ABC Impact, a Singapore-based impact investor, has acquired a 16% stake in AC Health, a healthcare unit of Philippine conglomerate Ayala Corp. The investment marks ABC Impact’s first entry into the ...
More Singapore companies charmed by US listing, but post-IPO trail not a pretty sight
SINGAPORE] Interest in listing on US exchanges has surged among Singapore companies, with 13 initial public offerings (IPO) in H1 2025, nearly thrice the number over the same period last year. Read ...
SMCP Recovers 15.5% Stake From Singapore After Lengthy Legal Battle
The case of the "missing shares" started in 2021, and has wound its way through several jurisdictions. A takeover could be next.
Singapore plots $100m move for Cambridge start-up banishing ‘forever chemicals’
Singapore’s wealth fund is in talks to invest millions in a Cambridge start-up using artificial intelligence (AI) to help wipe out “forever chemicals” harmful to human health.
Singapore Loyalty Programs Market Report 2025 | NTUC FairPrice, DBS, Grab, Shopee and Lazada Dominate Singapore’s Competitive Loyalty Landscape
Key trends in the Singapore Loyalty Programs Market include non-expiring points and cashback rewards, digital integration, and sustainability initiatives. Major players like NTUC FairPrice, DBS Bank, ...
Hyflux issued preference shares to fund Tuaspring as it had problems getting bank loans: Prosecution
SINGAPORE - Hyflux issued preference shares to fund its Tuaspring project because it had trouble getting bank loans, the prosecution said on the first day of the trial involving former senior ...
Singapore’s Kamet Capital Invests $8.4m in AI Avatar Platform TopView
Singapore-based multi-family office Kamet Capital has completed an $8.4 million Series A investment in artificial intelligence avatar platform TopView.ai, ...
Singapore’s Shopee taps local delivery heroes to drive 300% stock surge
From retirees to students and homemakers, Shopee’s community-driven logistics model is rewiring last-mile logistics.
More Singapore companies charmed by US listings, but post-IPO trail not a pretty sight
SINGAPORE] Interest in listing on US exchanges has surged among Singapore companies, with 13 initial public offerings (IPO) in H1 2025, nearly thrice the number over the same period last year. Read ...
Philippines’ AC Health partners with Singapore’s ABC Impact in vision to transform health for every Filipino
AC Health, the healthcare arm of Ayala Corporation, has secured a landmark investment from ABC Impact, the Singapore-based impact investor dedicated to Asia and backed by Temasek Trust and Temasek.
Services trade to continue growing despite shifting trade landscape: HSBC global trade chief
SINGAPORE] Even as tensions surrounding trade and geopolitics hog the headlines these days, there is still cause for optimism, said HSBC global head of global trade solutions Vivek Ramachandran. Read ...
Singapore banks’ interest margins narrow in Q2, but DBS edges ahead
SINGAPORE] Singapore’s three local banks suffered compressed net interest margins (NIMs) in the second quarter of FY2025, as falling benchmark rates weighed on lending yields across the region. Read ...
Singapore’s biggest corporate scandal – the criminal trial of Hyflux founder Olivia Lum and five others starts on Aug 11
Hyflux trial starts Monday, nearly three years after charges, Olivia Lum faces charges for omitting key Tuaspring project details.
Hyperlocal deliveries fuel 300% stock rise for Shopee owner Sea
The e-commerce giant's little-known logistics operation is powered by an army of homemakers, students and retirees.
DBS shares hit record-high after Q2 profit beats forecast on strong wealth fees, trading income
The bank declared an interim dividend of 60 cents a share and a capital return dividend of 15 cents a share. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Singapore bank UOB’s second-quarter net profit drops 6%, misses forecast
Singapore's United Overseas Bank, or UOB, reported on Thursday a 6% drop in net profit in the second quarter from a year earlier, the first fall since the first quarter of 2024, mainly due to lower ...