Sector: Investment

US Corporates Face Severe 2024 Debt Refinancing Cliff - Calcbench

(16 November 2023 – United States) Major US corporates face billions of dollars in extra interest expenses and depressed profitability...

Debt, Investment

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USA

SLBs Fall Short of Climate Targets

(13 November 2023 – Australia) Corporate issuers are increasingly turning to labelled sustainability linked bonds (SLBs), issuing more sustainable-debt instruments...

Debt, Investment

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Australia

Chinese FDI Turns Negative for First Time on Record - SAFE

(8 November 2023 – China) Foreign direct investment (FDI) into China dipped into negative territory for the first time on record...

Foreign Exchange, Investment

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China

Singapore GSS+ Bonds Mainstreaming Accelerating - MAS

(30 October 2023 – Singapore) The Monetary Authority of Singapore’s (MAS) report “Singapore Corporate Debt Market Development 2023” reveals growing...

Environmental, Green Bonds, Investment, Social and Governance (ESG)

Monetary Authority of Singapore

Singapore

Microsoft Announces Bold A$5b Australian Cloud and MACS Cybersecurity Investment

(25 October 2023 – Australia) Microsoft is planning to invest A$5 billion into cloud infrastructure and release a new Microsoft-Australian...

Investment, Regulatory & Government, Security & fraud

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Australia

UK Long Term Borrowing Costs Rise to Highest Level in 25 years

(20 October 2023 – United Kingdom) 30 year British government bond yields jumped to their highest in more than 25...

Investment, Lending

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ABGF Casts Wide Net for Innovative SME Investment Concepts

(13 October 2023 – Australia) The Australian Business Growth Fund (ABGF) is planning to invest greater equity capital into a wide...

Investment, SME

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Australia

Visa Releases US$100m Generative AI Initiative

(3 October 2023 – United States) Visa has announced a new US$100 million generative artificial intelligence (AI) ventures initiative. Visa’s generative...