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Regency Steel Asia chairman fined S$350,000 for false trading of Hiap Hoe, Hotel Grand Central shares
THE Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) imposed a civil penalty of S$350,000 on Gui Boon Sui for conducting false and unauthorised…
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Macquarie investing arm hires Gabriel Ho for South-east Asia push
MACQUARIE Group has hired a new managing director as part of a push in South-east Asia for the firm’s investing arm. Macquarie Asset…
Culture
Prospects for South-east Asia telcos may soften in 2025, but non-core operations could be monetised
Maybank analysts predict 3% year-on-year rise in sector’s mobile and fixed revenue, down from 4% in 2024 SOUTH-EAST Asian telcos have…
Culture
Asia: Markets drift lower as US jobs data looms
EQUITIES fell again in Asia on Friday (Jan 10) as traders prepared for the release of US jobs data that could play a key role in the…
Culture
Apollo to boost staffing for Japan and Asia wealth, top regional executive says
APOLLO Global Management plans to expand in Japan and add staff to its Asia wealth business, its regional top executive said, as global…
Fashion
Morgan Stanley to hire more Asia wealth relationship managers
MORGAN Stanley’s Asia wealth chief is looking to boost the number of staff dealing with its richest customers as the US lender pushes…
Culture
iShares MSCI Asia ex-Japan Climate Action ETF crosses US$1.22 billion in AUM
IN over a year since its launch, the iShares MSCI Asia ex-Japan Climate Action ETF has surpassed US$1.22 billion in assets under…
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Asia: Stocks mostly down after Wall St losses
ASIA stocks mostly fell in thin holiday trade on Monday (Dec 30) after tech losses killed off the traditional year-end lift on Wall Street…
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Dozens dead in South Korean airport plane fire
A Jeju Air passenger plane crashed and caught fire at Muan International Airport in southern South Korea on Sunday after veering off the…
Culture
Asia: Japanese shares gain on weaker yen after Christmas break
JAPANESE stocks rose on Friday (Dec 27) on a weaker yen after a muted day on Wall Street following the Christmas holiday. Japan’s key…
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Asia: Stocks up as ‘Santa Rally’ persists
ASIA’S stocks rose in thin Boxing Day trade on Thursday (Dec 26), extending a “Santa Rally” with key markets Hong Kong and Sydney still…
Fashion
Sembcorp makes debut on Dow Jones Sustainability Asia Pacific Index
Other Singapore companies on the index are CapitaLand Investment, ComfortDelGro, Keppel, ST Engineering, and Wilmar International SEMBCORP…
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Asia: Markets track Wall Street rally as US inflation eases rate worries
ASIAN markets rose on Monday (Dec 23)after big gains on Wall Street, with traders welcoming below-forecast US inflation data that tempered…
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Asia: Markets mixed as traders digest Fed’s hawkish pivot
EQUITIES fluctuated on Friday (Dec 20) and the US dollar maintained its gains against its peers as investors assessed the fallout from the…
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Asia dealmakers see more IPOs, convertible bonds in 2025
INVESTMENT bankers are pinning hopes on initial public offerings (IPOs) in Asia to grab a bigger slice of equity capital markets volumes…
Culture
GIC invests further US$150 million in Asia Healthcare Holdings
GIC announced on Wednesday (Dec 18) that it will be investing an additional US$150 million into Asia Healthcare Holdings (AHH), a…
Fashion
Hong Leong Asia appoints MOM perm sec Ng Chee Khern as board member
He is the brother of National Trades Union Congress secretary-general Ng Chee Meng INDUSTRIAL conglomerate Hong Leong Asia has appointed…
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Singapore shares end flat amid mixed Asia markets as investors digest China’s monetary easing plans
SINGAPORE stocks closed unchanged on Friday (Dec 13), as China pledged further monetary easing to brace itself for more trade tensions…
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Stability, rich talent pool in South-east Asia drive double-digit growth for Citi across inter-Asean trade corridors
Governments in the region are welcoming of supply chain shifts, says the bank’s co-head of corporate banking THE South-east Asia region is…
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Singapore shares close flat amid mixed Asia markets on China stimulus hopes
STI down by 1.24 points or 0.03% at 3,794.92; Singtel is top gainer on benchmark index SINGAPORE stocks slipped into slightly negative…
Fashion
STI rises 0.6% as banking shares make strong gains amid mixed Asia markets
SINGAPORE stocks were close to a record high on Thursday (Dec 5) morning, but eased by the close. The benchmark Straits Times Index (STI)…
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Robinhood to launch in Asia in 2025 with Singapore HQ
ROBINHOOD Markets will expand into Asia next year, tapping Singapore as its local base in the region, CEO Vlad Tenev said. “We plan to be…
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Indosuez appoints new CEO for Asia
Laurent Proutiere assumes the role from Mar 1, 2025, subject to regulatory approval INDOSUEZ, the wealth management brand of Credit…
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South Korea shares fall at the close as political tensions continue; Asia markets mixed
SOUTH Korean shares continued to fall by the close on Wednesday (Dec 4),after the country’s President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law…