11 hours ago
HSBC launches UAE asset management business to tap into wealth influx
The bank has focused its growth efforts on regions such as Asia and the Middle East
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11 hours ago
Apple leads global smartphone market with 20% share in 2025, says Counterpoint
Jan 12 : Global smartphone shipments rose 2 per cent year-on-year in 2025, lifted by stronger demand and economic (?) momentum in emerging markets, Counterpoint Research said on Monday.Apple led the market with a 20 per cent share, the largest among the top five brands, supported by solid d ...
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Government took action on IP riders after spotting potential ‘serious market failure’: Ong Ye Kung
Benjamin Cher - Private hospital IP rider premiums have grown at an average of 17% annually for the past three years, double that of IP...
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Disputes and insolvency lawyer Danny Ong appointed sole Senior Counsel for 2026
Tessa Oh - He is the founder and managing director of Setia Law, a boutique Singapore law firm
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Demand for AI, tech experts pushes UK financial sector vacancies up 12%, recruiter says
LONDON, Jan 12 : Demand for workers in AI, regulation, data reporting and other specialist skills drove vacancies in Britain's financial sector up 12 per cent in 2025, recruiting firm Morgan McKinley said on Monday, as companies sought to keep up in a technology arms race.The year-on-y ...
11 hours ago
Europe and China’s feud over chips is reaching a breaking point
Nexperia’s operations are set up for an era of seamless global commerce
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Oil edges up as Iran supply risk counters Venezuela export resumption
Investors are also watching potential supply disruptions from Russia
12 hours ago
Oil edge up as Iran supply risk counters Venezuela export resumption
Investors are also watching potential supply disruptions from Russia
13 hours ago
Vietnam central bank cuts credit growth target to 15% after warnings on asset bubbles
HANOI, Jan 12 : Vietnam's central bank has cut its target for credit growth to around 15 per cent this year, it said over the weekend, after warnings of financial risks from last year's credit splurge.Last year, the country reported rapid credit growth of about 20 per cent, as authoriti ...
13 hours ago
Returns generated by GIC, Temasek ‘reasonable and within expectations’: Jeffrey Siow
Jude Chan - He says Temasek operates mainly as a ‘bottom-up investor’, while GIC’s mandate is to preserve the international purchasing power of the assets...
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TSMC Q4 profit poised to soar 27% as AI demand drives growth
TAIPEI, Jan 12 : TSMC, the world's largest manufacturer of advanced artificial intelligence chips, is expected to post a 27 per cent jump in fourth-quarter net profit to a record due to the seemingly insatiable demand for AI infrastructure.Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co, the world� ...
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Thai exports seen up 2% to 4% in 2026, shippers' group says
BANGKOK, Jan 12 : Thailand's exports are expected to rise 2 per cent to 4 per cent this year, due mainly to foreign investment, the National Shippers' Council said on Monday."Exports seem to be up 2-4 per cent (for this year), but it's not very satisfactory because the i ...
13 hours ago
US to host meeting on rare earths as China-Japan spat simmers
The discussions are expected to also include officials from Australia, South Korea, India, Mexico and the European Union
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Optimise land use: Build 5-storey landed homes
Leslie Yee - Taller houses occupying smaller land plots won’t destroy the character of landed housing estates
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New titan rises as Malaysia’s Sunway makes RM11 billion move on construction bigwig IJM
Tan Ai Leng - The merger is set to create an infrastructure powerhouse with a market value of nearly RM50 billion
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Malaysia’s property heavyweight Sunway launches RM11 billion takeover bid for construction giant IJM
Tan Ai Leng - The merger – if materialised – will create the country’s largest construction-anchored conglomerate by market value
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Malaysia’s construction giants Sunway, IJM Corp halt trading: Is a mega-merger imminent?
Tan Ai Leng - The long-speculated merger – if it were to materialise – is set to create the country’s largest construction-anchored conglomerate by market value
13 hours ago
Australia to prioritise antimony, gallium, rare earths in A$1.2 billion reserve
The country is among the world’s leading producers of critical minerals
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Two-storey conservation shophouse at 81 Tras Street, leased to Pasta Brava, up for sale at $15 mil
Jovi Ho - A two-storey conservation shophouse at 81 Tras Street, tenanted to Italian restaurant Pasta Brava, is up for sale at $15 million, according to sole marketing agent ETC, a member of Realion Group. With an attic and roof terrace, 81 Tras Street occupies a site area of 151.1 sqm (approximately 1,626 sq ...
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Two-storey conservation shophouse at 81 Tras Street, tenanted to Pasta Brava, up for sale at $15 mil
Jovi Ho - A two-storey conservation shophouse at 81 Tras Street, tenanted to Italian restaurant Pasta Brava, is up for sale at $15 million, according to sole marketing agent ETC, a member of Realion Group. With an attic and roof terrace, 81 Tras Street occupies a site area of 151.1 sqm (approximately 1,626 sq ...
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Vietnam central bank cuts credit growth target to 15% this year
The new target is lower than the 16% the bank initially set for 2025 before raising it during the year
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Asian equities edge up, dollar slides as US Fed Reserve subpoenaed
HONG KONG: Asian equities posted gains Monday (Jan 12) while the dollar dipped as investors digested news that the US Justice Department subpoenaed the Federal Reserve, raising fears over US central bank independence.Fed Chair Jerome Powell confirmed the unprecedented move late Sunday, which he blas ...
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Asian stocks rise, gold and silver set new records as US Justice Dept targets Fed
HONG KONG: Asian equities gained on Monday (Jan 12), and precious metals set new records as investors digested news that the US Justice Department is probing the Federal Reserve, raising fears over US central bank independence.Fed Chair Jerome Powell confirmed the "unprecedented" move late ...
14 hours ago
UOB Kay Hian starts NTT DC REIT at ‘buy’, sees 42% upside
Felicia Tan - UOB Kay Hian analyst Jonathan Koh has initiated “buy” on NTT DC REIT on Jan 9 as he likes the REIT’s “lucrative yield” and sees incremental upside from asset injections. “NTT DC REIT has a global right of first refusal over its sponsor’s stabilised data centres covering 123 properties ...
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Trump says he’s inclined to exclude ExxonMobil from Venezuela
Reviving the oil industry and undoing years of underinvestment and mismanagement would
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Asia’s AI robotics race: China leaps forward while South-east Asia finds its footing
Evan See - High costs and labour trends slow the pace of robotic adoption in Southeast-Asia
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The Fed will 'abandon' 2% inflation goal, says Bill Ackman
Kwan Wei Kevin Tan - Bill Ackman says it is a “fiction” that the US can go back to inflation levels of 2%. Instead, the hedge fund manager expects the Federal Reserve to aim for an inflation target of between 2.5% to 3%. "I think the Fed will abandon the goal of 2%," Ackman told UBS Group’s global co-hea ...
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Affordability is Trump’s ‘single biggest weakness’ ahead of US mid-terms: Bill Ackman
Renald Yeo - The hedge fund manager says at a UBS wealth forum that he is bullish on markets and the overall economy
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Affordability is Trump’s ‘single biggest weakness’ ahead of US mid-term elections, says Bill Ackman in Singapore
Renald Yeo - The hedge fund manager says at a UBS wealth forum that he is bullish on markets and the overall economy
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Trump’s ‘single biggest weakness’ in US mid-term elections is affordability, says Bill Ackman in Singapore
Renald Yeo - The hedge fund manager says he is bullish on markets and the overall economy
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Trump’s ‘single biggest weakness’ in US mid-term elections is affordability: Bill Ackman
Renald Yeo - The hedge fund manager says he is bullish on markets and the overall economy
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Gold, silver notch record highs on safe-haven demand, Fed rate-cut bets
Investors currently expect at least two Federal Reserve rate cuts this year
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Maybank lifts STI target to 5,600 on ‘certainty premium’, reforms and valuation upside
Felicia Tan - Singapore’s benchmark Straits Times Index (STI) could well hit 5,600 points, according to Maybank Securities’ Thilan Wickramasinghe. The higher target, which is pegged to +2 standard deviations (s.d.) of the index’s five-year mean P/E of 17.1 times, is due to a “rare combination” of macro ...
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Japan sets sail on rare earth hunt as China tightens supplies
Since the 2010 scare, the Japanese government and private companies have built stockpiles of the minerals