreign currencies, and use them to finance corporate activities in Asia.
A move by the Singapore exchange to a new, spacious location in 1988 brought a transformation in trading methodology, including partial automation of the trading system, which until then had adhered to the traditional outcry auction system.
Singapore Exchange not in merger talks with Nasdaq - Boston.com (513 words)
The Singapore Exchange on Friday denied speculation it was in talks with Nasdaq Stock Market about a merger but confirmed it was open to tie-ups with others, including other stock exchanges.
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The Singapore Exchange on Friday denied speculation it was in talks with Nasdaq Stock Market about a merger but confirmed it was open to tie-ups with others, including other stock exchanges.
Shares in Singapore Exchange, which have risen about 20 percent this week and are 52 percent higher than at the start of the year.
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