Aurex Insights
Commodities Trading: Non-Bank Funding?
What people are talking about: Asia Copper Week kicked off in Singapore via the annual Cesco week with the surrounding conferences and events. Sentiment in general seems to be of cautious optimism for copper and wider base metals in 2023 and we have seen strong demand for metals traders from clients, particularly in Singapore and…
Read MoreA look at the Current State of the Job Market
What people are talking about: Commonwealth Bank of Australia has hired 4 Commodity Managing Directors – Martyn Whitehead, Joe Arena, Bradley Campbell, and Yasmina Elshafei. Investment banks such as Bank of America Merrill Lynch and Morgan Stanley have strengthened their metals trading businesses globally to cash in on the increased volatility in the market, this…
Read MoreNew Industrial Real Estate Investment Prospects in Singapore and Hong Kong
Growth in the Singaporean industrial market continues apace. Meanwhile, despite rebounding slightly, a subsector of Hong Kong’s industrial market, industrial warehousing, is struggling to overcome an exceptionally low vacancy rate of around 1%. The situations in both APAC markets have implications for future real estate investment. Consider these statistics about the state of Singapore’s industrial…
Read MoreImproving Gender Diversity in Power Sector Recruitment
According to recent research published by the IEA the energy sector employs fewer women than almost any other major part of the economy However, there are signs of improvement in power sector recruitment The energy sector does not have the best track record when it comes to gender diversity. Traditionally male-dominated, it employs fewer women…
Read MoreUS Energy Storage Tax Credit Promises Solar Energy Recruitment Drive
Stand-alone energy storage is now eligible for Investment Tax Credits, courtesy of President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). Developers are considering new storage solutions as a result, which will have knock-on effects on the solar energy recruitment space. Thanks to President Biden’s recent Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), standalone energy storage now qualifies for Investment Tax…
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