‘The best risk-return wins’: Partners Group eyes Asia private wealth growth amid private credit jitters
Benjamin Cher - The firm, which has ramped up its Asia team, will engage more distribution partners and launch new products to woo investors
China’s quality isn’t cheap
Daryl Guppy - I referred a colleague to a tailor in Hong Kong because he admired my suit and wanted one of similar quality. My colleague was very disappointed with the result, and I must admit, I could see why. It seemed very strange, so I delved a little further into the events. It turned out my colleague was a ...
Gulf carriers resume limited flights, but missile fire fuels uncertainty
Passengers are spending huge amounts of money to get out of the Middle East
LHN’s co-living spinoff Coliwoo eyes sale of 7 freehold assets for S$218.5 million
Chloe Lim - The portfolio consists of commercial units, serviced apartments, a hotel and student hostels
What to note when investing in commodities, Part 2
Thiveyen Kathirrasan - In the article What to note when investing in commodities in Issue 1224, some basic principles of commodity investing were discussed. Specifically, when diversification is useful, the article explores the optimal allocation and key risks. For this issue, other key points to note when investing in co ...
Toyota's Denso bids for chipmaker Rohm in potential $8.3 billion deal
TOKYO, March 6 : Toyota supplier Denso has made a bid for chipmaker Rohm, a potential $8.3 billion deal that will expand the auto parts giant's hold on power management chips used in electric vehicles and data centres.Denso, a pillar of the Toyota group and one of the world's largest maker ...
Denso, chipmaker Rohm hold talks on potential $8.3 billion acquisition
TOKYO, March 6 : Toyota supplier Denso is in talks to acquire shares of chipmaker Rohm in a potential $8.3-billion deal that will expand the auto parts maker's control over power management chips used in EVs and data centres.Denso, a pillar of the Toyota group and one of the world's larges ...
Denso proposes to buy Rohm in deal that could reach $8.3 billion, Nikkei says
TOKYO, March 6 : Japanese auto parts giant Denso has proposed to acquire all shares in chipmaker Rohm in a deal that could reach as much as around 1.3 trillion yen ($8.26 billion), the Nikkei business daily said on Friday.The deal, if realised, would create a major player in power semiconductors use ...
FSSA plays both defence and offence
Rasmus Nemmoe - The world today feels more uncertain than it has for decades. This is not just a matter of sentiment; it reflects a genuine shift in the global order. In the post-Cold War period, the world followed a broadly unipolar system — a rules-based framework anchored by the US — that delivered a prolong ...
Singdollar appreciated at average rate of 1.3% against ringgit over 2020 to 2025: Alvin Tan
Elysia Tan - Measures to support local businesses, given the impending RTS Link, will be announced later
Gold and oil swing after first strikes as JP Morgan flags uncertainty; Singapore seen as safe haven
Samantha Chiew - Uncertainty is back at the centre of markets as the US-Israel war with Iran escalates, with early air strikes reigniting fears of a wider regional conflict that could impact global growth via higher energy costs. Unsurprisingly, the market’s knee-jerk reaction was a rush into safety assets, such a ...
Taiwan's Foxconn says everyone will feel impact of prolonged Iran conflict
NEW TAIPEI, Taiwan, March 6 : Everyone will feel the impact on prices of oil and raw materials if the U.S. and Israeli conflict with Iran drags on, the chairman of Foxconn, the world's largest electronics maker and Nvidia's key AI server maker, said on Friday.The escalating conflict in the ...
First Venezuela, now Iran. For the markets, it’s one battle after another
Kwan Wei Kevin Tan - Investors who thought they could catch a break after the US military strike on Venezuela in January thought wrong. On Feb 28, the US and Israel mounted a joint military strike on their longstanding adversary Iran. The sudden attack appeared to catch the Iranians by surprise and even claimed the life ...
Oil falls as US may intervene in futures market, issues waiver for Russian purchases
PERTH, March 6 : Oil fell for the first time in six days as the U.S. government is considering potentially intervening in the futures market to blunt rising prices and has given waivers to Indian refiners to buy Russian crude to ease supply constraints from the Middle East war.Brent crude futures we ...
As missiles arc across the Middle East, ST Engineering’s share price gains in tandem
The Edge Singapore - In the immediate aftermath of Singapore Technologies Engineering’s (ST Engineering) FY2025 report card on Feb 27, the market was not quite able to form a consensus view. On the one hand, the company reported a lower bottom line, weighed down by an impairment charge on its long-struggling satcom un ...
Why the STI’s record highs could just be the beginning
The Edge Singapore - For years, the Singapore market was an easy one to overlook. A persistent cycle of delistings, an anaemic pace of new listings and the gravitational pull of more liquid markets abroad, particularly the US, meant that Singapore-listed stocks were treated by many investors as an afterthought. Capital ...
How the Iran conflict is disrupting the Strait of Hormuz
Julian Lee - Maritime traffic through the Strait of Hormuz has almost completely stopped in the days since the US and Israel launched strikes against Iran. Iran sits above this strategic waterway, which is a vital route for exports of oil, gas and other commodities from the Persian Gulf. Its Islamic Revolutionar ...
Analysts mostly keep ‘buy’ on CDL as it seeks to unlock value via strategic review
Felicia Tan - Analysts are mostly keeping their “buy” calls on City Developments (CDL) — with the exception of OCBC Investment Holdings’ “hold” call — after the property group reported a 212.8% y-o-y surge in its FY2025 earnings of $629.7 million. Patmi would have been closer to $800 million if not ...
A tale of two Centurions
Felicia Tan - The latest FY2025 reporting season was the first for both Centurion Corporation and Centurion Accommodation REIT (CAREIT) after the latter was spun off and listed in September 2025. Following the REIT listing, Centurion Corporation will serve as the REIT’s sponsor and provide a pipeline of stabili ...
Mapletree Investments acquires second logistics facility in the Netherlands
Deon Loke - The development features 28 loading docks and 190 parking spaces
The haven trade: Asia for Asia
Goola Warden - The three local banks, DBS Group Holdings, Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp (OCBC) and United Overseas Bank (UOB) together attracted $77 billion of net new money during the course of 2025 into their wealth management units, including their private banks. Of this, DBS attracted $39 billion, OCBC $27 bill ...
AI-triggered software worries touch AvePoint
Nurdianah Md Nur - In a somewhat ironic twist, the growing prevalence and capabilities of AI have sparked concerns that conventional software providers will be undermined, as tasks once performed by armies of white-collar workers can now be streamlined. AvePoint Inc, which was listed first on the Nasdaq and, more rece ...
Asian stocks drop as war drags on, crude oil falls
ASIAN equities fell on Friday, leaving markets on track for their steepest weekly loss in six years as the protracted Middle East...
MAS weighs changes to corporate governance code for boards’ roles, will monitor ‘Value Unlock’ programme outcomes
Ranamita Chakraborty - MAS will examine how the principles of the code could be supplemented with practical guidance on value creation
MAS weighs changes to corporate governance code for boards’ roles, to monitor ‘Value Unlock’ programme outcomes
Ranamita Chakraborty - MAS will examine how the principles of the code could be supplemented with practical guidance on value creation
Bangladesh faces steep rise in LNG prices after Qatar supply halt
DHAKA, March 6 : Bangladesh is set to pay sharply higher prices for liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the spot market after Qatar suspended deliveries amid the escalating Iran–Israel conflict, forcing authorities to ration gas and shut several fertiliser plants.State-run Petrobangla has arranged tw ...
Future Food’s RM50 million rise was years in the kneading and proving
Founder Sean Tan has built a leadership style anchored on understanding, not commanding
CSE Global hooks on Amazon for quality earnings growth
Teo Zheng Long - Shares of CSE Global (SGX: 544 ) have enjoyed a strong run after it was announced that e-commerce giant Amazon is not only a long-term customer but also a potential strategic investor. Since the announcement of Amazon.com’s potential investment last November, CSE Global has surged by 50%. And foll ...
Genting Singapore’s ‘transition’ year keeps investors twiddling
Samantha Chiew - Genting Singapore recently announced its FY2025 results ended Dec 31, 2025, which were greeted with mixed sentiment from the Street. To recap, the Resorts World Sentosa (RWS) operator reported a 33% y-o-y drop in FY2025 earnings to $390.3 million, on the back of a 3% dip in revenue to $2.45 billion. ...
Analysts like SIA’s stabilising passenger yield, but Air India stays a drag
The Edge Singapore - Liu Miaomiao and Eric Ong of Maybank Securities have upgraded their call on Singapore Airlines (SIA) from “sell” to “hold”, citing “robust” operating profit growth and stabilisation in passenger yield. In 3QFY2026 ended Dec 31, 2025, SIA’s revenue grew by 5.5% y-o-y to $5.5 billion, wi ...
Gold steadies as firmer dollar offsets Middle East risk premium
Spot gold edged up 0.2 per cent to US$5,093.63 an ounce
CSE Global shares close 4% up, after hitting 19-year intraday high on ‘strategic review’
Shikhar Gupta - An Amazon unit holds 63 million convertible warrants in the systems integrator
CSE Global shares rise as much as 12.7% to 19-year high on ‘strategic review’
Shikhar Gupta - An Amazon unit holds 63 million convertible warrants in the systems integrator
CSE Global shares rise as much as 11.1% to 19-year high on ‘strategic review’
Shikhar Gupta - An Amazon unit holds 63 million convertible warrants in the systems integrator
