SINGAPORE (Reuters) -- Singapore's state investment company Temasek Holdings said Friday that former Deputy Prime Minister Teo Chee Hean will become its next chairman on Oct. 9, succeeding Lim Boon ...
Singapore’s Great Eastern proposes delisting with OCBC’s $700 mln offer
Great Eastern is proposing to delist from the Singapore bourse by way of its largest shareholder Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp offering S$900 million ($699.9 million) to buy the rest of the insurer it ...
Singapore’s Temasek appoints former deputy PM Teo Chee Hean as next chairman
Singapore's state investment company Temasek Holdings said on Friday that former minister Teo Chee Hean will join its board of directors as deputy chairman on July 1, and succeed Lim Boon Heng to ...
HSBC Chair Tucker to return to Asia insurer AIA after overseeing bank overhaul
HSBC Holdings' high-profile Chairman Mark Tucker will return to the insurance sector as chair of Hong Kong-based AIA Group, after having presided over top management changes and navigated Sino-U.S.
Art by dyslexic children brighten i Light Singapore 2025
SINGAPORE] Cavenagh Bridge stretching across the Singapore River will be lit up until Jul 20 – not with lights, but with neon ink on large bamboo sticks that have been drawn on by children across the ...
$8.5b in GST collected by S’pore Customs in 2024; rise in tobacco and liquor offences
Singapore Customs collected $8.5 billion in goods and services tax (GST) in 2024, an increase of more than $1 billion from the year before.
Cordlife collection rates have not recovered to pre-incident levels, but resumption of Singapore operations are ‘encouraging’
SINGAPORE] Cordlife said that the full resumption of its Singapore operations is an “encouraging step” in restoring client confidence and regaining operational momentum, even though collection rates ...
Economists Slash Singapore GDP, CPI Growth Forecasts on Tariffs
Economists have cut growth forecasts for Singapore’s gross domestic product and consumer prices as uncertainties of the global trade war leave the Lion City vulnerable to risks.
OCBC Backs Great Eastern Delisting Bid With $700 Mln Exit Offer
SINGAPORE--Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation has made a near-US$700 million exit offer for Great Eastern, backing the insurance subsidiary's bid to delist itself from the Singapore Exchange. OCBC is ...
Great Eastern seeks to delist through OCBC exit offer of $30.15 per share
SINGAPORE] OCBC has made a S$0.9 billion conditional exit offer at $30.15 per share for the 6.28 per cent stake in Great Eastern it does not own, in a bid to delist the insurer. Read more at The ...
Great Eastern shareholders to vote for delisting or resumption of trading; OCBC makes exit offer at $30.15
Trading of Great Eastern’s shares has been suspended since July 2024. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Stocks to watch: OCBC, Keppel DC Reit, Jardine C&C, NetLink NBN Trust
SINGAPORE] The following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Friday (Jun 6). Read more at The Business Times.
OCBC to back Great Eastern’s delisting bid with near $700 million conditional exit offer
Singapore's Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation said on Friday it would support a bid to seek a delisting of shares in Great Eastern with a S$900 million ($699.90 million) exit offer.
Singapore production of vegetables and seafood fell in 2024
SINGAPORE: The local production of vegetables and seafood continued to fall in 2024, while egg yields grew, according to a report released by the Singapore Food Agency (SFA) on Thursday (Jun 5).
US tariffs, export controls not directed at Singapore, says Rubio in meeting with Vivian
Singapore's Foreign Minister is on a working visit to Washington. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Queues at VEP application centres in Singapore, JB after news of enforcement from July 1
Waves of Singapore motorists showed up at Vehicle Entry Permit (VEP) application and installation centres in Singapore and Johor Bahru a day after Malaysia announced that enforcement of the VEP will ...