Businesses are not alone in climate transition; early movers will get an advantage: Ravi Menon
Lin Daoyi - Ravi Menon, Singapore’s Ambassador for Climate Action, says that businesses in Singapore “are not alone” in the climate transition. Speaking at the launch of the Council for a Competitive Climate Transition (C3T) on April 6, Menon says that, to address climate change issues while balancing bus ...
Is Elon Musk’s gigantic Terafab just a pie in the sky?
Assif Shameen - Imagine you are almost a trillionaire with a net worth of around US$852 billion ($1.1 trillion). Without the Iran war and the selloff in tech stocks, you would probably be a trillionaire by now. Imagine that you genuinely believe the one thing that is slowing down the growth of your sprawling tech e ...
Why has Singapore emerged as the stablecoin centre?
Nirgunan Tiruchelvam - Investors may want to check out the latest hit on Netflix — a series called Peaky Blinders, which has been viewed 25 million times. The series is set in the 1940s during WW2. It features a Nazi plot to destroy the British economy. Hitler planned to flood the British economy with GBP70 million of c ...
In troubled times, remember that investment is a circular game
Andrew Sheng - Life is a trade-off between the short term and the long term. If we consume today, we have less for tomorrow. Investing today means planting today to harvest tomorrow. So how should we balance instant gratification today versus unknown fruit tomorrow? It’s all about strategic patience. The Iran wa ...
IMDA boosts support for fresh tech graduates with more industry immersions, career resources
Benjamin Cher - This is part of better preparing them for the workforce, says Senior Minister of State for Digital Development and Information Tan Kiat...
IMDA boosts support for tech fresh graduates with more industry immersions, career resources
Benjamin Cher - This is part of better preparing them for the workforce, says Senior Minister of State for Digital Development and Information Tan Kiat...
South Korea holds rates steady as Iran war fans inflation, growth risks
Analysts expect no changes in the policy rate this year
Three office floors at Suntec Tower 1 and 2 for sale at $135 mil
Jovi Ho - A portfolio of three full office floors at Suntec Tower 1 and 2 are up for sale for $135 million, or an average of $3,350 psf on strata area. Investors can expect to enjoy a yield above 4% on a fully let basis, according to exclusive marketing agent Savills Singapore. The offering comprises level 27 ...
Why US-Iran ceasefire has not led to Hormuz strait reopening
Iran has asserted control over the waterway and effectively halted most commercial traffic
Would you invest in an S-REIT with a blue-chip sponsor?
Goola Warden - According to Art Anuruk Karoonyavanich, head of equity capital markets at DBS Group Holdings, seven REIT IPOs are in the pipeline, with three likely IPOs this year. Of these, at least one will be in 4Q2026. In addition, all of the seven pipeline REIT IPOs are likely to be externally managed. So far, ...
A solution hidden in the side door
Daryl Guppy - Acolleague of mine posted a photo of himself standing shoulder to shoulder in a long line of crowded people in Beijing during the Qingming Festival holiday. His caption, “I made it onto Chinese social media for being stupid enough to visit the Forbidden City during a public holiday”, captured th ...
Developing a rich, multi-asset ecosystem to draw global liquidity to Asia
Cindy Yeap / The Edge Malaysia - Bonnie Y Chan, CEO of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEX), admits to checking how the Hong Kong market is doing “perhaps more frequently” than she needs to. That is perhaps a reflection of HKEX’s desire to reinforce market competitiveness and resilience while being a “super connector” ...
Three floors of Suntec Towers 1 and 2 on sale for S$135 million
Shikhar Gupta - The guide price translates to an average of about S$3,350 per square foot
Harnessing benefits from potential increase in FBM KLCI constituents from 30 to 50
Cindy Yeap / The Edge Malaysia - Malaysia could benefit from the proposed addition of 20 companies to its 30-member flagship stock market benchmark if the enhancement of sectoral diversification on the FTSE Bursa Malaysia Kuala Lumpur Composite Index (FBM KLCI) attracts fresh capital inflows, experts say. “It is good to have a la ...
The ‘capex’ of living: why your kitchen is a sovereign asset
The Edge Singapore - In the high-stakes world of Singapore real estate, we obsess over entry prices, psf prices and capital gains. We scrutinise the Urban Redevelopment Authority’s Master Plan for the next “growth area”, yet many savvy investors suffer from a curious blind spot: the depreciating assets inside thei ...
March of geopolitical tension, commodity chaos
Smartkarma Research - Global markets entered March navigating a mix of geopolitical tension, commodity volatility, and shifting liquidity conditions. Energy supply disruptions linked to the ongoing conflict have kept price expectations unstable across Asia, while governments in the region have begun preparing contingency ...
Asian stocks set for best week since 2022 ahead of US-Iran talks
SINGAPORE: Asian stocks advanced on Friday (Apr 10), putting them on track for their best week in more than three years, as Israel sought talks with Lebanon, raising hopes for a break in Middle East hos
IMDA steps up support for local university students entering tech careers
Nurdianah Md Nur - Singapore’s Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) will expand the TIP Alliance programme to include local information and digital technology university students. Called TIP Alliance+, the expanded programme will offer structured learning pathways, hands-on industry experience and career prep ...
Song Seng Wun reads the economy with walks, eats and talks
Felicia Tan and The Edge Singapore - As an economist for over four decades, Song Seng Wun cheerfully practices the dismal science — strolling the island, eyeballing queues, polishing plates and downing mugs. Almost every morning, Song strolls five minutes from his Tanjong Pagar flat to Maxwell Food Centre to gauge the crowd size and ...
War in Iran will raise volatility but not derail Asia’s growth story: HSBC
Kwan Wei Kevin Tan - We are just a quarter into 2026 and the economic landscape is wildly different from where it was at the start of the year. Earlier, analysts and market watchers were relieved that President Donald Trump’s “Liberation Day” tariffs did not prove to be as calamitous as expected. Further rate cuts ...
How investors may unlock capital efficiency by putting their shares to work
The Edge Singapore - For many investors, building wealth in the stock market comes down to selecting the right counters and minimising trading costs. But according to industry practitioners, the bigger question may be how efficiently an investor’s capital is deployed. One concept gaining traction among more experience ...
Asian stocks shaky as Israeli attacks on Lebanon tests US-Iran ceasefire
Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu said he was seeking direct talks with Beirut
Asian stocks shaky as Israeli attacks on Lebanon tests Iran ceasefire
[SINGAPORE] Asian stocks ticked up early on Friday but gains were capped as traders questioned the durability of this week’s US-Iran ceasefire...
Time for Japanese equities?
Clémence Rusek - After decades of disappointment, Japanese equities are back on investors’ radar. Long perceived as a market defined by deflation, weak profitability and structural inertia, Japan is now undergoing a combination of cyclical recovery and structural change that is reshaping its investment case. The q ...
Climate investing still relevant despite global retreats: MSCI
Samantha Chiew - Climate investing may be getting less attention amid geopolitical tensions and macro uncertainty today, but large asset owners have not fundamentally walked away from it, says Sebastien Lieblich, managing director and head of APAC and EMEA Index at MSCI. “I’m not sure that climate has taken a ba ...
Olam chairman Lim Ah Doo, group CEO Sunny Verghese to step down in leadership reshuffle
Deon Loke - The changes will be effective from the group’s fifth AGM on Apr 27, 2026
Uniqlo’s owner shares hit record after boosting profit outlook
Full-year revenue forecast is now 3.9 trillion yen (S$31.2 billion) instead of 3.8 trillion yen
Japan rules out major domestic risks from private credit for now
TOKYO, April 10 : Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama said on Friday private credit does not pose a major issue domestically at present but noted risks linked to the $2 trillion industry could be discussed at next week's G7 finance meeting."Japan's exposure to the private credi ...
Oiltek’s spectacular run-up shows up mispricing at parent companies’ level
Teo Zheng Long - In theory, financial markets operate under the principle of price discovery. This is the continuous, dynamic process of determining an asset’s spot price through the interaction of buyers and sellers, balancing supply and demand. It enables market participants to establish fair value by incorporat ...
PhillipCapital re-initiates coverage on iX Biopharma with target price of $1
Teo Zheng Long - Phillip Securities’ Head of Research, Paul Chew, has re-initiated coverage on Catalist-listed pharmaceutical company, iX Biopharma (SGX: 42C ) , with a “buy” call and $1 price target. In his April 10 report, he sees the recent US$40.95 million Phase 3 clinical trial funding and orders from the ...
Yangzijiang Maritime’s ‘unique’ business model captures shipping value chain
Lin Daoyi - Seasoned investors in the Singapore stock market would be familiar with the Yangzijiang (YZJ) name. From one counter, the YZJ brand now has three entities listed on the Singapore Exchange: Yangzijiang Shipbuilding, Yangzijiang Financial and Yangzijiang Maritime Development. The most recently listed ...
Gold heads for weekly gain as traders weigh Iran truce prospects
Some of the world’s biggest bullion buyers are continuing to build their stockpiles
Oil prices rise after strikes on Saudi oil facilities
BEIJING, April 10 : Oil prices rose in early trading on Friday following attacks on Saudi energy infrastructure, and as markets evaluated the risk premium from the ongoing closure of the Strait of Hormuz, despite a fragile truce agreed between the U.S. and Iran.Brent crude futures gained 83 cents, o ...
Oil set for largest weekly loss in 10 months after ceasefire
LONDON, April 10 : Oil prices were poised for their biggest weekly declines since last June despite Friday's modest gains on the back of fresh concerns over supplies from Saudi Arabia and flows through the Strait of Hormuz. Brent crude futures rose 56 cents, or 0.58 per cent, to $96.48 a barrel ...
