Forward guidance – Why it matters and how to get it right
Tan Boon Gin and Michael Tang - Investors do not just focus on a company’s past performance; they buy into its future. In a market where confidence drives capital, forward guidance – the practice of sharing credible statements about future performance and strategy – matters more than ever. Singapore’s stock market is gaini ...
Anthropic appoints Microsoft veteran Irina Ghose as India MD
BENGALURU, Jan 16 - Artificial intelligence startup Anthropic has appointed former Microsoft executive Irina Ghose as its managing director for India, the company said on Friday.Ghose served as managing director for Microsoft's India business, a role she held for two years before leaving the c ...
Prudential Financial's Japan life unit CEO to resign after widespread staff misconduct
TOKYO, Jan 16 : The CEO of Prudential Financial's Japan life insurance unit will resign following revelations of misconduct by about 100 of its employees totalling roughly 3.1 billion yen ($19.60 million), including embezzlement of funds, the Japanese company said on Friday.The diversified U.S. ...
Data centres: Do investors know what they’re getting into?
Goola Warden - According to a recent report by Moody’s Ratings, at least US$3 trillion ($3.8 trillion) is expected to be invested in data centre-related projects over the next five years, covering servers, computing equipment, data centre facilities, and new power capacity. Unlike commercial property, the land o ...
Will the third tranche of EQDP asset managers be at a disadvantage?
Felicia Tan - The Straits Times Index (STI), at a new record, is expected to climb further. For years, a return to the 4,000-point mark was a silent hope, and the 5,000 mark was practically a fantasy. With the index now above 4,800, this 5,000 milestone is within reach, as overall optimism grew after the market r ...
Homecoming listings will prove MAS measures have succeeded, says fund manager
Kwan Wei Kevin Tan - Crowding in third-party capital, drawing homecoming listings and lifting equity valuations to keep pace with Asean and the Nasdaq. For fund managers under the Monetary Authority of Singapore’s (MAS) Equity Market Development Programme (EQDP), these will be the clearest signs that efforts to revive ...
Japan’s Katayama says all options open on yen, including joint action with US
[TOKYO] Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama said on Friday Tokyo would not rule out any options to counter excessive foreign exchange volatility,...
Trump moves to make tech giants pay for surging power costs
The grid operator serves more than 67 million people from the Mid-Atlantic to the Midwest
Market review measures ‘won’t hurt’ — but how much will it help?
Kwan Wei Kevin Tan and Samantha Chiew - Yeo Wee Yong, an associate professor at the National University of Singapore (NUS)’s finance department, still remembers how hot the Singapore stock market was when he was studying at NUS in the 1990s. “Everyone in my class was trading, and we would discuss our trades in class — ‘I made $200 ...
Malaysia's economy grew 5.7% on year in Q4 2025, official advance estimate shows
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 16 : Malaysia's economy grew 5.7 per cent in the fourth quarter of 2025 from a year earlier, official advance estimates showed on Friday, its fastest pace in more than a year.Growth in the October-to-December period was faster than the 5.2 per cent expansion in the third quar ...
Malaysia economic growth hits 4.9% in 2025, beating forecasts, advance estimate shows
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 16 : Malaysia's economy likely expanded 4.9 per cent in 2025, beating the government and central bank's projections, as growth in the final quarter of the year surged on strong performances in key sectors and robust domestic demand.Gross domestic product grew 5.7 per cent ...
CGSI lifts Soilbuild’s target price; keeps FY2025 order win assumption of $530 mil
Felicia Tan - Soilbuild Construction Group is likely to have an order book of $1 billion by the end of FY2026, say CGS International (CGSI) analysts Lim Siew Khee and Then Wan Lin. The analysts have kept their “add” call on the group after hosting the latter at its Singapore Value-Up Conference in Kuala Lumpu ...
Micro-digital income is reshaping work patterns across Asean
More than a technological fad, this trend marks a shift in work culture and could reshape the labour market in Singapore and...
Toku aims to be the Salesforce of customer experience software, says founder and CEO
Kwan Wei Kevin Tan - While most tech founders and CEOs might have cut their teeth studying computer science or competing at hackathons, Toku founder and CEO Thomas Laboulle had a different start. Following his father’s and grandfather’s footsteps, he entered the workforce by joining the Belgian military where he ser ...
India's Infosys rises after strong 2026 view; lifts IT index
Jan 16 : Infosys rose 5 per cent on Friday after unexpectedly raising its fiscal 2026 revenue forecast, pointing to a possible turnaround for India's $283 billion IT industry as AI-led partnerships drive deals.Shares of India's No.2 software services exporter led gains on the Nifty 50 inde ...
India's Infosys rises on AI momentum after lifting FY26 outlook
Jan 16 : Infosys rose as much as 4 per cent on Friday after unexpectedly raising its fiscal 2026 revenue forecast, as analysts said it's well-positioned to win market share through stronger AI partnerships and deeper client engagement.Shares of India's No.2 software services exporter saw t ...
Mandarin Oriental to delist from SGX on Jan 20 following successful privatisation
Deon Loke - The company was valued at around US$4.2 billion at the time of the offer
Mandarin Oriental to delist from SGX on Jan 20 following privatisation
Deon Loke - The company was valued at around US$4.2 billion at the time of the offer
Mitsubishi to buy Texas, Louisiana shale gas assets for $7.53 billion
TOKYO, Jan 16 : Japanese trading house Mitsubishi Corp said on Friday it would take over the U.S. shale production and infrastructure assets of Aethon Energy Management for $7.53 billion to strengthen its gas value chain.The deal - the biggest acquisition to date by Mitsubishi - would give the compa ...
Mitsubishi to take over Texas and Louisiana shale gas assets for $7.53 billion
TOKYO, Jan 16 : Japanese trading house Mitsubishi Corp said on Friday it would take over the U.S. shale production and pipelines assets of Aethon Energy Management for $7.53 billion including debt.The deal - the biggest acquisition to date by Mitsubishi - would give the company a substantial natural ...
Mitsubishi to buy Texas, Louisiana shale gas assets for US$7.53 billion
TOKYO: Japanese trading house Mitsubishi Corp said on Friday (Jan 16) it would take over the US shale production and infrastructure assets of Aethon Energy Management for US$7.53 billion to strengthen its gas value chain.The deal - the biggest acquisition to date by Mitsubishi - would give the compa ...
Attika finds new growth with data centre fit-out; builds property income stream
Teo Zheng Long - Attika Group began in 2014 by fitting out office spaces, but is now expanding into mechanical, electrical and plumbing work, starting with cleanroom facilities. In addition to public-sector clients such as the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA), Ministry of Manpower and the National Libr ...
Some in Bank of Japan see scope to raise rates sooner than markets expect, sources say
[TOKYO] Some Bank of Japan policymakers see scope to raise interest rates sooner than markets expect with April a distinct possibility, as...
Higher occupancy cap for HDB, private home rentals extended until end-2028 to meet strong demand
Therese Soh - HDB and private residences may be rented out to eight unrelated tenants for two more years
Ford in talks to use BYD batteries for overseas factories
Hybrid sales have grown worldwide as the market for pure EVs has slowed
CPG Corp preserves Singapore’s heritage and shapes its future
Douglas Toh - For nearly two centuries, CPG Corporation has been a key pillar in shaping Singapore’s modern landscape, having transformed from its roots in the Public Works Department to one of Asia’s most respected infrastructure and urban solutions firms. Today, under the leadership of group CEO Tan Shao Ye ...
Japanese broadcaster TBS to invest $150 million in 'Dune' producer Legendary
Jan 16 : Tokyo-based broadcaster TBS Holdings on Friday said it agreed to invest $150 million in Legendary, a U.S. film production company. TBS said it entered into a partnership with the producer of "Dune" and "A Minecraft Movie" to enhance the value of its content globally thro ...
America’s new Age of Empire
Joseph E. Stiglitz - US President Donald Trump has drawn a wave of criticism for his actions in Venezuela, violations of international law, disdain for longstanding norms, and threats against other countries — not least allies like Denmark and Canada. Around the world, there is a palpable sense of uncertainty and fore ...
Changi Airport doubles supplemental China flights to 600 ahead of CNY travel surge
Shikhar Gupta - The supplementary flights will serve 15 cities across China from Feb 1 to Mar 8
Venezuela and the future of the West
Jim O’Neill - In a recent commentary, Gemma Cheng’er Deng and I argued that the West needs to open its eyes to how the world is evolving, especially in light of the US’s new National Security Strategy, which appeared to call for the world to be divided into three blocs (around the US, China, and Russia). Now, ...
Gold slips as upbeat US data boosts dollar, dims rate-cut bets
A firmer US dollar makes greenback-priced metals more expensive for overseas buyers
The year starts with a bang, now what?
Manu Bhaskaran - It is only two weeks into the new year, and we have already been reminded how turbulent the world is. After attacking Venezuela and arresting its president, US President Donald Trump proclaimed that the US now runs the country and that its oil resources would be available for American companies to e ...
US firms regain optimism on China after Trump-Xi trade truce
The two leaders are slated to meet four times in 2026
Will 2026 be the year of blockbuster IPOs?
Assif Shameen - For the past several years, in one of the WhatsApp messaging groups that I belong to, we have been encouraging each other to make a bunch of predictions. Among my favourites is the prediction for the benchmark market gauge, the S&P 500’s year-end level. I got 2021 and 2022 spectacularly wrong ...
