Swiss Re estimates that insured losses from natural catastrophes will likely exceed US$135 billion in 2024, marking the fifth consecutive year in which the US$100 billion threshold has been breached.
How Will Singapore, Malaysia, And Other Asian Countries’ Stock Markets Fare In 2025?
As investors plan for an unpredictable second Trump administration, Singapore could see some respite as a defensive market and good dividend yields.
Singapore’s Cautious Wealth Fund Takes More Private Markets Risk
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Singapore property tycoons plan family office in Abu Dhabi
Raj Kumar and Kishin RK oversee an estimated US$10 billion property portfolio in Singapore. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Singapore Shares Tipped To Open In The Red On Tuesday
The Singapore stock market has finished lower in back-to-back sessions, slumping almost 30 points or 0.8 percent along the way. The ...
China makeup mogul nears billionaire status with Hong Kong IPO
Mao Geping’s skincare and cosmetics firm Mao Geping Cosmetics, which lists Tuesday, could raise up to HK$2.1 billion ($362 million) in its initial public offering.
HSBC appoints Annie Lim as GPB desk head for Singapore
Lim joins from Lombard Odier and spent 11 years with Credit Suisse. HSBC has named Annie Lim as global private banking (GPB) desk head for Singapore. She is tasked with growing HSBC’s client ...
Singapore’s Temasek launches new private credit platform
The platform currently has a portfolio worth about S$10bn ($7.4bn), including direct investments and credit funds.
Identity thieves cancel Singapore man’s credit cards, leaving him and wife strapped for cash in Japan
Singaporean Melvin Chan’s recent holiday to Japan with his wife turned into a nightmare after he found their bank accounts blocked and credit cards cancelled by identity thieves who rang up the banks ...
HSBC Restructuring Sees New Leadership, Streamlined Operations
HSBC has announced the completion of a major phase in its global reorganisation, consolidating its structure into four core business units.
Standard Chartered’s Libeara to launch tokenized money market fund on Ethereum
Libeara, Standard Chartered's tokenization platform, plans to launch a US dollar tokenized money market fund on Ethereum.
Flipkart IPO on the cards in 12-15 months – likely to be largest share issue by a new-economy company
Flipkart, India's leading e-commerce company, is preparing for a landmark IPO within the next 12-15 months. The Walmart-owned company, valued at $36 billion, aims to list in India after shifting its ...
Vietnam-Singapore Partnership Advances with Focus on Sustainability, Investment, and Trade
Singapore is consistently a top ranked foreign investor in Vietnam, channeling substantial capital across diverse industries and now focused on sustainability.
Singapore: From waterless wilderness to billionaires’ paradise, the tiny island that’s now among the world’s richest
Singapore transformed from a nation struggling with illiteracy, pollution, and poverty to a global leader in finance, shipping, and biodiversity ...
HSBC appoints Annie Lim as global private banking (GPB) desk head for Singapore
HSBC today announced the appointment of Annie Lim as global private banking (GPB) desk head for Singapore, effective Dec 2, 2024. As part of HSBC’s strategy to significantly grow its GPB business in ...
OCBC keeps ‘hold’ on Bumitama Agri but with a higher fair value of 91.5 cents
For Lim, Bumitama Agri is increasingly being seen by the market as a dividend yield play, with Refinitiv consensus expecting it to offer a 12-month forward dividend yield of 6.4%. Lim has raised her ...